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Investigating Neighborhood Wetlands
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This activity is field investigation where students map a neighborhood wetland and generate various watershed questions. Students identify engineered structures in or around this wetland and consider how flood water can be controlled.

Subject:
Ecology
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Tim Shulstad
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Newton's 3rd Law:  Coin Flick
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This activity is a structured inquiry for students to observe how Newton's 3rd law of motion which states that to every action there must be an equal reaction. By flicking a set # of coin into a row of coins they will observe the force of the impact being passed along until the last coin flies off when no other coin prevents it from moving.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Jane Schaffran
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Newton's Third Law through Film Canister Cannons
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This activity is an outdoor lab investigating Newton's Third Law with film canister cannons.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Philip Moll
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Oranges - How Many Sections are Inside?
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This is an investigative lab to provide students with an opportunity to practice observation skills and develop cooperative group proceedures.

Subject:
Biology
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
John Mettling
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Ordering Planets: Math Connections and Number Sense in Science
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This set of activities is designed to help students develop an understanding of scale/distance and ordering the planets from the sun, understanding Earth's position in the solar system, and developing new ways of determining "order."

Subject:
Astronomy
Earth and Space Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Anne E. Flynn
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Osmosis Using Water and Gummy Bears
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This activity is a classroom lab where the students gather data on the affect water has on gummy bear candies and develops an experiment based on a new question regarding a not plain water solution. Students will perform calculations and graph their results.

Subject:
Biology
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Katie Melgaard
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Our Surroundings: Observing the Outdoors
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This first grade field and classroom activity leads students to discover their natural world through observation and measurement.

Subject:
Biology
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Patterns: An Introduction to Mendeleev, Periodicity, and the Periodic Table
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This activity is a puzzle where students organize samples and look for patterns in order to predict properties of missing puzzle pieces. The students then relate their experience to the historical development of the Periodic Table and the ways that the Periodic Table can be used to predict the properties of the elements.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Jennifer Hogan
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Pendulums: Calculating the Effect of Mass, Length, and Angular Displacement on Period
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This physics lab activity is an introduction to Simple Harmonic Motion, utilizing the variables of mass, length, and angular displacement to determine their effect on period. Acceleration of gravity is calculated and the results of manual data collection and Vernier LabPro data collection are compared.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Andrea Del Zoppo
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Photosynthesis: Discovering What Plants Need for Photosynthesis
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In this inquiry lab, students design and conduct simple experiments using elodea and Bromothymol blue to determine whether plants consume or release carbon dioxide in the process of photosynthesis. Students will record their data which will be used to conclude whether carbon dioxide was consumed or released by the elodea.

Subject:
Botany
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Cindy Boese
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Plant Life in Our Nature Center
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This activity is a field investigation where students use a dichotomous key to properly identify trees in our schools nature center.

Subject:
Botany
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Holly Hansen
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Plastic Polymers: Building a Model and Relating to Real Life Connections
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This is a short unit (including hands on activities) on polymers and plastics to expand our study of physical/chemical properties and changes.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Amy Fahey
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Polymers: Comparing Two Liquid Glue Based Polymers
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In this fun hands-on activity, students will create two different polymers, similar to Flubber and Silly Putty, using Elmers glue, liquid laundry starch, and Borax. Students will then compare the properties of the two polymers.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Linda Ruehle
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Ponds and Streams: How clean is our water?
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This activity is a field investigation where students gather data on ponds and compare the results to determine the quality of the water.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Hydrology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Kyle Johnson
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Precipitation: Snow
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This activity combines field and classroom investigations about snowflakes to develop a testable question.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Hydrology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Holly Hansen
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Processes of Sedimentation in Gravel Pits
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This is a field investigation where students will explore and observe sediments within a local gravel pit and from their observation create an investigation that will help to determine the nature of the sediments.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Geology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
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Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Melissa Olson
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Projectile Motion: Creating a Catapult
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This activity is a project where students build a catapult and analyze the energy transformations, role of Newton's Laws, and role of friction and other forces.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Abigail Baker
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Projectile Motion: Predicting Point of Impact
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Students will understand that projectile motion is a result of two independent motions, horizontal and vertical by reading, problem-solving, and experimentation.

Subject:
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Andrea Dammann
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating River Flow: Calculating the Discharge of a Stream
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This activity is a field investigation in which students will gather data from a stream to calculate the discharge. They will need to interpret their findings and examine what factors could change the discharge of a stream over time.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Hydrology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Heidi Hilliard
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Investigating Rock Layers and Fossils to Infer Past Depositional Environments at Lilydale Park
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In this field investigation students document outcrop descriptions, develop investigable questions, present findings, and interpret a sedimentary rock sequence's depositional history.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Geology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Kent Gordon
Date Added:
02/10/2023