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Applied Science: Ecology and Simpsons Diversity Index
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Students practice calculating Simpson's Index of Diversity using playing cards as "species." Then they will use the equation and a sample set of data to calculate Simpson's Index of Diversity for a representative sample. Students can also conduct their own studies to obtain data.

Subject:
Earth Science
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Applied Science: Estimating Environmental Damage in Freshwater
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Students compare water quality at different points in a stream or river. They will use freshwater invertebrates to obtain and compare biotic index scores for different sampling stations.

Subject:
Earth Science
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Applied Science: Metals
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Students investigate how different treatments such as work-hardening, tempering, and annealing affect the mechanical properties of a number of metals.

Subject:
Chemistry
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Assessing Human Hearing
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Students explore some of the qualities of our sense of hearing and its usefulness to us. They can also begin to consider what the consequences could be of hearing impairment.

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Science
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Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Brine Date
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Students will make observations of the behaviors of brine shrimp in order to investigate the phenomenon of sexual selection.

Subject:
Biology
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Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Cloning a Living Organism
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Students clone a plant by taking cuttings. A closer look at the cuttings a few weeks later could reveal which characteristics of each cutting depend on the genetic make-up of the plant and which are strongly affected by environmental conditions.

Subject:
Biology
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Comparing the Flower Structure of Different Angiosperms
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Students study the structures involved in pollination. Having seen the common structures and how they vary in form from species to species, students should be able to make deductions about which pollinating agents and mechanisms affect the likelihhod of cross-pollination.

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Controlling Body Mass
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Students investigate how body mass changes as we change the amount of food we eat and the exercise we take.

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Effect of Size on Uptake By Diffusion
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Students investigate diffusion. They will set up cubes of agar jelly and see how far liquid penetrates them by diffusion over five minutes. Then they will calculate surface area to volume ratio for cubes of different sizes and consider the problems faced by large organisms.

Subject:
Biology
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Enzyme-catalysed Synthesis
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Students extract an enzyme from biological material and investigate the action of enzyme on different substrates. They will also demonstrate that some enzymes catalyse reactions result in the syntheis of new biomolecules.

Subject:
Biology
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019
How Do Plants and Animals Change the Environment Around Them?
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In this experiment, hydrogencarbonate indicator is used to show the concentration of carbon dioxide in the environment of aquatic animals and plants. Over a 24 hour period, students will explore which combinations of plants and animals make a stable ecosystem in light or dark conditions.

Subject:
Biology
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019
How Much Energy Is There In Food?
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Students take samples of a range of foodstuffs and burn them under a boiling tube containing a measured amount of water. They will measure the temperature increase in the water and calculate the amount of energy needed to cause that temperature increase, indicating the amount of energy stored in the food.

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Identifying the Conditions Needed for Photosynthesis
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Students isolate the contributions of three of the four requirements for photosynthesis in leaves. It demonstrates that chlorophyll, light, and carbon dioxide are all necessary for starch to form in leaves.

Subject:
Biology
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019
Investigating How We See Colour
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Students view a series of coloured images and then record the colours of the afterimages seen by individuals. After discussing the observations, students will attempt to build a hypothesis to explain the observations as related to how the eye responds to electromagnetic waves.

Subject:
Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Nuffield Foundation
Author:
Nuffield Foundation
Date Added:
02/26/2019