Mini-Unit/lesson |
Description
of Mini-Unit/Lesson |
| A Cycle Built for Two |
Geochemical
Cycles and the Rock Cycle |
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Students
discover that some diseases are relatively new to humankind
(emerging diseases), while others that had been nearly
eliminated in developed countries are now beginning to
increase in incidence (re-emerging diseases). |
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Historical
documents allow for the student s to work with qualitative
observations; these documents contain several hypotheses
that remain the working basis of immunizations. |
| A
Whole Lotta Shakin’ |
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Students
will read an article about America’s energy consumption
for understanding and to find instances of bias. |
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Students
will watch a film about the voyage of the Endurance and
analyze the film’s representation of the expedition. |
| Acute Toxicity: LD50 by the Numbers |
Students
observe brine shrimp as they are affected by household
cleaners. |
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Where toxicants of environmental health importance are transported through the air, understanding the natural processes which contribute to air movement and weather patterns of a region is important. |
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Students
gain an understanding between one bio-control agent, its
biology and that of one main prey. |
| Are they really that different? |
This lesson serves as an introduction to both the next unit and the second half of the quarter. |
| Arsenic Flow |
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| Arsenic
Unveiled
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| Arsenic: Worldwide |
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| Atmospheric Cells |
In this lesson, students will explore the idea of the sun as a central force in the development of atmospheric convection cells. |
| Between and Rock and a Hard Place |
In this activity students will explore
the relationship between the density of two plates and
the possible boundary types. |
| Bioassay |
An
inquiry lab using Daphnia as a bioassay organism. Students
develop questions and hypothesis and design an investigation
to test their hypothesis. |
| Biomedical
imaging |
This is an engage lesson about Biomedical Imaging and should be considered in the context of the electromagnetic spectrum (the methods all use one or multiple parts of the spectrum for imaging) and the extension of the human senses through technology. |
| Black Worm Down |
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| Building the Perfect City |
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| Calculate |
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| Catch a Bug |
Students consider the multiple meanings of the word “bug” and use it to describe both the diversity of organisms and the connection between organisms and diseases. |
| Change Conditions |
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| Chemical
Reactions in the Human Body. |
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| Chemistry
review, and the chemistry of coal. |
This lesson serves as a review of conservation of mass, simple reactions and equation balancing. |
| Chernobyl |
During this lesson, students will be exposed to information and images from the Chernobyl power plant accident. |
| Chocolate
Flavored Cherries |
Students
are introduced to the process of recombinant DNA through
imaginary creation of chocolate flavored cherries. |
| Choosing a Pesticide or Fertilizer |
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| Circuit Lab |
A circuit lab is an essential part of any unit on electricity. The laws governing the behavior of electricity in simple circuits are, well, simple. |
| Clean coal? |
Using the knowledge gained from the previous day’s lesson, students will continue to explore coal and its environmental health impacts. |
| Climate Patterns |
Why do climate patterns vary across the country? Students are challenged to identify patterns in climate data across the US that might give them insight as to the role of the impact of land and water masses on climate. |
| CO Buildup City |
During this lesson students will use a computer simulation to explain the relationship between city size, temperature, and air quality. |
| Cold Fronts |
Where toxicants of environmental health importance are transported through the air, understanding the natural processes contributing to air movement and weather patterns of a region is important. |
| Cold Fusion? |
During this lesson, students will be introduced to fusion. Having studied fission and learned about mass defect, students are now prepared to learn about fusion. |
| Concept Mapping |
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| Cotton and Cabbage |
Students
design an experiment that will establish which seeds are
genetically modified. |
| Current Interactions |
Students will design a simulation to explore how water, heat, and salinity affect the flow of the world’s ocean currents. They will present their results to the class. |
| Current Issues with Arsenic Contamination |
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| Currents |
Students will conduct a variety of investigations to see how water, heat, and salinity affect the flow of the world’s ocean currents. |
| Describe the Perfect Pathogen |
Students
are asked to consider the attributes of the four main types
of pathogens and describe what these attributes mean for
the invasion of the body. |
| Design a Pollinator |
During this lesson students will apply their understanding of basic plant and animal biology to design a pollinator(s) that is(are) well adapted to a given plant. |
| Designer Genes |
During
this lesson students apply biotechnology concepts to engineer
a new organism. |
| Detection detective |
This activity revisits the biomedical imaging techniques that students investigated in their explore activity and seeks to further explain these techniques using physical principles. |
| Developing a Public Health Service Message |
Using
research as well as laboratory experiments, students will
begin developing a public service message that addresses
a public health issue faced by the local community |
| Different % |
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| Disease Hits Home |
In
this lesson students are provided with the name of the
disease and, using library and internet facilities, are
asked to explore and explain the route of transmission
of this disease in their specific case study. |
| Distillation and Titrations |
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| DNA Replication |
During
this lesson students will model DNA replication using edible
materials. |
| DNA, Genes, and Chromosomes |
During this lesson students will review the structure and function of DNA, genes, and chromosomes. |
| Does the Chicken have Anthrax? |
The purpose of this activity is for the students to develop an understanding for the components of nonspecific immunity by utilizing a scientific approach. |
| Doppler |
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| Dose Response |
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| Drifting Continents, Dynamic Results |
Students
will plot earthquake and volcano data in order to begin
explaining the relationship between plate movement and
connection. |
| Dust in the Wind; Chemicals in the Water |
Students explore mechanical and chemical
weathering at stations. Using this information they then
design and conduct an experiment to investigate the rate
of erosion in different settings. |
