Group 5
- 1. Patricia Giordano Auburn James Tara Laneville
- 2. Forensic Mysteries to Solve • Create a story where the students are investigators solving a crime. • Have the students discover “clues” and let them puzzle out how to analyze the data. • Can be used with many different sciences; Chemistry to analyze evidence. Biology with genetics, Earth Science, Physics for how to gather data, with tie-ins to psychology and government classes.
- 3. Impacts of Climate Change • Interconnected across many classes. • Social Studies showing how other countries are effected. Current events-droughts in MidWest and storm cells in North East. • Weather and modeling for past and future and how they are different from what we see as normal. • Make their own predictions for the future. What changes have we seen that Might or might not be from a changing Climate.
- 4. Planetary Systems • Discussion on other systems. Basic laws of physics apply to all. • Angular momentum and rotation from physics help us discover new planets around distant stars. We calculate and then search for planets based on the results. • Hands on activities based on ability and interests. Create to scale model of our star system. Show effects of the Moon on the Earth
- 5. Ecosystems and Biodiversity • What makes an ecosystem. Examine life and cycles within. What role does each part play. • Chemical analysis- decomposition, chemical reactions etc. • Hands-on activities-Create your own compost. • “Green” solutions- What can and can not be composted/recycled and why. • Biology look at earthworms and the role they play in soil.
- 6. Tying it all together • Field trips and activities if possible. • Can help cement understanding and show real world applications. • Local parks, museums even going outside to observe the weather can help students get a better understanding of science outside the classroom.
- 7. Tying it all together • Field trips and activities if possible. • Can help cement understanding and show real world applications. • Local parks, museums even going outside to observe the weather can help students get a better understanding of science outside the classroom.