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Our Big Backyard
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This activity is a field investigation where students venture out into their own backyard to observe and record data on living things and see how these things change throughout the seasons.

Subject:
Mathematics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Our Big Backyard: How Does Our Local Ecosystem Change During the Year?
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This activity is a field investigation where students will make observations on a chosen location every two weeks for the period of one school year. They will record their observations using a digital camera and a nature journal.

Subject:
Ecology
Environmental Science
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Jessica White Stanley
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Our Friend the Worm! - Introducing Worm Composting into the Classroom
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This activity is an introduction to setting up a composting worm bin in the classroom. It is part of a yearlong study on the interaction and influences that living system have on each other.

Subject:
Ecology
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Tamara Pickens
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Outcrop Investigation: What Can Our Rocks Tell Us About the Past?
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This activity is a field investigation where students reconstruct parts of Winona's Paleozoic environment through observations of a local outcrop and the application of basic geologic principles.

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:
Joseph Cynor
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Outdoor Light Sources and Their Attractibility to Nocturnal Insects
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In this field exploration, student teams (consisting of 3 students) will investigate whetherincandescent, fluorescent or a no light situation will attract the most nocturnal insects.

Subject:
Ecology
Life Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Overnight Crystals to Illustrate Solubility Concepts
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This quick-lab provides a concrete experience with crystal formation from saturated salt solutions that can help students make solubility problems more relevant to their experience.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Simulation
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Char Bezanson
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Paper Chromatography: These colors DO run
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This activity is a guided inquiry where students investigate the colors contained within a single marker color and interpret what this means about the sizes of the molecules.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Assessment
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Paper Helicopters:  Variables and Experimental Design
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This activity is an experimental investigation in which students use paper helicopters to examine types of variables and how to manipulate variables in experimental design.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Nichol Reilly
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Parachutes and Air Resistance
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This activity is a hands-on lesson that shows how air resistance affects how things move and how air is all around objects.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Anne Flahavan
Emma Holmblad
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Partial Derivatives: Geometric Visualization
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This write-pair-share activity presents Calculus III students with a worksheet containing several exercises that require them to find partial derivatives of functions of two variables. Afterwards, a series of Web-based animations are used to illustrate the surface of each function, the path of the indicated partial derivative for a specified value of the variable and the value of the derivative at each point along the path.

Subject:
Mathematics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
James Rutledge
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Penny Bright Experiment: Does Salt & Vinegar Have An Effect On Pennies?
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This activity is a lab where students will be working with chemical changes and reactions. It's a simple activity that can be done with household items.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Jarod Werner
Date Added:
02/10/2023
A Percentage Stroll through Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
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Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module/Geology of National Parks course. Students calculate percentages and percent differences to compare various measures of fumaroles, mud pots, hot springs and geysers in this introduction to hydrothermal features at Yellowstone NP.

Subject:
Mathematics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Tom Juster
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Periodic Trend Game: Learning to Predict Elements Using Periodic Trends
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This activity teaches students about the periodic table and how element properties can be predicted through periodic trends.

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
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Period of a Pendulum Investigation
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This activity is an investigation into the period of a pendulum where students will write an equation for a pendulum experiencing simple harmonic motion.

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:
Jonathan Smith
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Phenology Weekly
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Students will raise questions about the natural world and seek answers by making careful observations about the weather. Students will measure, record and describe weather conditions using common tools, like thermometer, anemometer, rain gauge and possibly, light meter.

Subject:
Atmospheric Science
Earth and Space Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Mary Hedenstrom
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Phenology and Weatherguide Calendar
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This activity is a field observation and also an in-class discussion/share. Students share observations made outside and are aware of changes in the natural world.

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
Phenology and the Weatherguide Calendar--An Introduction
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This classroom activity introduces the yearlong topic of phenology and how to use the Weatherguide calendar.

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
Author:
Annette Walen Hokanson
Date Added:
02/10/2023
Physical and Chemical Properties of Water
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This activity is a method of tying a multitude of physical (and chemical) properties together showing what makes a substance unique and identifiable. This activity is a great way to lead the students into developing their procedures, their further investigations, and yet giving them the feeling of responsibility and ownership for their learning.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Richard Smith
Date Added:
02/10/2023