Category Archives: 2020

Picturing Education in the Lenses of an Anti-Racist Teacher

February 23, 2021 – 10:28 am

Amber Geckeler, 3rd Grade, Oakhurst STEAM Academy

Synopsis

Tags 3rd grade, access, anti-racist pedagogy, equity, Expeditionary Learning (EL), knowledge, modification, supplementation, urban renewal | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Illuminate Yourself! The Science of Glow

Fluorescent Tags: “You keep using that phrase. Do you know what it means?”

February 3, 2021 – 9:14 am

Kari Rhoades, Science, Mallard Creek High

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags Biochemistry, Biology, biomedical sciences, CTE, fluorescence, fluorescent tags, imaging, luminescence, medicine, microscope, microscopy | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Illuminate Yourself! The Science of Glow

Shedding Light on the Standards

January 28, 2021 – 10:53 am

Krystal Cartus, Science, Wilson Stem Academy

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags adaptations, Biology, bioluminescence, chemiluminescence, chemistry, Ecosystem, phosphorescence | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 2: "You were IN the Water?" Urban Waterways: Problems and Opportunities

The Ultimate Commons: Examining The Connection Between Ways of Life And Waterways

January 28, 2021 – 10:06 am

Laura Thrash, Science, Whitewater Middle

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags bio-indicators, CAFOs, dissolved oxygen, ecosystems, marine, nitrates and phosphates, potability, river basins, runoff, SSOs, Stewardship, stormwater, Sustainability, temperature, Turbidity, Urban Stream Syndrome, water quality | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 2: "You were IN the Water?" Urban Waterways: Problems and Opportunities

Lead in the Gymnasium Drinking Fountain: Using Water Quality to Practice Hypothesis Testing for AP Statistics

January 28, 2021 – 10:02 am

Dalton Cooper, Math, West Charlotte High

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags AP Statistics, environmental justice, Inferential Statistics, Unit 7, water | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 2: "You were IN the Water?" Urban Waterways: Problems and Opportunities

We can all be Scientists: Empowering Individuals with Disabilities to Become Citizen Scientists

January 28, 2021 – 10:00 am

Zachary Sanford, Exceptional Children, William A. Hough High

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags algae, and erosion macro-organism, and water temperature, aquatic, benthic, daylighting, dissolved oxygen, Habitat, invasive, larva, macroinvertebrate, Metamorphosis, microorganism, native, pH, plant, point pollution, pollution tolerance, Predator, Prey, protist, Riparian, Run-off, sediment, stream cover, Turbidity, urban stream, Urban Stream Syndrome, wetlands | Permalink | Comments Off

Statistical guide to preservation of Respiratory health

January 28, 2021 – 9:57 am

Mariam Mahgoub, Math, Garinger High

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags Algae blooms, asthma, respiratory health social determinants of health, socioeconomic status, water quality | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 2: "You were IN the Water?" Urban Waterways: Problems and Opportunities

A Single Drop of Water

January 28, 2021 – 9:52 am

Evelyn Metcalf, 2nd Grade, Barringer Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags aquifer, climate, condensation, dissolved oxygen, evaporation, freezing, glacier, macrobiology, melting, microbiology, nutrients, pH, phase change, pollution, precipitation, reservoir, runoff, temperature, toxicity, transpiration, Turbidity, urban waterways, wastewater treatment, water basin, Watershed | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 2: "You were IN the Water?" Urban Waterways: Problems and Opportunities

Irwin Creek

January 28, 2021 – 9:50 am

Jaclyn Peterson, 2nd Grade, David Cox Road Elementary

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags Catawba River, clay, Irwin Creek, Mountain Island Lake, soil, Turbidity, Uptown Charlotte, Urban Stream Syndrome, water, Watershed | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 2: "You were IN the Water?" Urban Waterways: Problems and Opportunities

The Secrets Beneath Us

January 28, 2021 – 9:47 am

Judy Duren, Math, Mallard Creek High

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags brownfield, commercial, green space, ground water, hydrology, impermeable, industrial, infrastructure, land use, legacy, neighborhood, nonpoint source pollution, permeable, point source pollution, pollution, reclaimed, remediation, sediment, soil profile, storm water runoff, topography, topsoil, urban renewal, Waste, zoning | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 2: "You were IN the Water?" Urban Waterways: Problems and Opportunities

Why is Protecting Our Water So Important?

January 28, 2021 – 9:44 am

Katelyn Gardepe, 4th Grade, Selwyn Elementary

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags Charlotte Mecklenburg streams, Creeks, macroinvertebrates, pollution, Science, streams, water quality, waterways | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Illuminate Yourself! The Science of Glow

A Flow of Glowing Energy

January 28, 2021 – 9:18 am

Becky Gregory, Social Studies, Whitewater Middle

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags 6th grade, bioluminescence, chemiluminescence, fluorescence, photoluminescence, Science | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Illuminate Yourself! The Science of Glow

Glow in the Dark: Bioluminescence in the Animal and Human World

January 28, 2021 – 9:15 am

Elizabeth Kerr, 1st Grade, Bain Elementary

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags 1st grade, adaptations, animals, aposematism, bioluminescence, biomimicry, communication, counter- illumination, Enzymes, Science | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Illuminate Yourself! The Science of Glow

Lighting Up a Crime Scene: Fluorescence in Forensics

January 28, 2021 – 9:12 am

Jackie Smith, Science, William A. Hough High

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags blood detection, chemiluminescence, evidence, fingerprints, fluorescence, forensic science, latent, luminol, ninhydrin, photoluminescence, silver nitrate | Permalink | Comments Off

2020 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Illuminate Yourself! The Science of Glow

Waving Hello to Glow

January 28, 2021 – 9:07 am

Keira Freeman, Science, Carmel Middle

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags Absorption, Amplitude, atom, bioluminescence, chemiluminescence, conduction, Conductors, Contraction, Crest, Electrical Energy, Electromagnetic Spectrum, Expansion, fluorescence, Frequency, gas, Light Wave, liquid, Longitudinal Wave, mass, matter, Medium, molecule, Nonrenewable Energy, opaque, photoluminescence, Rarefaction, Reflection, Refraction, Solar Energy, solid, translucent, Transmission, transparent, Transverse Wave, Trough, volume, Wavelength, waves | Permalink | Comments Off

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Category Archives: 2020

Picturing Education in the Lenses of an Anti-Racist Teacher

Fluorescent Tags: “You keep using that phrase. Do you know what it means?”

Shedding Light on the Standards

The Ultimate Commons: Examining The Connection Between Ways of Life And Waterways

Lead in the Gymnasium Drinking Fountain: Using Water Quality to Practice Hypothesis Testing for AP Statistics

We can all be Scientists: Empowering Individuals with Disabilities to Become Citizen Scientists

A Single Drop of Water

Irwin Creek

The Secrets Beneath Us

Why is Protecting Our Water So Important?

A Flow of Glowing Energy

Glow in the Dark: Bioluminescence in the Animal and Human World

Lighting Up a Crime Scene: Fluorescence in Forensics

Waving Hello to Glow

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