Alien Gases: Investigating Photosynthesis and Respiration Through Inquiry
LABORATORY INVESTIGATION
Inquiry-based lab in which students explore the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration in order to decipher the type of gas exhaled by a newly-discovered “alien” species.
Biobeads: Modeling Cell Processes
LABORATORY INVESTIGATION
Alginate bead cell models are used to investigate cellular processes such as diffusion, osmosis and cellular respiration in yeast cells.
Cycles and Spheres in Color
MODELING ACTIVITY
Students create a model demonstrating their understanding of how key elements—carbon, nitrogen, and phosphate—are stored and cycled through various reservoirs in the environment.
Feedback Mechanisms and Homeostasis Organizer
DIGITAL ACTIVITY
Students explore how the body maintains homeostasis through positive and negative feedback mechanisms.
Where do trees get their mass?
CLAIM, EVIDENCE, REASONING
Students analyze data from a historical experiment and use evidence to support their claim in which they respond to the question “Where does a tree get its mass?”
Photosynthesis: Plant & Light Activity
LABORATORY INVESTIGATION
Simple experiment that provides a practical demonstration of photosynthesis and light-dependent plant responses, fostering inquiry and analysis skills.
Biodiversity and the Local Economy: Career Fair Experience
INVESTIGATION
Students explore how biodiversity supports a range of local careers in industries such as ecotourism, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and culinary arts.
Deforestation Card Sort
MODELING ACTIVITY
Explore the complex web of causes, effects, and interconnected factors related to deforestation using cards.