In this biology activity, students will first brainstorm how humans use their …
In this biology activity, students will first brainstorm how humans use their hands. They will then conduct a short experiment to determine the importance of the opposable thumb to humans and how it is an important adaptation.
This resource provides a nice example of how osmosis happens through a …
This resource provides a nice example of how osmosis happens through a membrane. It includes definitions, examples, analogies, a chance at writing a hypothesis, an experiment with a log to keep track of results, and graphs to record data.
The PFAS Interactive Data Viewer is a mapping tool that incorporates datasets …
The PFAS Interactive Data Viewer is a mapping tool that incorporates datasets from several DNR programs to show locations throughout Wisconsin that have been impacted by PFAS.
Information included in the PFAS Interactive Data Viewer include locations with known PFAS contamination and whether clean up has been completed; results from testing municipal drinking water for PFAS; locations with PFAS-related fish and game consumption advisories; and waterbodies throughout Wisconsin sampled for PFAS during targeted or routine monitoring.
These data may not reflect current PFAS levels at specific locations.
In this lesson students will interpret diagrams that describe the process of …
In this lesson students will interpret diagrams that describe the process of photosynthesis, examine the ingredients and products of photosynthesis and to identify producers and consumers in the food web.
In this classroom activity, students analyze the same Finnish family pedigrees that …
In this classroom activity, students analyze the same Finnish family pedigrees that researchers studied to understand the pattern of inheritance of lactose tolerance/intolerance. They also examine portions of DNA sequence near the lactase gene to identify specific mutations associated with lactose tolerance. The activity is intended for regular and honors high school biology. Images from the activity are available in the linked PowerPoint (PPT) file.
This seminar-format course provides an in-depth presentation and discussion of how engineering …
This seminar-format course provides an in-depth presentation and discussion of how engineering and biological approaches can be combined to solve problems in science and technology, emphasizing integration of biological information and methodologies with engineering analysis, synthesis, and design. Emphasis is placed on molecular mechanisms underlying cellular processes, including signal transduction, gene expression networks, and functional responses.
Dr. Steve Running, a Regents Professor in the College of Forestry and …
Dr. Steve Running, a Regents Professor in the College of Forestry and Conservation at the University of Montana, discusses the paradox of why forests in the West are growing faster while simultaneously suffering from higher die-off rates. Running is a member of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and was the lead author on a 2007 report analyzing North AmericaŐs contribution to atmospheric carbon dioxide and its impacts on the global climate. (58 minutes)
This lesson covers the process of photosynthesis and the related plant cell …
This lesson covers the process of photosynthesis and the related plant cell functions of transpiration and cellular respiration. Students will learn how engineers can use the natural process of photosynthesis as an exemplary model of a complex yet efficient process for converting solar energy to chemical energy or distributing water throughout a system.
Observations inspire scientific questions and drive discoveries. In this activity, students will …
Observations inspire scientific questions and drive discoveries. In this activity, students will watch a visualization of empirical scientific data to explore seasonal changes in primary productivity on the earth. They will then formulate and research their own scientific questions about primary productivity on the earth and present their research in a classroom scientific poster session.
This activity is a first grade life science activity where the students …
This activity is a first grade life science activity where the students practice inquiry skills by developing questions about seeds, planting them and noting details about how they change as they grow.
This site helps students see how plants and animals interact to accomplish …
This site helps students see how plants and animals interact to accomplish pollination. Students (Grades 3-8) identify plant and animal parts involved in pollination, connections between pollination and food production, relationships between pollinators and the plants they pollinate, and ways flowers have adapted to encourage pollination.
Help Sam the gardener in the Sunflower Greenhouse. Learn about plants and …
Help Sam the gardener in the Sunflower Greenhouse. Learn about plants and their parts, photosynthesis and energy. This lesson includes practical exercises. Good for grade 3.
In this cooperative activity, students use microscale reaction plates and straws of …
In this cooperative activity, students use microscale reaction plates and straws of different lengths to construct three-dimensional bar-type charts of element properties. Let students discover for themselves the existence and direction of periodic trends.
This website provides an elaborate overview of the Polar Regions; the Arctic …
This website provides an elaborate overview of the Polar Regions; the Arctic and Antarctic. Students can use this site to research polar animals, investigate the habitats-learn history, science, environment, and compare/contrast the two regions. Teachers can use this site to provide information to their students.
The resource is a lesson plan focusing on informing about how exposure …
The resource is a lesson plan focusing on informing about how exposure to pollution can have toxic chemicals enter the body and affect the body. This resource has a video link with guided questions, discussion prompts, activity ideas, and learning objectives.
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