This assessment resource checks for student understanding of population density and the factors that can cause fluctuations in population.
Students examine exponential and logistic growth, identify carrying capacity, distinguish between density-dependent and density-independent limiting factors, apply the population model to data sets, and determine carrying capacity from population data.
In this interactive module, students examine exponential and logistic growth, identify carrying capacity, distinguish between density-dependent and density-independent limiting factors, apply the population model to data sets, and determine carrying capacity from population data.
Students explore climate graphs and an interactive computational model to discover the role of temperature and precipitation on the growth of crops. They examine how the extremes of precipitation (drought and flood) affect plant growth and they use maps of average precipitation and temperature to predict which area will be best suited for agricultural production.
This assessment checks student mastery in interpreting motion graphs for constant speed and variable motion.
Students will connect the motion of an object to the corresponding position-time and velocity-time graphs to determine the velocity traveled during different time intervals.
In this lesson, students will connect the motion of an object to the corresponding position-time and velocity-time graphs to determine the velocity traveled during different time intervals.
Students are introduced to the unanswered question about the future of Earth's climate. They explore data showing temperature changes over the past 120 years and data illustrating climate trends over different time scales. Students evaluate the information the data provide and consider the limitations of conclusions based on the data.
Students explore real-world data to learn about electricity consumption trends worldwide. They watch a video to discover how different energy sources are transformed into electricity.
Students use an interactive computational model and real-world data to evaluate the environmental impact of extracting natural gas to generate electricity. Students explore some of the relative benefits of natural gas and some of the potential environmental costs of extracting natural gas.
Students analyze various energy sources, comparing the costs and benefits of natural gas, coal, biomass, nuclear, wind, hydropower, and solar power for generating electricity. Students use real-world data to evaluate the relative costs and benefits of using different fuel sources to generate electricity.
Students discover how geologists use the composition and location of rocks to find deposits of oil and natural gas. They use an interactive computational model to explore how hydraulic fracturing releases natural gas from deep shale formations.
Students use interactive computational models to explore how light-colored surfaces such as snow, ice, and some clouds have a cooling effect on Earth. Then they interpret real-world data to examine the positive feedback loop between ice coverage and temperature.
Students learn how the code on a strand of DNA can be used to make a protein. Each section of the tutorial includes quiz questions that can be answered and then printed at the end of the activity.
Students use computational models to explore how Earth's surface and greenhouse gases interact with radiation. Then they interpret real-world changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide over short and long time frames.
This assessment resource checks students' understanding of how motion can be represented on a graph.
Students will investigate motion along a straight line to differentiate stopping from moving with respect to a reference point. Note: This activity requires use of a motion sensor.
In this interactive module, students will investigate motion along a straight line to differentiate stopping from moving with respect to a reference point. Note: This activity requires use of a motion sensor.
Students will explore how a protein is made from an mRNA sequence.
This assessment resource checks for student understanding of how graphs illustrate motion and show a change in position over time. This assessment is meant to be used after students complete the interactive module found at http://smartgraphs-activities.concord.org/activities/194-motion-toward-and-away/student_preview