Using an Observation Log to enhance studies in biology

Turn your class loose to experiment with the different fat content in skim milk, whole milk, half and half, and heavy cream. This is a visually vibrant experiment, as learners drip food coloring on the surface of the products and measure...

Students complete activities to study the frost and frost depth. In this frost study lesson, students use frost tubes to study and measure the frost at their school. Students measure the frost in the tube and enter their data online to...

Environmental science classes read articles about two different scientific studies. One is about the effects of contraceptive chemicals on fertility, and the other is about how a pesticide may be reducing bone density in exposed...

How did Charles Darwin become one of the most recognized names in biology? Introduce young naturalists to the early history of Darwin using a brief Fuse School Evolution video. The narrator discusses Darwin's beginnings as a theology...

Provide your class with the tools they need to design a research project. Groups examine case studies to gain information about the process involved in designing a research project. They use materials provided to brainstorm and develop a...

Follow gray whales as they make their long journey from Mexico to their feeding grounds in the Arctic. This webpage gives students background information and up to date news about the migration of the gray whales. Also, students can...

Scientists have yet to find the limit on the human brain's capacity for memory storage, so the potential is limitless!  An animated video demonstrates how the brain places information in short-term memory. Viewers observe the importance...

Digital amnesia: forgetting information one easily finds online. Learn how our brains move information into short-term memory at the molecular level with a  short animation sure to make a memorable impression. Viewers observe a synapse...

Galileo is often credited as the inventor of telescopes, but he was just the first to use one to study the night sky. The last installment in a series of five about the Big Bang Theory looks at how scientists explore our universe. Groups...

Students study cloud data and weather maps to explore cloud activity.  In this cloud data activity students locate latitude and longitude coordinates and determine cloud cover percentages.