Home, Home in a Stream |
In this lesson students will create stream ecosystems that focus on the differences between riffle, run, and pool ecosystems, while hypothesizing which macro invertebrate they would expect to find in each stream environment. |
Biology, Ecology |
Elementary (4-5) |
Human Centered Design: Masks and Backpacks |
Learners will utilize Human Centered Design to make personal protective masks. |
Engineering |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Human Population Density |
Students in this lesson learn about population density, specifically in humans, and determine the population density in 5-8 state in the United States. |
Biology |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Hungry, Hungry Macros |
In this lesson students learn about the feeding strategies of macroinvertebrates by conducting an experiment using two functional groups (shredders and grazers). |
Biology, Ecology |
Elementary (4-5) |
Hydraulics with Syringes |
In this lesson, students will brainstorm and build a functional mechanical arm that uses hydraulic systems to perform different tasks. |
Engineering |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Hypoxia Lesson - Interdisciplinary Coastal Simulation |
Six-part look at coastal ecosystems, ocean oxygen and how microbes in the ocean impact the carbon cycle |
Climate Change, Marine |
High School (9-12) |
I'm in Danger |
In this lesson students play a role-playing game to illustrate the wide ranging effects of listing a species under the federal Endangered Species Act. |
Bioenergy, Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Engineering |
Elementary (4-5) |
Icebreakers |
An interactive activity for students to get to know each other. |
Team Building |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
In the Belly of a Whale |
Students work in groups to simulate the feeding methods of the humpback, right, and gray whales. |
Marine |
Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8) |
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME) |
In this lesson plan, students learn about industrial and manufacturing engineering (IME). Students will revise and create IME lessons and learn about lean manufacturing processes. |
Engineering |
High School (9-12) |