Standard Course of Study :: Science

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Brine Shrimp Survival: Students raise brine shrimp, designing an artificial environment in which they can survive. This lesson relates to the idea that in any particular environment, the growth and survival of organisms depend on the physical conditions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Cell phones & driving: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how cell phones could cause tunnel vision in drivers. Research indicates that when someone is talking on a phone, their vision narrows considerably. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Drug cravings: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about new research in rats that reveals why staying off drugs can be so difficult. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science and Healthful Living Education); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Everyday explorers: Investigate!: In this Xpeditions lesson, students are encouraged to become "Everyday Explorers" as they dig in, get dirty, and learn more about the physical and biological world around them. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: National Geographic

Extending human ability through technology: The purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to explore how technology has been used to enhance human abilities. Students also learn something about human capabilities and limitations. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Images of science: The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to understand the diversity of the scientific enterprise. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5–6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Inventing and presenting unit 1: Analyzing nonfiction and inventing solutions: Students read about inventors, propose inventions to solve problems they have identified, and build and test their inventions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Science); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Inventing and presenting unit 2: Effective speeches and building the invention: Students read about inventors, propose inventions to solve problems they have identified, and build and test their inventions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Science); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Inventing and presenting unit 3: Persuasive speaking and invention promotion: Students read about inventors, propose inventions to solve problems they have identified, and build and test their inventions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Science); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Inventors and innovators: The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to use the Internet to explore the scientific enterprise and the contributions to science of various people. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

JFK analysis: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students will hear atmospheric chemist Ken Rahn describe how he and a ballistics specialist have re-analyzed the data from two major forensic studies of the John F. Kennedy assassination. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Make a mission: This Science NetLinks lesson revolves around the MESSENGER spacecraft mission to Mercury (MESSENGER stands for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging). The focus of the lesson is technology, not only how it allows humans to collect scientific data and information on a faraway terrestrial planet, but also the constraints involved in designing the spacecraft to carry this technology. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Microclimate in the schoolyard: Students learn about the characteristics of prairie habitats, examining the microclimate-climatic conditions in a relatively small area in their schoolyard and comparing these conditions to those of prairie communities. They will then determine how their own ecosystem compares with and differs from prairie ecosystems. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: National Geographic

Modern Leeching: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students will hear about how leeches, popular in medicine in the 1800s, are still used by doctors today, sometimes for safely removing congested blood from a wound. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

The Mozart effect: The purpose of this lesson is to develop an understanding of why skepticism is important in science. Students will explore what happens when the media and/or the public discover a scientific study and extrapolates the message into “truth” without the benefit of further study. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

My angle on cooling: Effects of distance and inclination: In this Science NetLinks lesson, students discuss what heat is and how it travels. They discover that one way to cool an object in the presence of a heat source is to increase the distance from it or change the angle at which it is faced. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Renewable energy sources: In this lesson, students will use Internet resources to investigate renewable sources of energy. The students should already have a basic understanding of energy, and know several examples of renewable and nonrenewable sources. This lesson is designed to help students investigate and evaluate renewable energy sources. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Robotic arm: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about a real-life robotic arm that may help stroke victims regain control of their movement. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–7 and 9–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Rodent road signs: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear how wood mice use mobile reference points in combination with scent marks to help them find their way in the big world around them. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sardines: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how the humble sardine could save the lives of countless sea creatures. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to helpful web resources. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science