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Accidental DiscoveriesThis lesson will help the students understand that science theories change in the face of new evidence, but those changes can be slow in coming. |
5-8 |
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Acid Rock WebQuestAcid Mine Drainage and Its Impact on Water Quality |
9-12 |
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Alaska Native Ways of KnowingIn this media-rich lesson, students prepare classroom science fair projects that demonstrate the application of traditional knowledge to a scientific topic. |
3-12 |
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As the Rotor Turns: Wind Power and YouAn Investigation of Wind Power as an Energy Resource in Pennsylvania |
6-8 |
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Basic Ingredients for LifeIn this lesson, students make impact craters to gain insight into how comets and asteroids deliver water and chemicals to the Earth and other places in the solar system. |
1-6 |
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Breaking it Down - Weathering and ErosionThis Nature lesson discusses the processes of weathering and erosion and how they work together to shape the earth’s landscape. |
9-12 |
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Careers in ScienceIn this media-rich lesson, students explore careers in science through profiles of Alaska Native scientists. They consider how traditional ways of knowing and Western approaches to science can complement each other and allow students to incorporate their own interests when considering careers in science. |
6-12 |
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Choosing a STEM CareerStudents will view video clips about graduate and middle school students with interests in STEM careers and compare technologies from yesterday with today. They will explore careers on-line before writing about their futures as STEM professionals. |
6-12 |
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Creativity in ScienceThis lesson will take a look at the different roles scientists play in discoveries. |
5-8 |
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Cycling Water Through the EnvironmentStudents explore the water cycle and investigate the different forms that water can take in the environment. |
3-5 |
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Development of a Habitable PlanetStudents investigate the origin of the elements, the process of planet formation, the evolution of life on Earth, and the conditions necessary for life as we know it. |
6-12 |
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EarthquakesStudents explore the causes of earthquakes, including the role of tectonic plates, and consider the efforts scientists are making to better understand and predict these sometimes deadly events. |
6-12 |
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Earth, the Universe, and CultureThe following lesson will help the students understand the cultural nature of scientific research. |
5-8 |
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The Effects of Global Warming in AlaskaIn this media-rich lesson, students learn how global warming is changing the Alaskan environment and examine the consequences of climate change on the region's human and wildlife inhabitants. |
6-12 |
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Exploring Environmental ChangeStudents explore the connections that can exist in a natural environment, and examine how changes to the environment, particularly those caused by human activity, can affect those connections. |
6-9 |
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Extreme LivingUsing cards that show extremophiles and some of Earth’s extreme environments, students match a microbe to an extreme environment in which it could live. |
1-6 |
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Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!In this Nature lesson, students will learn about different types of volcanoes, how and why they erupt and the physical impact of volcanic eruptions. |
9-11 |
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Fun with FossilsStudents create their own fossils, and then learn how real fossils form, and investigate what they can tell us about the past. |
3-5 |
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Global Climate Change: The Effects of Global WarmingStudents conduct an experiment to determine CO2 levels in four different gases, examine evidence of global warming in our environment, and consider their own role in contributing to global warming. |
9-12 |
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Global Climate Change: Understanding the Greenhouse EffectStudents study past climate change, explore the effect of greenhouse gases on Earth's atmosphere today, and consider human impact on global warming. |
6-12 |
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