Students will love and enjoy this lesson based from the popular book, …
Students will love and enjoy this lesson based from the popular book, Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner. Within this lesson, students will learn the importance of following algorithms in a particular order. They will also practice creating shapes while drawing their snowmen.
This analysis and discussion activity contains three "soap opera" episodes that contribute …
This analysis and discussion activity contains three "soap opera" episodes that contribute to student understanding of the principles of inheritance and the relevance of genetics to everyday life. In the first episode, students explain the relevant biology to answer the probing questions of a skeptical father who wants to know how his baby could be albino when neither he nor his wife are albino. The second episode, "Were the babies switched?" covers the concepts of co-dominance, incomplete dominance, polygenic inheritance, and the combined effects of genes and the environment on phenotypic characteristics. In the third episode, students analyze sex-linked inheritance. This activity is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards.
This is a learning module that uses data to investigate the ways …
This is a learning module that uses data to investigate the ways in which attitudes about inequality and its causes and solutions differ between social classes.
The SDO curriculum teaches students through self-directed solar explorations and encourages them …
The SDO curriculum teaches students through self-directed solar explorations and encourages them to be engaged learners in order to understand the science of our Sun and to apply the knowledge they gain to solve tomorrow���s solar situations.
In this activity book, your students will study five key stages in …
In this activity book, your students will study five key stages in the lifecycle of a solar storm, from its emergence on the solar surface to its impact upon some aspect of our lives. The book may be used in its entirety to study solar activity and how it directly affects us, or you may use individual activities of your choice as stand-alone mini lessons as an enrichment for math and physical science courses. The student activities emphasize basic cognitive skills and higher-order processes such as plotting data, searching for patterns and correlations, and interpreting the results. By the end of the activity series, students will understand why we need to pay more attention to solar storms.
The students will explore and expand their knowledge about water. They will …
The students will explore and expand their knowledge about water. They will investigate what happens to water when it is cooled down or heated up. After their investigation, the class will practice categorizing pictures of water as solids or liquids by sorting pictures on a pocket chart. Lastly, the students will independently do a Solid or Liquid attribute sort to demonstrate if they are able to categorize water as solids or liquids.
5th grade students that are learning about the phases of matter in …
5th grade students that are learning about the phases of matter in science will read a Science A-Z book and complete an activity to show their understanding of the different phases.
Investigate what makes something soluble by exploring the effects of intermolecular attractions …
Investigate what makes something soluble by exploring the effects of intermolecular attractions and what properties are necessary in a solution to overcome them. Interactive models simulate the process of dissolution, allowing you to experiment with how external factors, such as heat, can affect a substance's solubility.
First, students analyze a hypothetical example of exponential growth in the number …
First, students analyze a hypothetical example of exponential growth in the number of infected individuals. Then, a class simulation of the spread of an infectious disease shows a trend that approximates logistic growth. Next, students analyze examples of exponential and logistic population growth and learn about the biological processes that result in exponential or logistic population growth. Finally, students analyze how changes in the biotic or abiotic environment can affect population size; these examples illustrate the limitations of the exponential and logistic population growth models. This activity helps students meet the Next Generation Science Standards.
Learn about the diverse group of passerines which we often call "songbirds." …
Learn about the diverse group of passerines which we often call "songbirds." Millions of people worldwide identify themselves as bird-watchers and love spending time outdoors watching birds, whether on intense birding expeditions, or simply watching birds in their own backyards. But birds are under pressure and are presented with many human-caused dangers in their lives. Learn how our daily behaviors impact birds all over the world and learn what you can do to help songbirds.UNTAMED looks at the wild and often perilous world of wildlife, as seen through the eyes of the patients of the Wildlife Center of Virginia, a non-profit teaching and research hospital for native wildlife.
This simulation lets you see sound waves. Adjust the frequency or volume …
This simulation lets you see sound waves. Adjust the frequency or volume and you can see and hear how the wave changes. Move the listener around and hear what she hears.
Description: Throughout the world and history musical instruments have been used to …
Description: Throughout the world and history musical instruments have been used to communicate, a source of entertainment and rituals. Your group will use your knowledge of sound to design your own musical instruments and create an original music composition to entertain your class.
Overall goal of the module (reference: The standards that reflect intended Enduring …
Overall goal of the module (reference: The standards that reflect intended Enduring Understanding)The student will:A.) model a longitudinal (compression) wave and diagram, label, and describe the components (wavelength, compression, and frequency) (PS.6 a)B.) explain the relationship between frequency and wavelength (PS.6 a)C.) plan and conduct an investigation related to sound (the investigation may be a complete experimental design or may focus on systematic observation, description, measurement, and/or data collection and analysis) (PS.6 b)This module was developed by Tracey Nipper as part of a Virginia Commonwealth University STEM initiative sponsored by the Viginia Department of Education.
Students will work in groups of 3’s preferably to build a cup …
Students will work in groups of 3’s preferably to build a cup telephone to communicate across the span of the room to each other. However, to show how important communication is, students will not be permitted to talk to each other during the building process. After about 10 minutes, students will come together with the teacher to discuss how to improve this process. The teacher will rEnglishte this communication to how computer programming is conducted and how communication is vital in creating programs much like their telephones. Students will then work collaboratively to create their telephones by sending experts from each group to learn about their materials and construction methods. Students will then bring their information back to their group and share in order to create the most effective telephone they can. Students will also create a manual that explains the steps they took to create their telephone so that other groups could recreate their design if needed.
This lesson is part of the Virginia K-12 Computer Science Pipeline which is partly …
This lesson is part of the Virginia K-12 Computer Science Pipeline which is partly funded through a GO Virginia grant in partnership with Chesapeake Public Schools, Loudoun County Public Schools, and the Loudoun Education Foundation. During this lesson, students will create a timeline of space exploration.
This is a booklet containing 20 problem sets that involve a variety …
This is a booklet containing 20 problem sets that involve a variety of math skills, including equations and substitution, time calculations, reading, algebra, and more. Each set of problems is contained on one page. Learners will use mathematics to explore space science topics related to our Sun, auroras, solar features, space weather, sunspots, and solar storms. This booklet can be found on the Space Math@NASA website.
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