Category Archives: 2019

Equitable Access to Rigorous Biological Education

January 24, 2020 – 2:41 pm

Jennifer Forrester, Science, Harding University High

Synopsis

Tags AVID, Common Vertebrate Body Plans, Darwin, Darwin’s Finches, evolution, Problem Based Learning (PBL), QTEL | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 2: How to Build a Human

How to Build a Human Chapter 12: If I Only Had a Brain

January 24, 2020 – 2:38 pm

Erika Williams, Science, Philip O. Berry Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags brain, cognitive, defect, degenerative, developmental biology, fertilization, fetal, neural tube, synaptic, zygote | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 2: How to Build a Human

Should Scientists Be Allowed to Edit Heritable Genes? A Guide to Having Ethical Discussions in a Middle School Classroom

January 24, 2020 – 2:31 pm

Arianna Bonner, Social Studies, Martin Luther King Middle

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Bioethics, Biology, cells, debate, DNA, ethics, Genetics, Science | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

Topography

January 24, 2020 – 1:49 pm

Teresa Strohl, 5th Grade, Elon Park Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags biome books | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

Connecting Clouds with Weather and Climate Studies

January 24, 2020 – 1:46 pm

Ted Miracle, Science, Devonshire Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags climate, clouds, Elementary Science, weather | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

Urban Development and the Environment

January 24, 2020 – 1:44 pm

Tamara Babulski, History, Independence High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Christallers Central Place Theory, Cities, environment, geography, Urban Development, Urban Land Use, Urban Planning | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

“Can we go outside?” Well, let’s predict the weather!

January 24, 2020 – 1:40 pm

Shota Kinjo, 5th Grade, E.E. Waddell Language Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags air pressure, anemometer, barometer, cirrus, climate, clouds, cumulonimbus, cumulus, front line, metrology, nimbostratus, precipitation, rain gauge, stratus, temperature, thermometer, weather, wind direction, wind speed, wind vane | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

Our School’s Backyard as a Lab for Studying Climate Change

January 24, 2020 – 1:36 pm

Keira Freeman, Science, Carmel Middle

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags abiotic, agricultural practices, biome, biotic, Carbon Cycle, coexistence, community, competition, Consumer, continental plate, cooperation, crust, decomposer, earth layers, earthquakes, Ecology, Ecosystem, Energy, environment, erosion, Habitat, host, inner core, limiting factor, lithosphere, magma, mantle, matter, mountains, niche, nitrogen cycle, ocean plate, organism, outer core, pedosphere, permafrost, Plate Boundaries, population, Predator, Prey, Producer, remote sensing, rock, scavenger, soil, species, Stewardship, succession, tectonic plate, tropism, vegetative cover, volcanoes, Water Cycle | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

Studying Biomes and the Carbon Cycle

January 24, 2020 – 1:34 pm

Jessica Bronte, Science, Martin Luther King Middle

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags abiotic factor, adaptation, biome, biotic factor, Carbon Cycle, Climate Change, dependent, environment, global warming, greenhouse gas effect, independent, limiting factor, Survival, temperature, Tolerance | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

Integrating Climate Justice with Modelling Absolute Value, Piecewise, and Absolute Value Functions in North Carolina Math 3

January 24, 2020 – 1:32 pm

Dalton Cooper, Math, West Charlotte High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Absolute Value Inequalities, Climate Change, Exponential Equations, North Carolina Math 3, Piecewise Equations | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

Keeping Our Cool: Studying the Statistics of Climate Change

January 24, 2020 – 1:29 pm

Cannon Shipman, Math, Cochrane Collegiate Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags bivariate data, climate, scatter plot, stabilization wedge | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

A Problem Based Learning Unit on Environmental Stewardship

January 24, 2020 – 1:28 pm

Beth Kerr, 1st Grade, Bain Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags environmental stewardship | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Children in War and Conflict

Avoiding the Minefields of Fake News and Hoaxes: Teaching Students how to be Critical Thinkers

January 24, 2020 – 1:23 pm

Vicky Natland, History, Garinger High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Joseph Goebbels | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Children in War and Conflict

Assume Nothing: The Role of Stereotypes and Personal Bias in Conflict

January 24, 2020 – 1:21 pm

Toni Johnson, 5th Grade, Parkside Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags bias, Stereotypes | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Children in War and Conflict

Building Perspective: Understanding History through Fiction

January 24, 2020 – 1:19 pm

Shannon McFarland, Language Arts, Cochrane Collegiate Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Author’s Purpose, central idea, Historical Fiction, Holocaust Literature, Informational Texts, Literature, Persuasion | Permalink | Comments Off

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Category Archives: 2019

Equitable Access to Rigorous Biological Education

How to Build a Human Chapter 12: If I Only Had a Brain

Should Scientists Be Allowed to Edit Heritable Genes? A Guide to Having Ethical Discussions in a Middle School Classroom

Topography

Connecting Clouds with Weather and Climate Studies

Urban Development and the Environment

“Can we go outside?” Well, let’s predict the weather!

Our School’s Backyard as a Lab for Studying Climate Change

Studying Biomes and the Carbon Cycle

Integrating Climate Justice with Modelling Absolute Value, Piecewise, and Absolute Value Functions in North Carolina Math 3

Keeping Our Cool: Studying the Statistics of Climate Change

A Problem Based Learning Unit on Environmental Stewardship

Avoiding the Minefields of Fake News and Hoaxes: Teaching Students how to be Critical Thinkers

Assume Nothing: The Role of Stereotypes and Personal Bias in Conflict

Building Perspective: Understanding History through Fiction

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