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Temperature Variations and Habitability

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students, in groups, evaluate conditions outside the building and inside the classroom using thermometers, barometers, anemometers, etc. They compare interior and exterior conditions. They consider and discuss factors that contribute...
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Oxygen vs. Air Pressure

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students conduct an experiment to determine if water level is affected by a change in oxygen level or air pressure.
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Now Hear This!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils investigate their hearing range. They participate in a week-long hearing experiment, listening for various sounds during recess time, and determining which noises were easier or more difficult to hear.
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Optional Laboratory: Forest Volume Cruise

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the process in which to complete a forest volume cruise. They practice calculating the amount of lumber per acre of a given area. They share their results with the class.
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Optional Laboratory: Measuring Tree Heights

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to measure tree heights. They make predictions on what they believe the calculations are and answer questions during the experiment. They share their results with the class.
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How Fast Does This Tree Grow?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars work together to determine how fast trees go. They make predictions and complete simple measurements. They answer questions to end the lesson.
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What Effects Do Trees Have On The Environment?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine the interrelationship between trees, soil and people focusing on urban areas. They collect and analyze data about trees in their research area.
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What's Happening Below The Surface?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the soil composition of soil layers in their area. They collect soil samples, calculate the percentage soil water content, analyze data, and evaluate each site for future tree growth.
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Leaarn to Think Like an Archaeologist

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine how to act as archaeologists by examining artifacts. The inquiry is meant to teach learners about analysis of ancient civilizations and scientific finds. Fossil evidence is also covered to make connection to the...
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Introducting the Concept of Medical Ecology

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the effects of the breakout of the West Nile Virus. They make predictions on its origin. They develop and present an action plan to stop the virus from spreading.
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Jade: Scientific Inquiry Through Chinese Art

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars discover the uses of Jade in Chinese art and society through in-class discussions, group projects, and internet research. Additional enrichment activities are included.
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Preparing for the New Haven Public School Science Fair Through Environmental Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discover what type of effect that pesticides have on earthworms. They use three different types of pesticide and examine the external and internal effects that each have on earthworms. They maintain earthworms in habitats...
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Cardiovascular Homeostasis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers develop and conduct an experiment to answer the question," How does cardiovascular exercise affect the pulse rate?". They record the changes to heart rate during different levels of exercise.
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pH Readings and Salinity Readings of Water From Three Locations Within the Neponset River Watershed

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders test the ph levels of water from three different water environments within the Neponset River Watershed. They discuss the three different water environments, take pH measurements of the three samples, and predict which...
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LAB: Temperature Inversion - Pollution Simulation

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students, after identifying and examining the relationship of temperature and air masses in association with smog and pollution, create a temperature inversion in a long aquarium jar. They experience what happens when smog builds up and...
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Indoor Air Pollutant Sensing LAB: Peppermint Diffusion

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners engage in an experiment for the scientific concept of diffusion of particles. There are instructions for classroom set up prior to conduction of the activity. Students sit in the classroom that is filled with the smell of...
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Get Your Butt off the Beach!

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students participate in a Beach Field Study in which the analyze the affect pollution is having on beaches and the animals that live there. Students focus specifically on the damage cigarette butts are causing on the environment.
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What is Groundwater Pollution Doing to the Neighborhood?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the impact of groundwater pollution on health. They examine the carcinogenic contaminants and their possible sources. Students develop methods to lessen or eliminate the pollutants from the environment.
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Investigating the Compost

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are introduced to the concept of biodegradability. In groups, they use the internet to research the types of materials that affect the process. They collect materials from their local community and develop an experiment...
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Discovering a Law of Space Physics

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use data collected by an astronomer to determine the relationship between the time it takes the planet to orbit the sun and the average radius of the planet's orbit around the sun. Students use trial and error to find the...
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How Psychologists Do Research

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discover how psychologists complete their research on different topics. In groups, they describe the elements of an experiment and the importance of sampling during research. They identify ethical issues in their research and...
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The Second Amendment and the Right to Bear Arms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine procedures and processes of the Michigan Supreme Court. They explain the Second Amendment to others. They compare and contrast two cases dealing with the Second Amendment.
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Faces of the Bench

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use primary source documents to gather information on justices in the Michigan Supreme Court. They write about the thoughts and experiences of the author. They identify and describe each justice briefly.
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The "Big Four" of the Michigan Supreme Court

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify the justices on the Michigan Supreme Court known as the "Big Four". They relate to them by researching their lives. They participate in an activity in which they practice their investigation and presentation skills.

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