LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 1

The learner will develop abilities necessary to do and understand scientific inquiry.

Objective 1.01

Identify questions and create hypotheses that can be answered through scientific investigations.

Resources aligned to this objective

Spermatogenesis versus oogenesis
This lesson is designed to provide information and structure so that students can compare and contrast the processes of spermatogenesis and oogenesis. This lesson uses the KWL+ strategy to promote reading. The + used here is the Venn diagram.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
By Norma Pattillo.
Termites, ink pens and pheromones
Students will investigate the behavior of termites to understand and use the scientific method.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
By Jacki Clark.

Lesson plans on the web

Genographic's legacy: Preservation and projections
In this Xpeditions lesson, one of a multi-part unit on the Genographic Project, students consider ways in which the project is impacted by scientific and technological advances, including those in life sciences, communications, and transportation. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science and Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic
Plasmolysis in Elodea plant cells
In this Science NetLinks lesson, students microscopically detect the presence of chloroplasts, cell walls and cell membranes of the common aquarium plant, Elodea. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 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
Toxicology and human health
This Science NetLinks lesson is part of a three-part series on toxicology, the scientific study of poisons and their affect on biological systems. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Women in medicine: Past and future
The purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to explore scientific enterprise in relation to the role of women in science as it has developed over the last 150 years. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science