Extractions: Water quality in fresh water resources is an ever increasing problem in the world. This investigation is designed to allow the student to investigate many of the factors that affect water quality. The student will also gain practice in researching and understanding what raw data about a stream means relative to the stream's health. This investigation will help determine where rivers are healthy and where they are in danger. Once a problem is identified, then a solution can be explored.
Standards Of Learning life science. Overview SCI.LS.1 The student will plan and conduct investigations in lesson Erosion the Changing of the Earth s Surface (part of the http://www.knowledge.state.va.us/main/sol/solview.cfm?curriculum_abb=SCI&categor
'Cosmos' Reborn After 25 Years - Cosmic Log - MSNBC.com As much as I enjoy the science and space articles that are presented on your Web site, spaceRef How NASA plans to stick with shuttle technology http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3217961/
Extractions: 'Cosmos' reborn at 25: Back in 1980, the world was in a muddle: The United States was struggling with an "evil empire" and knotty problems in Afghanistan as well as Iran and Iraq . Scientists debated whether or not humans were contributing to a "greenhouse effect" similar to that seen on the planet Venus . And an astronomer from Cornell University who worked on that Venusian research, among other things, stepped out as the host of a most unusual public-TV series titled "Cosmos." "For the first time, we have the power to decide the fate of our planet and ourselves," Carl Sagan declared at the top of the show. "This is a time of great danger, but our species is young, and curious, and brave. It shows much promise." Sagan passed away nine years ago - but "Cosmos" lives on, along with many of the dangers and all of the promise that he saw a quarter-century ago. Next week, the 13-part documentary series returns to television, digitally remastered and completely retooled with computer graphics reflecting our updated understanding of the cosmos. The first two hourlong installments air Tuesday on cable television's Science Channel, kicking off the weekly series.
RNR Organisms And Their Environments Lesson Plan Organisms and Their Environments lesson Plan. Keywords populations, biosphere Ask, How much space does each person have in your science classroom? http://sftrc.cas.psu.edu/LessonPlans/Wildlife/Organisms.html
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Extractions: Home Order Feedback FAQs ... Links Sharing Lesson Plans Skullduggery is making available to all elementary science teachers, a place to exchange earth science lesson plans with other teachers at no cost to either the authors or the users. In order to submit lesson plans for sharing, please include the authors name (anonymous can be used), and email the plans to Skullduggery. Graphics and large files can be included in E-mail as attachments. Please use standard formats for graphics such as TIF, BMP, JPEG or, GIF. If you are not equipped to send plans electronically, diskettes or type written plans can be mailed to Skullduggery, Inc. 624 South B Street, Tustin, CA 92780. Lesson plans are available for downloading only in acrobat format. Download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the lesson plans. Adobe Acrobat is available for all platforms. CLASSROOM KITS EYEWITNESS KITS MUSEUMWORKS KITS Hominid Series 155KB (Study includes Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus and Neandertal.) Go to the Extinct page for skulls covered in this lesson plan.) Fossil Kit I 391KB (Includes lessons for use with Fossil Kit I on Ammonite, Cave Bear Tooth, Crinoid, Dinosaur Claw, Saber Tooth and Trilobite. Take students on an interactive journey into the fascinating world of fossil exploration and identification.)
Science Outline lesson Four Develop (or review) a severe weather action plan for the school. Students conduct research on space science and fiction at the Franklin http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/noframes/subjects/science/
Extractions: Students will visit several on-line museums with dinosaur exhibits. While at the sites students will gather information about dinosaurs' habitats and survival needs and ways in which dinosaurs met these needs. This information will serve as the basis for a discussion of adaptation. Lesson One: Visiting Museums . Students will visit museums and gather information about dinosaur habitats, survival needs, and how they met these needs. Lesson Two: Discussion of Adaptation . Students will synthesize the information they gathered at the museum to discuss ways in which dinosaurs adapted to their environments. Worm Bin Project In this unit, students will learn about decomposition and the life cycle by creating worm bins. Through direct observation, they will develop an understanding of the effects different organisms, including humans, have on one another. Lesson One: Introduction to the Worm Bin Project . Students create worm bins and begin worm bin activity. Lesson Two: Collaboration Online . Students organize into small, collaborative groups and match up with partner groups at another school. Collaborative groups of students collect and exchange data and observations related to the worm bins with their partner group.
Biology Resources This Cornell University College of Agriculture and life Sciences site offers pictures, There are detailed lesson plans included and virtual viewing http://www.educationindex.com/biology/
Extractions: now a part of the National Health Museum. Online BioSciences includes selected articles from the print version, links to many other biology sites on the Web, and information about life sciences in general. A good starting point. Set up to teach kids about bats, this site has good information for all ages. Learn where and how bats live, how they help people, what myths about them are untrue, and much more. You can also play a bat game, take a bat quiz, and visit a bat cave. Biotechnology information supplied by industry, government, and research sources is offered here. Includes a Career Center with job search and HR links. This is university level biology material, but includes images (more than 3000 so far) which would be useful at lower levels as well. Complete the free registration and all materials are yours to use. Available in English and French. Biology and chemistry sites in a dozen categories (including the regulars plus news, lab safety, ethics, and careers) are gathered here. They are not reviewed but do include author and sponsoring institution.
NASA/MSU-Bozeman CERES Project Educational Activities Students explore interdisciplinary science topics within the context of In this lesson, students will plan the first manned mission to Mars. http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/EdActivities.html
Extractions: A team of master teachers, university faculty, and NASA researchers have created a series of web-based astronomy and astrobiology lessons for the CERES Project. These classroom-ready activities for K-12 students represent a robust combination of contemporary teaching/learning strategies from the National Science Education Standards (NRC, 1996), exciting and current NASA science data, and Internet pointers to an endless supply of accurate and timely resources. Students explore NASA data to construct first-hand knowledge about the astronomical universe. These internet-based lessons require 1 to 4 class hours and are tied explicitly to the NRC National Science Education Standards astronomy objectives. They can be used as an introduction to astronomy topics, as an intermediate activity, or as an extension activity that requires active participation by students. Students explore interdisciplinary science topics within the context of astrobiology to construct first-hand knowledge about the origin, distribution, and future of life on Earth and beyond. These internet-based lessons require 1 to 4 class hours and are closely tied to the NRC National Science Education Standards and the Principles and Standards for Mathematics. These lessons can be used as stand alone activities or as supplemental materials for standard math and science courses. Many of these activities are suitable for both middle and high school students, even though they may be cited as being appropriate for one group or another.
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