Macro Mayhem |
In this lesson students to play an exciting game to help them understand how pollution impacts the biodiversity of macroinvertebrates found in a stream ecosystem. |
Biology, Ecology |
Elementary (4-5) |
Magnificent Macroinvertebrates |
In this lesson students will learn about macroinvertebrates by working in teams to design and build model organism that demonstrate adaptations needed to survive relative to conditions of the stream they will live in. |
Biology, Ecology |
Elementary (4-5) |
Making A Mini-landslide |
Students explore how landslide severity depends on materials (sand, gravel, lava rock), slope steepness and water content. |
Geology |
Elementary (4-5) |
Making the Plants We Eat |
Students learn about why farmers/plant scientists would want to improve traits. |
Biology, Ecology |
Elementary (4-5) |
Marine Osteoporosis |
In this lesson students learn about the effects of acidic oceans on certain marine organisms and the causes of ocean acidification. |
Biology, Climate Change, Ecology, Marine |
Elementary (4-5) |
Methods of Food Modification |
This activity introduces students to the multiple ways foods have been or can be modified, either naturally or with human intervention. |
Bioenergy |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Mice and Munchies |
In this lesson students will explore interrelationships and adaptations between prey and predators. Students will also determine features of competition between animals in aa habitat. |
Biology, Ecology |
Elementary (4-5) |
Microbial Fuel Cell |
These activities will help you walk your students through two major principles involved in fuel cell creation. They will learn what a battery is and how energy can come from in living organisms. |
Bioenergy, Chemistry, Energy |
High School (9-12) |
Mission Submersible |
Students will design and build a working model of a launch and recovery system from a set of everyday items. |
Engineering, Marine |
Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Modeling Human Impact on Earth's Carbon Cycle |
The lesson provides some basic background information about climate change and the Earth Labs “Climate and the Carbon Cycle” lesson provides a more detailed background. |
Climate Change |
High School (9-12) |