Document: Teacher Materials – Unit 7 Abstract: Use this applet for a couple of minutes. Add multiple charges using the “add” button. To adjust the sign or mass of a charge to be added, you must first click on the “Properties” button, make your change and click “done”. The next charge you add will reflect your change. For some reason the...

Document: Newtonian Vehicle Abstract: You will design, build, and test a self-propelling vehicle that can travel a minimum distance of one meter. When designing the vehicle, sketch a diagram showing how it will be propelled (balloon, rubber band, mousetrap, etc.) and the forces that act on the vehicle when it is stationary and moving. After building and testing the vehicle, write...

Document: Collisions Abstract: Welcome to this science exercise. We hope that you will find it interesting and worthwhile. Carefully read through these directions and the directions on the next page before you begin to work.

Document: Agricultural Land Use GRASP Abstract: The student should be able to demonstrate that they understand and are able to describe the importance of agricultural land conservation and the need for informed decision making regarding how agricultural land is utilized and managed.   Students should also be able to describe actual and potential effects of human activities on agricultural land, including...

Document: Heavy Metals Aquatic Envirnments Project Abstract: You might know that lead can be toxic, and that you can get lead poisoning from eating or inhaling old paint dust. Lead is called a heavy metal, and there are other sources of heavy metals that can be toxic, too. Silver, copper, mercury, nickel, cadmium, arsenic, and chromium are all heavy metals...

Document: Water Pollution GRASP Abstract:  Students will develop an understanding of how water pollution affects ecosystems. Pretend you are a member of the press and you are invited to attend a press conference conducted by the company who was responsible for the oil spill.

Document: Biogeochemical Cycles GRASP Abstract: For the student to demonstrate that they are able to interpret all of the biogeochemical cycles (water, nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon cycles) while relating the cycling of matter to the Law of Conservation of Matter.

Document: GRASP Food Web Activity Abstract: Students will investigate why the vegetable and flower gardens at the local state park and surrounding neighborhoods are being destroyed by deer and rabbits.  Students will be Jr. State Park Rangers.  They will help the state park Ranger Lily Greer discover why the surrounding neighborhood gardens, small shrubs and trees are being eaten to the...

Document: Exploring the Environment(coral reef) Abstract: Officials of the United Nations Environmental Program with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, have recently become concerned with news from scientists throughout the world that coral reefs are dying at alarming rates. The officials have called together representatives from nations around the world to examine the problem and make recommendations on what is to be...

Document: Childrens Book of Ecology Performance Document: Ecology Children’s Book Rubric Abstract: In class we will be discussing many aspects of ecology and there will be many terms that will need to be memorized.  I will help you to achieve this by asking you to produce a children’s picture book based on the knowledge that you acquire in and out of the...