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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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) |
Harnessing Wind Power |
Students in this lesson learn about wind power, and design wind blades using the engineering process. |
Engineering, Renewable Energy |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Harnessing Solar Power with K'nex Cars |
In this lesson, students incorporate problem solving to build a solar powered K’nex car. |
Engineering, Renewable Energy |
Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) |
Habitat Lesson |
In this lesson students will learn about owl habitat and survival requirements through a game to simulate owl survivability. |
Biology, Ecology |
Elementary (4-5) |