Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Lab 1: Think Globally: Act Locally

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores Earth Science Systems. This lab introduces students to the parts of the Earth system: the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and pedosphere. As the students learn about the...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Environmental Interactions: Connectedness of a Natural System

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A field experience where students undergo an exploration in a natural environment. They are introduced to the concepts of species, population, community, ecosystem, niche, and biosphere.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Carbon Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
This lab uses a robust model of the carbon cycle to give students an intuitive sense for how carbon circulates through the atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, and crust. It allows them to experiment with how human input to the cycle might...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: It's a Small, Small World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As an introduction to the study of diversity of life, science students will use hands-on inquiry experiments to discover the microscopic world through a microscope. Students will use computers to create a brochure or slideshow...