Standard Course of Study :: Science

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Biomagnification and bald eagles: In this activity, students will study biomagnification by using paper cutouts to represent food containing chemicals eaten by fish. The students will then repeat this activity but as an eagle collecting fish. The amount of chemicals taken in by each eagle will then be compared to amounts taken in by each fish.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics and Science); By Elizabeth Caveny, Janet Carson, Heather Subleski, and Jeannie Galluzzo.

Altimetry: The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the use of satellites as a tool for studying the Earth. Students will learn how satellites help scientists monitor sea surface height. Lesson two in a series of seven. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: NOAA Coral Reef Watch

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

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

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

Sanitation and human health: The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to develop an understanding of the impact of improved sanitation on human health. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sensing the invisible: The Herschel Experiment: In this lesson, from Science NetLinks, students find out that there is radiation other than visible light being emitted from the sun. They reproduce a version of William Herschel's 1800 experiment that discovered the existence of infrared radiation. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Spaceship Earth: In this lesson, students will develop an understanding of our planet as a system by designing a very-long-duration space mission in which the life-support system is patterned after that of Earth. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

What's in a graph?: Students learn how to use and interpret graphs. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science and Mathematics); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

What's my hypothesis?: In this Science NetLinks lesson, students explore how descriptive epidemiological clues can be used to make educated guesses as to what might be the cause of a disease. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Worry beads: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a study that was conducted to examine whether people who kept their hands busy during high-stress situations experienced fewer adverse effects. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science