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Investigating Starch in Foods
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Investigating Starch in Foods
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This activity is a classroom experiment where students gather data on which foods contain starch. They use observation and develop their own hypothesis to create a question they would like to discover about starches.

Subject:
Career and Technical Education
Health Science
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Darlene Schleis
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating Static Electricity: Creating Lightning on a much smaller scale
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Investigating Static Electricity: Creating Lightning on a much smaller scale
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This activity is a guided exploration of how static electricity works and how it relates to lightning.

Subject:
Atmospheric Science
Earth and Space Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Simulation
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Kathy Ahrndt
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating Steam Discharge: An Interdisciplinary Approach
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Investigating Steam Discharge: An Interdisciplinary Approach
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This is a interdisciplinary field investigation where students form observations and gather data to estimate stream discharge.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Eric Scheidel
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating Stream Characteristics and Discharge: An Interdisciplinary Approach
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Investigating Stream Characteristics and Discharge: An Interdisciplinary Approach
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This activity is a interdisciplinary field investigation where students will form observations and make calculations about stream characteristics and stream flow.

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:
Eric Scheidel
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating Temperature: Using a Thermometer
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Investigating Temperature: Using a Thermometer
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Students will record the temperature daily, using a bar graph, color coded bars. this monthly bar graph helps students understand phenology and interpreting graphs.

Subject:
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Colleen Fridlund
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating The South Crow River: Discharge, Turbidity, Erosion, and Sediments
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Investigating The South Crow River: Discharge, Turbidity, Erosion, and Sediments
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This is a field investigation where students will gather data about the South Crow River using techniques of their own design and develop a group (multimedia) presentation for class presentation.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Hydrology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Gary Loontjer
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating Topography Caused by Glacial Lake Agassiz and Glacial River Warren in the Big Stone Lake area
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Investigating Topography Caused by Glacial Lake Agassiz and Glacial River Warren in the Big Stone Lake area
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This activity is a field investigation where students will observe the topography of Big Stone Lake and generate questions about the history of this area.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Geology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Tracey Raguse
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating Tree Leaves
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Investigating Tree Leaves
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During the leaf activities the students will compare, contrast, classify, categorize, identify attributes, learn art techniques and learn about the importance of trees.

Subject:
Botany
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating Trees
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Investigating Trees
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This activity is a field investigation where students gather information on a tree. Based on the information gathered and student interest, students will develop and carry out an investigation.

Subject:
Botany
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
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Investigating Trees: Using a dichotomous key to identify local tree types
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Investigating Trees: Using a dichotomous key to identify local tree types
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This activity is a field investigation where students explore different types of trees and identify them using leaves and classification tools.

Subject:
Botany
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Suzanne Bot
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating Variables : Passengers Supported by Lifeboats
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Investigating Variables : Passengers Supported by Lifeboats
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This activity is a lab investigation where students develop an investigable inquiry question, construct a fleet of boats, collect data about how many passengers (pennies) each will hold before sinking, interpret their findings, and will share methods and results during a poster session.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Peggy Greenwaldt
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating Water Molecules: Adhesion and Cohesion
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Investigating Water Molecules: Adhesion and Cohesion
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This activity is a classroom investigation where student observe several properties of water; adhesion and cohesion. They will transfer this knowledge to predicting other materials that will have adhesion with water molecules.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating Water Quality Through Quantative and Qualitative Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling
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Investigating Water Quality Through Quantative and Qualitative Analysis of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling
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In activity is a Biology field lab where students will investigate the relative health of an aquatic system based on bioindicators. Students will then summarize and reflect upon their findings.

Subject:
Biology
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Matthew Duffee
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating Weather: A House of Seasons
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Investigating Weather: A House of Seasons
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This activity is a classroom activity where students will create a collage of pictures based upon precipitation/water during each season.

Subject:
Atmospheric Science
Earth and Space Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating What Living Things Need: Space
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Investigating What Living Things Need: Space
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In this biology investigation, students will make observations of the growth of bean seeds to determine what plants need to live and grow in a healthy way.

Subject:
Biology
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Anne Flynn
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating White Light: What Colors Make Up White Light?
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Investigating White Light: What Colors Make Up White Light?
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This activity is an investigation of what colors make up white light. Students will explore through two different hands-on activities.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Sarah Fritzke Jordan
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating Wolf Behavior
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Investigating Wolf Behavior
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This activity is a classroom investigation of wolf behavior where students use observational evidence to identify and describe wolf pack structure.

Subject:
Life Science
Zoology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Emily Wolf
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating pH of Common Household Substances
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Investigating pH of Common Household Substances
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This activity is a classroom lab where students test common household liquids for pH level on the pH continuum, 1-14. They compare and contrast everyday use of the liquids, and how this relates to the liquids' pH property.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Katherine Craun
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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Investigating the Constancy of Gravity: Free-Fall Using a Water-Filled Plastic Bottle
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Investigating the Constancy of Gravity: Free-Fall Using a Water-Filled Plastic Bottle
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In this physics interactive lecture demonstration, students will investigate the effects of acceleration due to gravity in a number of different situations using a plastic water bottle. Based on an original activity from Peter Hopkinson, AAPT.

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:
Nancy Bynum
Date Added:
02/10/2023
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