Kaiser Science

How real is the science in the 2015 movie San Andreas? This is a multi-day unit covering concepts in Earth Science, Geology, and Physics, using ELA skills. Using clips from blockbuster action movies is a great way to capture student interest, and this can be presented and assessed at any level from SPED to Honors.

This is meant to be an interesting deep-dive into the origin of trigonometry, showing how it developed from the ancient Hellenic world, to China, India, and in Europe. One of the ideas is that math has been developed for real reasons, not for standardized tests. You can cover whatever parts of this in class you like, from 1 to 3 days. Learning Standards addressed include Common Core Mathematics and ELA; History, and Cultural diversity.

7 days of lessons on coastal erosion threatening America’s beach communities, teaching students how to analyze problems and the proposed solutions. With dramatic visual examples. Connections to Earth Science, Environmental Science, or Oceanography. One can also make connections to DEI and social justice, as in many regions people with fewer economic resources are differentially impacted by rising ocean levels. As always, please read through this packet before using it in the classroom

Dante's Divine Comedy, especially the Inferno is a wonderful book for high school students to explore. Beyond the story and poetry, we can use maps to explore his journey through the Earth, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. In this resource we even look at the parts of this book which includes science - Dante includes then modern physics and astronomy in this work.

This resource allows us to help high school students understand the origin of our universe – the Big Bang and cosmological inflation - and how physics implies the existence of at least one kind of multiverse!

Understanding the pH scale using Legos and Logs (no hard math necessary!) An easy way to teach about acids and bases, pH scale, how the pH scale is related to logarithms - and drives the ideas home with a simple Lego based lab :-) A great example of graphing and applied mathematics.

When teaching about fluids, buoyancy, and Archimedes' principle, where and what are the NGSS standards? NGSS seems to leave this out. So why teach this? This resource gives NGSS standards, standards from A Framework for K-12 Science Education; and even Common Core Math Algebra and math modeling standards.

When teaching about simple machines, where and what are the NGSS standards? NGSS seems to leave this out. This resource offers helpful NGSS standards; Benchmarks from the American Association for the Advancement of Science; and even the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework

When teaching about rotational motion, torque, the Coriolis force, etc., where and what are the NGSS standards? NGSS seems to leave this out. This resource gives you the relevant standards from the NGSS, A Framework for K-12 Science Education, AP exam curriculum, Common Core Math High School Algebra, Massachusetts Frameworks, and New York Curriculum.

When teaching kinematics and graphing, where and what are the NGSS standards? NGSS seems to leave this out. This resource gives you the NGSS Evidence statements; standards from A Framework for K-12 Science Education; and even Common Core Math standards for kinematic equations.

When teaching projectile and parabolic motion, where and what are the NGSS standards? NGSS seems to leave this out. This resource gives you helpful NGSS Evidence statements; standards from A Framework for K-12 Science Education; and even Common Core Math standards.