Tag Archives: Science

Human Language: A Non-homologous Feature in Humans

September 20, 2016 – 4:27 pm

Nicole Nunley Nesbitt, Eighth Grade, Road Middle School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags analogous structures, Charles Darwin, common ancestor, embryological structures, evolution, homologous structures, Middle School, Science, Theory of Evolution, vestigial structures | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Teaching Statistics with Raptors in IB Biology

February 9, 2016 – 1:39 pm

Connie Scercy Wood, Biology, East Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Carolina Raptor Center, Chi-Square, Correlation, Ecology, High School, Math, Sample Size, Science, Statistics, T-Test | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Using Genetics Data in a Greenhouse Biology Classroom

February 9, 2016 – 1:30 pm

Adora Reid, Science, South Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Analysis, Biology, brain, data, Data Analysis, Genetics, Greenhouse, High School, Mendel, Science, Scientific Teaching, strategies | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 7: Africa: Moving Beyond Popular Culture

Forensic Anthropology: Stories in Bone

February 2, 2016 – 3:00 pm

Jackie Smith, Science, William Amos Hough High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags anthropology, bones, Civics, forensic anthropology, forensics, High School, International Criminal Court, mass graves, mitochondrial DNA, Science, skeleton, world history | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Coral Bleaching, Why Should I Worry?

February 2, 2016 – 2:21 pm

Sandra Spraggins, Technology, Irwin Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags conservation, coral bleaching, Coral Polyps, Coral Reef, Ecosystem, Elementary School, global warming, Habitat, Nursery Ground, ordered pair, Origin, Quadrant, Run-off, Science, Sea Surface Temperature, species, technology, X-Axis, Y-Axis | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Let’s go measure in Valencia

February 2, 2016 – 2:12 pm

Rosa W. Bockian, Third Grade, Collinswood Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags average, bar graph, data, electromagnetic force, Elementary School, line plot, Math, measurements, oscillation, pendulum, pictograph, Science, Spain, unit square | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences: The Components of Earth as a System: How Energy Flows Through an Ecosystem!

February 2, 2016 – 2:01 pm

Julie Ruziska-Tiddy, Science, Carmel Middle School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Consumer, Earth as a System, Ecosystem, Energy Flow, Energy Pyramid, Metamorphosis, Middle School, Predator, Prey, Producer, Science, Trophic Level | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

The Origin of Life

February 2, 2016 – 1:47 pm

Julie McConnell, Biology, William Amos High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf )

Tags Biochemistry, Data Analysis, evolution, History, origin of life, Science | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Teaching Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills in a Global Environment

February 2, 2016 – 1:41 pm

Debra Blake Semmler, Physics, East Mecklenburg High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags critical thinking, High School, Photoelectric Effect, Physics, problem solving, Science, Simple Pendulum, STEM education | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Weather Data: A 5th Grade Unit Study of Using Data to Predict Weather Events

February 2, 2016 – 1:34 pm

Chrystal Cavanagh, Science, Morehead STEM Academy

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags climate, data, Elementary School, Science, weather, weather data, weather graphing, weather prediction | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

How Exercise Affects the Brain and Academic Performance of Elementary School Students

January 29, 2016 – 12:01 pm

Ted Miracle, Fifth Grade, Grand Oak Elementary School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags academic achievement, brain, Elementary School, Exercise, Health, movement, Physical Education, Science | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

Your Brain on Exercise: Linking Healthy Brains to Solutions for Environmental Health

January 29, 2016 – 11:30 am

Dr. Jeanne L. Cooper, Science, Mallard Creek High School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags brain health, Environmental health and hazards, Environmental Science, Exercise, High School, Science, test scores | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

Exercise to Learn, Learn to Exercise!

January 29, 2016 – 10:40 am

DeNise Gerst, Elementary Science, Barringer Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags activities, BDNF, brain, cells, Elementary School, Exercise, grow, healthy, improve, improvement, Integration, intentional movement, learn, lifestyle, recess, Science | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

Exercise and the Brain: Examining Why It Is Important To Take An Active Role In Learning How Exercise and Eating Healthy Can Affect The Brain.

January 29, 2016 – 10:17 am

Brandy Daniels, Kindergarten, Irwin Academic Center

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags amygdala, brain, brain stem, cerebellum, cerebrum, Elementary School, Exercise, frontal lobe, Kindergarten, memory, movement, neurobic, neurons, nutrition, occipital lobe, parietal lobe, plasticity, Science, temporal lobe | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

Weather Moves, So Should Children

January 27, 2016 – 4:12 pm

Amethyst Klein, Science, Winterfield Elementary

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags air, air mass, BDNF, brain, Convection Current, Elementary School, Exercise, Irisin, jet stream, neurogenesis, Science, water, weather, weather systems, wind | Permalink | Comments Off

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Tag Archives: Science

Human Language: A Non-homologous Feature in Humans

Teaching Statistics with Raptors in IB Biology

Using Genetics Data in a Greenhouse Biology Classroom

Forensic Anthropology: Stories in Bone

Coral Bleaching, Why Should I Worry?

Let’s go measure in Valencia

Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences: The Components of Earth as a System: How Energy Flows Through an Ecosystem!

The Origin of Life

Teaching Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills in a Global Environment

Weather Data: A 5th Grade Unit Study of Using Data to Predict Weather Events

How Exercise Affects the Brain and Academic Performance of Elementary School Students

Your Brain on Exercise: Linking Healthy Brains to Solutions for Environmental Health

Exercise to Learn, Learn to Exercise!

Exercise and the Brain: Examining Why It Is Important To Take An Active Role In Learning How Exercise and Eating Healthy Can Affect The Brain.

Weather Moves, So Should Children

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