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- 9th
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Students design and construct a system that uses a control device and modify electric, electronic, pneumatic, and mechanical control devices for particular applications. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students devise ways to monitor, modify, and improve systems by incorporating control devices. They devise troubleshooting strategies for correcting malfunctions in a system and demonstrate an understanding of the principles involved. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students read a New York Times article in order to better explain gun control initiatives. They further research gun control and create their own set of recommendations for gun control legislation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students interpret visual and verbal descriptions of the Missouri Flood of 1937 and assess the impact this event had on midwestern lives. They assess the costs and benefits of flood control in the 20th century. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the painting, Spring on the Missouri. They role-play and discuss floods and flood control from the views of an environmental lobbyist and a farmer. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students identify the variables and controls in an investigation and explain how these affect the results. The purpose is to help students understand that, ideally, one variable is tested at a time, but that it is not always possible to control all variables. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students practice first aid. Through role play, students analyze and synthesize solutions for bleeding emergencies. Each student works with a partner to perform first aid skills to control bleeding in mock emergency situations. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students locate various Java tutorials on the internet. They compare and contrast the Java program to Turbo Pascal. Students explore codes and the decision making process. They create programs, such as computing a batting average and figuring compound and simple interest, that utilize the decision control. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students brainstorm and create a system that address the problem of monitoring conditions in a greenhouse environment while the owner is at work. They must be able to monitor and control the humidity or be able to effectively feed the plants the proper amounts of fetilizer. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students examine the nature of potential impacts of industry on the environment and define contention and consensus through a role playing activity. After reviewing background information on a chemical spill, groups work together in a simulated town meeting to determine the best course of action for clean-up. Full Review »

