Students develop an understanding of how aspirin works and how understanding its interaction with other chemicals in the body aided doctors in medical research.
Students learn about air masses and the role they play in weather and climate.
This is an interactive resource in which the students learn about the systems of the body including the respiratory system.
An online activity about human body systems. The goal of this activity is to drag the correct organs of the body system into Arnold's body. When you mouse-over an organ, its name appears. There is also a student sheet for students to answer questions based on the activity. This resource supports the English language development of English language learners.
Students assess the goals, benefits, success, and limitations of technology (instruments) on a space mission.
Students complete hands-on activities and read information online in order to answer the central question of the lesson: How does understanding the chemistry of hair care, including the role of pH, help in the development of better hair-care products.
Students are introduced to the energy transformations involved in the burning of hydrocarbons.
Students examine how physical features noted in the fossil record provide clues about the evolution of species.
Students explore how DNA can tell us about ourselves and other organisms and species. They will also learn about the systematic study of the human genome and write an article summarizing what they have learned throughout the lesson.
This lesson plan focuses on food chains and food webs. There are multiple associated weblinks to supplemental videos and interactive resources.
This lesson is the second of a two-part series on the cycle of life. This series should help enhance student understanding of the flow of matter and energy and the interdependence of life by focusing on food chains and food webs.
Students explore plate tectonics and understand how mountains, earthquakes, and volcanoes are related to the movements of plates.
Students research and assess past, present, and future decisions related to energy shortages, using the California energy crisis as a case study.
Students examine the ethical issues raised by three situations in which prenatal testing may be used to prevent or facilitate pregnancy.
This lesson is based on the highly engaging book Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson. Alternate texts and strategies for sharing are provided in case there are not enough book resources for all students to have an individual copy. As they read, students will take notes and then participate in an interactive "grab bag book review" where they will take objects from a bag, one at a time, to act as prompts for re-telling big ideas from the book and lesson.
Students examine the interdependence of global trade in the context of the economic and social aspects of fisheries and aquaculture.
Students read the online booklet "Fossils, Rocks, and Time" which provides an introduction to the study of earth's history and the role fossils play in helping us understand this history.
In this lesson, students demonstrate that it is the tilt of Earth's axis that causes the seasons.
This lesson introduces students to the genetic information stored in DNA within the human cell nucleus.
Students will understand the pattern of genetic variation among humans and how variation has been introduced into our species over time. As a culminating activity, students will pick a trait variation to research and report.