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Lights! Chemistry! Action!

March 13, 2019 – 1:43 pm

Geneva D. Bell, Science, James Martin Middle School

Synopsis

Tags acid, Amplitude, base, boiling point, Chemical Changes, chemical properties, combustion, Crest, ductile, Electromagnetic Radiation, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Elements, Emit, flammability, Frequency, light, malleable, matter, melting point, pH, physical changes, physical properties, precipitate, reactivity, solubility, Trough, velocity, Visible Light, Wave Frequency, Wavelength | Permalink | Comments Off

Roy G. Biv: The Life and Times of a Scientist and an Artist

March 13, 2019 – 1:41 pm

Erika L. Williams, Science, Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Absorption, color, Electromagnetic Spectrum, light, pigment, Reflection, ROYGBIV, Wavelength | Permalink | Comments Off

My Many Colored Days: Exploring Light, Color and Feelings

March 13, 2019 – 1:38 pm

Elizabeth Kerr, First Grade, Bain Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags color, color theory, diagram, emotions, Goethe, light, My Many Colored Days, prism, Scientific Process, Sir Isaac Newton, Write to Learn | Permalink | Comments Off

Seeing Printmaking in a New Light: Cyanotype Printing

March 13, 2019 – 1:36 pm

Diane Strickland, Art, Garinger High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags composition, cyanotype printmaking, elements of art, exposure, Photography, principles of design | Permalink | Comments Off

All Traces Left Behind

March 11, 2019 – 5:28 pm

Caroline Wallace, Science, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags abiotic, biome, biotic, Ecosystem, endocrine, epigenetic, fertilizer, pesticide, transgenerational | Permalink | Comments Off

Retaining Identity through Assimilation

March 11, 2019 – 5:12 pm

Melanie Jolley, Language Arts, Windsor Park Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags asylum seeker, identity, Immigrant, migration, refugee | Permalink | Comments Off

Civic Duty: It’s Not Just Jury Duty

March 11, 2019 – 3:23 pm

Victoria Natland, Civics and Economics, Garinger High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Civic Duties, Civic Responsibility, constitution, DDT, environmental justice, Epigenetics, Genetics, Hereditary, pollution, Watchdog | Permalink | Comments Off

The Power of Choice: How Environment Can Change Our Genes and Our Lives

March 11, 2019 – 3:18 pm

Shauna McCarthy Howell, Science, Starmount Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Civics, Elementary Science, Epigenetics, Genetics, nutrition, Persuasive Writing, School Lunches | Permalink | Comments Off

Epigenetics, Environmental Justice, and Pollution Case Studies in North Carolina

March 11, 2019 – 3:15 pm

Phil H. Carver, Science, James Martin Middle School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags coal ash ponds, DDT, DNA, environmental justice, Epigenetics, evolution, gene modification, genes, non-renewable resources, PCB, pollution, race, Warren County | Permalink | Comments Off

The Genetics and Epigenetic Effects of Diet on Health

March 11, 2019 – 3:13 pm

Namrata Gupta, Science, Nations Ford Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Alleles, Chromosomes, DNA, Epigenetics, Generation, Genetics, Genotype, Heredity, Inherited Traits, Learned Traits Offspring, Phenotype, Traits | Permalink | Comments Off

Nature + Nurture: Developing a Mathematical Model of Human Potential

March 11, 2019 – 3:11 pm

Jeffrey Barnes, Math, Rocky River High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags biomathematics, Calorie, code, differentiation, DNA, domain, Epigenetics, experimental probability, exponential growth, Expression, function, Genotype, golden ratio, input, Isometry, Kleiber's law, Metabolism Physiology, mitochondria, modeling, output, Phenotype, Probability, range, scale, sequence, theoretical probability, variables | Permalink | Comments Off

Epigenetics and Healthy Life Choices

March 11, 2019 – 3:09 pm

Davisha Covington, K-8, Marie G Davis

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Adenine, cells, Chromosomes, Cytosine, DNA, Environmental Factors, Epigenetics, Genotype, Germ Cells, Guanine, Heredity, Mutations, Phenotype, Punnett Squares, Thymine, Traits | Permalink | Comments Off

It’s About Time: Kindergarten Calendar Time

February 25, 2019 – 4:57 pm

Mayako Hamrick, Kindergarten, E.E. Waddell Language Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Calendar, Date, day, Days of the week, Month, time, Week | Permalink | Comments Off

The Cultural Perspective of Time and the Reader’s Experience: How An Author’s Manipulation of Time Creates Meaning

February 25, 2019 – 3:05 pm

Susan Hopkins, English, North Mecklenburg High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags en medias res, flash forward (prolepsis), flashback (analepsis), pacing, Point of View, suspense, symbol | Permalink | Comments Off

Time Manipulation: A How-To Guide

February 25, 2019 – 3:03 pm

Liz Ratliff, Math, East Mecklenburg High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags continuity, intermediate value theorem, IVT, limit | Permalink | Comments Off

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Author Archives: Grayson Hollowell

Lights! Chemistry! Action!

Roy G. Biv: The Life and Times of a Scientist and an Artist

My Many Colored Days: Exploring Light, Color and Feelings

Seeing Printmaking in a New Light: Cyanotype Printing

All Traces Left Behind

Retaining Identity through Assimilation

Civic Duty: It’s Not Just Jury Duty

The Power of Choice: How Environment Can Change Our Genes and Our Lives

Epigenetics, Environmental Justice, and Pollution Case Studies in North Carolina

The Genetics and Epigenetic Effects of Diet on Health

Nature + Nurture: Developing a Mathematical Model of Human Potential

Epigenetics and Healthy Life Choices

It’s About Time: Kindergarten Calendar Time

The Cultural Perspective of Time and the Reader’s Experience: How An Author’s Manipulation of Time Creates Meaning

Time Manipulation: A How-To Guide

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