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| Topics |
Cellular Respiration & Yeast Carbon cycle Force & Work Energy Conversion Mechanical Advantage Origins of the Universe |
Origins of stars and planets Star life cycle Organization & movement in solar system Origins of Life Continental Drift |
Ecological foundations Population ecology Natural Selection & adaptations Humans and the environment |
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Reactants Gravitational Force Mass versus Weight Force, Work & Heat Potential & Kinetic Energy Energy Conversion Energy Auditing Block & Tackle Levers Gears Magnitudes of Time Big bang cosmology Formation of elements and stars Organization of universe Detecting objects and energy |
Solar System Formation Planet Movement Planet Environments Historical models of our Solar System Season on Earth Origins of Life Characteristics of Life Alfred Wegener & the Driftists Mapping the Continents Rock Cycle Stratigraphy Paleontology Fossilization Paleomagnetism Oceanography Seafloor Spreading Plate Tectonics & Convection Cells |
Species & populations
Factors limiting population growth Biological Cycling Natural Selection Speciation Biomes Energy Flow on earth Human food energy needs Hominid history Hunters & Gatherers Effect of agriculture on society Human Population Growth Ecological Footprints Global Warming |
| Skills | Experimental Design
Collaboration Using an H-R diagram |
Evaluating data Evaluating evidence and making conclusions |
Experimental Design
Environmental Decision making |
| Portfolio Artifacts |
Bread baking in Dutch oven Physics Circus Lan notebook
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Planet Landscapes
Longitude Inbox Star Project |
Organism Design Project
Amphibian & Reptile Monitoring Lynx & Hare Simulation Lab Population Experiment Exponential Population Growth Global Warming Project
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| Integrated Units | Art: Machine Drawings
Math: Mechanical Advantage & Slope of Wheelchairs Ramps |
Art: Planet Landscapes Spanish: Mesoamerican Archeo-Astronomy |
Math: Human Population Growth |
| Field Trips & Speakers | Bakery Tour | Star Party |
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| Resources | FAST 3: Change Over Time
ORIGINS video series |
FAST 3: Change Over Time
Longitude by Dava Sobel ORIGINS video series |
FAST 3: Change Over Time |
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