SERC: Pedagogy In Action Collection Resources

Temperature-Volume Relationship of a Gas

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Temperature-Volume Relationship of a Gas

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This investigation uses the relationship between volume and temperature to reinforce the ideal gas law. It also uses the data collected to find absolute zero.

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:: This is a lab I use that was left by Jim Thompson.
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

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Terrarium-Investigating the water cycle in a 1 or 2 liter bottle.

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Terrarium-Investigating the water cycle in a 1 or 2 liter bottle.

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This guided inquiry investigation will show students how water moves through the water cycle, and how it affects plant life.

Subject:: Earth and Space Science; Hydrology
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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Testing Alkalinity in Water Systems (Simulation)

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Testing Alkalinity in Water Systems (Simulation)

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This investigation is a laboratory activity in which the alkalinity of 2 types of substrates (carbonate vs. non-carbonate) are compared on the basis of titration. Students will reflect on the relationship of alkalinity and toxic heavy metals. Teaching ideas from: Project Wet, Water Education for Teachers as found in: "Healthy Water Healthy People, Field Monitoring Guide "(2003)

Subject:: Chemistry; Ecology; Environmental Science; Life Science; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Assessment; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Juliet Peterson
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

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Think-Pair-Share Activity for Understanding Price Controls

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Think-Pair-Share Activity for Understanding Price Controls

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An exercise designed to facilitate understanding of the impacts of price controls on market outcomes, with a follow up exercise covering these and related concepts.

Subject:: Economics; Social Studies
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Linda Carter
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

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Think-Pair-Share Analysis of the Operation of a Metal Detector

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Think-Pair-Share Analysis of the Operation of a Metal Detector

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The activity presents a Think-Pair-Share analysis of a metal detector including a simulation.

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

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Think-Pair-Share: Analyzing changes in supply & demand and predicting impacts on equilibrium

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Think-Pair-Share: Analyzing changes in supply & demand and predicting impacts on equilibrium

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An exercise designed to facilitate understanding of supply and demand shifts as well as impacts on market outcomes with follow up exercises covering these and related concepts.

Subject:: Economics; Social Studies
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: KM McGoldrick
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

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Think-pair-share: Functions of money

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This cooperative learning activity helps students gain a deeper understanding of the three functions of money and provides practice applying those ideas to real-life items.

Subject:: Economics; Social Studies
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Julie Smith
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

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The Three Bears Heat Investigation--It's Just Right

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The Three Bears Heat Investigation--It's Just Right

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This is a classroom lab investigation where students use the story of the three bears to discover inadequacies in the story and discover how to make them correct. Convection, conduction and radiation are involved.

Subject:: Physical Science; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Denise M. Gerdes
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

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Three-Semester Honors Thesis

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A three-semester Honors Thesis in economics allows students to integrate their entire undergradaute economics experience into a challenging, meaningful, creative research project.

Subject:: Economics; Social Studies
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Steve DeLoach
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

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The Three States of Matter

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This is a classroom activity in which students explore solids, liquids, and gases, and their properties. This provides hands on experience for all students.

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:: Linda Harvey
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

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Through the Years with a Tree

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This investigation is a year round study of the phenology of a schoolyard.

Subject:: Biology; Life Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Lori Shubat
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

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Tic Tac Toe - Pick 3 in a Row Atomic Model Assignment

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Tic Tac Toe - Pick 3 in a Row Atomic Model Assignment

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This activity is a summary/assessment assignment which allows for differentiation and student choice. Students are assessed in their knowledge of the atomic model and the arrangement of elements on the periodic table.

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

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To Raise or Not to Raise the Minimum Wage

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To Raise or Not to Raise the Minimum Wage

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In this interactive exercise, students explore the normative and economic issues that arise from minimum wage increases.

Subject:: Economics; Social Studies; Sociology and Anthropology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Karen Hornsby
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

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Torpedo Designing Contest

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This project is a classroom investigation where students design a chemical torpedo out of pipettes, baking soda and vinegar to travel down a rain gutter. While working on the project the students will have to analyze their design, interpret their success and failures, adapt their creation and compete against other students in distance and velocities of their launched torpedo.

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:: Lance Kuehn
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

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Total Revenue and Price Elasticity of Demand: ILD

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Total Revenue and Price Elasticity of Demand: ILD

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This ILD helps students to understand the relationship between total revenue and price elasticity of demand.

Subject:: Economics; Social Studies
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Simulation
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Rochelle Ruffer
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

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Tracking and predicting the weather

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This activity teaches students weather terminology, how to interpret weather data, and make a weather prediction based on that data.

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:: William Lubansky
Date Added:: 02/10/2023

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Tracking the Sun: Observing the Path of the Sun Throughout the Year

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Tracking the Sun: Observing the Path of the Sun Throughout the Year

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As an on-going project, students note the position of the sun by mapping a shadow on the classroom floor. They learn about the earth's tilt and the effect of the sun's light on our seasons.