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Careers in Health
days exploring different careers in the health field. Begin by asking students to brainstorm professions that are associated with healthcare. Encourage them to name not only different types of doctors and nurses, but also those in related health professions (sometimes cal...
Ancient Astronomers
so on • A variety of materials for fieldwork Procedures 1. Setting the stage: Have students close their eyes and picture the sky. Ask them to brainstorm things they may see in the course of a night and day, such as the movement of the sun, moon, a...
Exploring Your Community
Objectives Students will understand the following: 1. A community has an essence, or feel, about it. 2. The essence is the overall impression made by residents, business people, and institutions. Materials For this lesson, you will need: • Video camera and...
Animating Motion
Animate the motion of a car, truck, and plane based on relative motions in a particular reference frame (Challenge #3). Background In a universe full of motion, change is inevitable. Luckily, we find that some motions—like a planet orbiting t...
Rain Forests
Materials For this lesson, you will need: •Access to the Internet Procedures 1. Make sure students understand that the bulk of prescription and over-the-counter drugs used in this country these days are synthetic compounds. There has always been interest in...
Bug Off!
ant farm from a biological supply house such as Carolina Biological Supply House (1-800-334-5551 orcarolina.com). 2. Display the ant jars in the classroom. Discuss with students the physical characteristics of insects; they are six-legged, have exoskeletons, and have bodies tha...
Continental Drift
Objectives Students will: 1. understand how Earth changed over a long period of time; and 2. understand how scientists developed a theory using fossil evidence. Materials The class will need the following: • Computers with Internet access (optional but very helpfu...
Here's to Your Healthy Heart!
Procedures 1. Explain that there are two types of risk factors for heart disease—controllable and uncontrollable. Controllable risk factors are things that one can influence, such as smoking, being overweight, eating a diet high in cholesterol, and getting l...
Frogs: Fact and Folklore
Objectives Students will understand the following: 1. The importance of frogs in their local ecosystem. 2. Why a frog is uniquely suited to its habitat. Materials For this lesson, you will need: • Pens, pencils, poster paint, markers • Paper, poster board &...
Landmarks of Civilization
important structures in their hometown or state. Help students understand that structures usually serve a function, but they can also serve as symbols that identify a place or represent a cultural belief or value of a place. Such structures are called landmarks. Tw...
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