Plans for a 5 day collaborative mini unit between Physics/Engineering and Music, exploring how sound interferes within spaces and how acoustic treatments can be used to improve sound.

The use of a salt water tank for ion testing pairs nicely with the electron and flame test unit in chemistry.

This is a Data Nugget that features Lexi Passante from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She shares her data on the impact of road salt on ecosystems near paved roads in Wisconsin. Salt is applied to roads in snowy climates to help keep them safe during the winter. When the snow melts, salt makes its way into local rivers. Halophiles, or bacteria that thrive in salty conditions might be a good indicator of how much salt is in a particular waterway, telling scientists when certain areas have become too polluted with salt.

This resource has been reviewed using the HQIM rubric
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LYgn6VNpvgX7yZQV5UGzHMQVJO8Y0TKkKjZAA4j4WI4/edit?usp=sharing

This is a publicly accessible website that contains wonderful, Wisconsin based data. Maybe the writing from another Wisconsin HS science teacher provides some ideas for how these data could be used.