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Other

Ocean Tracks: Fact or Artifact? Interpreting Patterns in Ocean Tracks Data [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Ever wonder where marine animals go? How fast they swim? How deep they dive? Electronic tagging has opened a new window into the world of the open ocean. Ocean Tracks gives you access to data collected by tags on real live migrating...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mapping Local Data in a Gis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will learn how to conduct a map-based science research project using a Geographic Information System (GIS). They will design an experiment, collect and record geospatial data, analyze geospatial relationships...
Unit Plan
Other

Bsi Education: Quantitative Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
The Applied Science resource consists of practical activities that demonstrate the importance of standard procedures in scientific work. Students analyze quantitative data through a variety of activities. An article, practice...
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University of Wisconsin

Uw: Probabilities, Uncertainties and Units Used to Quantify Climate Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource engages learners in using scientific data to analyze a 150-year dataset from Lake Mendota in Madison Wisconsin reflecting seasonal ice cover.
Interactive
University of Arizona

Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Development Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive activity designed for you understand the scientific method and how to analyze your data. A step-by-step and personalized experiment geared toward the topic of toxicology.
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Time Series: Uncovering the Hidden Processes in Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In the following exercise, students will review techniques useful to scientists asthey analyze series of data. Learn about scientific observation and try to recognize a pattern or trend within the data.
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Other

Terc: Online Science Athon: Find Out How Tall You Are

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Create a Measuring Day at your school and teach your students how to use simple tools to gather, discuss and analyze their own data. This step-by-step lesson plan helps you design an unforgettable day for you and your students. Links to...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Analyzing P H: Comparing Citrus Fruits, Stain Removers and a Green Product

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The students will analyze the pH of four citrus fruits: lime, lemon, orange, and a grapefruit, and then they will analyze the pH of four different types of stain removers: Shout Advanced, Spray 'n Wash Max, Oxi Clean Laundry, and Clorox...
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Carbon Cycle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity from NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory introduces students to the current scientific understanding of the greenhouse effect and the carbon cycle. The activity leads them through several interactive tasks investigating...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Adventures at Dry Creek

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This educational module enables students (5-12) to experience ongoing research of University of California paleontologists studying about life in Montana 60-70 million years ago. It gives students the opportunity to experience the...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Realizing the Power of Your Own Creativity [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, students interpret a poem called 'The Little Blue Engine' by adding music, movement, visual art, and drama. After performing their creation, they will discuss any mathematical and/or scientific connections that have a...
Unit Plan
University of California

Ucmp: Adventures at Dry Creek

For Students 9th - 10th
For this lesson, students embark on an adventure to find out what life was like in Montana 60-70 million years ago. Students "join" a research lab to collect fossils from Montana and analyze them to find direct and indirect evidence of...
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Other

Learning Design Collaborative: Cer: Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students write a scientific claim that is backed up by evidence and supported by scientific reasoning. Base your answer on your reading of a data table.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Litter Retriever With a Gps Receiver

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Have you ever wondered why litter is in some locations and not others? You will use a Global Positioning System (GPS) to mark the locations of trash and trash cans around a local park or school campus, import the data into Google Earth,...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A Lego Introduction to Graphing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use a LEGO ball shooter to demonstrate and analyze the motion of a projectile through use of a line graph. This activity involves using a method of data organization and trend observation with respect to dynamic experimentation...