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Curated OER

The "Nuts and Bolts" of Taxonomy and Classification

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students develop classification scheme that meets the established rules of the Linnaean system. They write one page essay on classification choices.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Plant Surveys to Study Biodiversity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An extended field investigation intended as launch into several concepts in environmental science including biodiversity, human impacts on natural systems, and energy transfer in ecosystems.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Ecosystems:determining Feeding Relationships Among Organisms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lab, learners will complete a field study about feeding relationships between organisms and present their findings in a food web as well as in a written narrative.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Two Types of Journaling Before Pond Study

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During the lab, students investigate the interaction of living and nonliving environmental factors affecting a run off pond near the school.
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The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Underground Adventure

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Chicago Field Museum provides a comprehensive soil education project covering topics such as soil structure and organisms living underground. Students can use the site for research or do the full-blown project, where they establish a...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: The Microenvironment Project: Featuring Phenology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A field lab for biology that focuses young scholars on the study of nature and its changes over time. Students are asked to observe and acquire knowledge of trees and the interdependence that a tree shares with other organisms.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: Programs: Chesapeake Bay Water Quality Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A project-based collaborative unit of study that teaches students about watershed health using real-time geospatial technology. Students engage in outdoor field experiences while using twenty-first century learning skills.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating the Ecology of Goldenrod Galls Through Biological Sampling

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this biology field lab exercise, students conduct a stationary population study of goldenrod galls. They examine a host of factors including goldenrod plant density, goldenrod gall density, gall height, gall mass, larval exit hole...
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Other

Manitoba Model Forest Network: Sustainable Forest Management (Grade 11) [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This 167-page Science unit on forest management looks at the different ways humans have managed Manitoba forests throughout history. It explains the ways we harvest our forests, the products they provide us with, and what the future...
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Jason: Does Oxygen in the Water Matter

For Teachers 6th - 8th
JASON Aquatic Field Study: Explore how dissolved oxygen is one of the best indicators of the health of an aquatic ecosystem. Measure the dissolved oxygen level of a local aquatic site and explore how it affects water quality.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Biodiversity in Your Schoolyard

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this field lab, students will investigate the biodiversity around their school and record and document the information they find. The students will compare their information to those of their classmates, develop multiple hypotheses...