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Lesson Plans - Science

Communities and Biomes Virtual Lab

How can you model a balanced marine biome?
PURPOSE: To create and maintain a marine biome in the form of a reef tank.
OBJECTIVES: Compare the symbiotic and competitive relationships in organisms within an ecosystem.
Students will navigate to the McGraw-Hill Virtual Lab website. http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs. From there students will find the topic: Communities and Biomes, click on it

Soap Box Derby Data

Students roll vehicles down an inclined plane placed at various heights and measure distance traveled. Recorded and graphed data reveals an unexpected data trend (due to friction force).

Introduce the Scientific Method to Preschoolers Through Discussion and Story-time

This lesson plan is an introduction to the scientific method. Please adapt this lesson to the ability of your students. Preschoolers instinctively observe and ask questions. They also think outside the box because they are unaware of what’s normal or obvious. Have you given a preschooler a toy and watched them use it in numerous

Plastic Flowers – A Science Experiment

Objective -
Collect and analyze data
Use a variety of different art materials and compare their visual and physical properties
Understand opacity in terms of opaque, translucent, and clear (transparent)
View examples of how light is used as a contributing element to works of art
(Optional) – Create a hypothesis and compare results to the hypothesis
Modeling:
Show the “Incredible Art Factory

Transitioning Chemistry To Nutrition – The Science Behind Fats & Oils

Objectives
Students will understand the following:
That naturally occurring fats and oils are mixtures.
The relationship between carbon-carbon chemical bonds and states of matter.
The relationship between chemical bond strength, thermal oxidation, and how they relate to saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats.
Procedures
In discussion, assess your student’s understanding of the chemistry of naturally occurring fats and oils. Determine whether they