Tag Archives: Science

The Earth is Our Home: Embodied Environmental Learning

March 2, 2022 – 1:48 pm

Grace Han, 1st Grade, South Academy of International Languages

Synopsis

Tags Chinese, Elementary School, Embodied learning, environment, interactivity, language immersion, physical movement, Science, sensory learning, tactile experiences | 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

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 7: Writing in Mathematics

Chemical Stoichiometry: from Memorization to Rationale

January 24, 2020 – 3:03 pm

Josh Trujillo, Chemistry, W.A. Hough High

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags chemistry, Mathematics, Science, Writing | 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

2018 Curriculum Units Vol 8: Animals, Culture, and Society

Elephants Don’t Wear Tennis Shoes

February 20, 2019 – 1:42 pm

Jacquelyn Fizet, Kindergarten, Renaissance West Steam Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags Emergent Literacy Skills, literacy, Math, Science | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Vol 5: Doing Science: Hands-On Learning in the Laboratory

Doing Science by Inquiry-Based Learning

May 21, 2018 – 3:57 pm

Geneva D. Bell, science, James Martin MS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags acid, base, boiling point, Chemical Changes, chemical properties, combustion, ductile, flammability, malleable, matter, melting point, Middle School, pH, physical changes, physical properties, precipitate, reactivity, Science, solubility | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Doing Science: Hands-On Learning in the Laboratory

Weather/OR Not…Learning is Fun!

January 31, 2018 – 5:38 pm

Tracie Cooper, Science, Hidden Valley ES

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Elementary School, fifth grade, lesson plans, Science, Water Cycle, weather | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Doing Science: Hands-On Learning in the Laboratory

Avoiding Cookie Cutter Science with Gifted Children by Moving Students through the Inquiry Process

January 31, 2018 – 5:31 pm

Meg Shuman, Fourth Grade, Barringer Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Elementary School, force and motion, friction, graphing, infographics, inquiry, Laboratory, Newton’s Laws of Motion, Physics, Science, Science Fair | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Chemical Interactions in the Body

Fantastic Molecules and Where to Find Them: The Search for New Drugs to Treat Type II Diabetes

January 31, 2018 – 4:15 pm

Kari Rhoades, Biomedical Sciences, Mallard Creek HS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Biology, Biomedical PLTW, Development, Diabetes, Drug therapy, drugs, High School, Research, Science, scientific thinking | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 3: Chemical Interactions in the Body

How do we use chemistry to enhance our physical appearances on a daily basis? How would you react?

January 31, 2018 – 4:13 pm

Josh Trujillo, Science, W.A. Hough HS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags cosmetic chemistry, diversity, High School, Science | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 2: Media and Minorities: Unpacking Stereotypes

Stereotypical Scientists Unearthed: Will the Real Scientists Please Stand Up!

January 31, 2018 – 2:43 pm

DeNise Gerst, Science, Barringer Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags identity, image, minority, mythical, real, Science, Stereotypes | Permalink | Comments Off

Curriculum Units Vol 6: It's a Small World! Exploring Science at the Tiniest Scale

Math, Paper, Pencil, Graphene, Carbon Nanotubes, and Buckyballs

June 29, 2017 – 3:51 pm

Joanne Rowe, Math, Northwest School of the Arts

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Buckminster fullerenes (buckyballs), carbon allotropes, carbon fibers, carbon nanotubes, chirality, common ratio, diameter, exponential decay, geometric sequence, graphene, hexagonal, High School, logarithm, Math, micron, nanometer, Nanoscale, orders of magnitude, Science, scientific notation, self-assembly, trigonometry, vector | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 6: It's a Small World! Exploring Science at the Tiniest Scale

Itty, Bitty Living Space: A “look” at the unseen

February 20, 2017 – 12:17 pm

Heather Nash, Science, East Mecklenburg High School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags atomic structure, Atoms, Chemical Changes, chemistry, High School, Molecules, physical changes, properties of matter, Science, States of Matter | Permalink | Comments Off

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Tag Archives: Science

The Earth is Our Home: Embodied Environmental Learning

Why is Protecting Our Water So Important?

A Flow of Glowing Energy

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

Chemical Stoichiometry: from Memorization to Rationale

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

Elephants Don’t Wear Tennis Shoes

Doing Science by Inquiry-Based Learning

Weather/OR Not…Learning is Fun!

Avoiding Cookie Cutter Science with Gifted Children by Moving Students through the Inquiry Process

Fantastic Molecules and Where to Find Them: The Search for New Drugs to Treat Type II Diabetes

How do we use chemistry to enhance our physical appearances on a daily basis? How would you react?

Stereotypical Scientists Unearthed: Will the Real Scientists Please Stand Up!

Math, Paper, Pencil, Graphene, Carbon Nanotubes, and Buckyballs

Itty, Bitty Living Space: A “look” at the unseen

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