This activity provides a broad look at biomes and ecosystems across the globe.
Explore patterns and characteristics of El Niño and effects on global climate.
Explore flat geometry (Euclidean) that is based on figures on a plane versus spherical geometry (non-Euclidean) that is based on figures on a curved surface.
Explore banned books, population density, religion, and global literacy related to Fahrenheit 451by Ray Bradbury.
Explore the ethnic diversity of U.S. states and neighborhoods. Book: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Explore the relationship between air and water currents.
As the United States acquired land and new states formed, the balance of power between the free and slave states needed to be addressed.
Among the ash heaps and millionaires, explore the geographic and demographic context of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Learn about the Hiroshima explosion and how the height of the explosion and its effects are linked. Book: Hiroshima by John Hersey
Investigate the progression of communist expansion immediately following World War II.
Measure the distance between two rain gauges to estimate how much precipitation an intervening town receives by deriving a linear function.
Explore relationships between temperature, pressure, and humidity with daily weather forecasts.
Explore the geographic context of Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.
Examine species richness to gain insight to evolutionary selection factors that encourage greater diversity.
Explore the factors leading to the independence movement of Latin American colonies.
While population growth is often associated with exponential functions, this activity explores a linear model for one Michigan county.
Investigate marine debris, the role of ocean gyres, and how humans impact trash accumulation.
Use remotely sensed data to estimate and measure the area of (center-pivot irrigation) crop circles.
Discover how global mountain ranges are formed related to plate motions.
Investigate a geographic overview of the American Civil War.