The Science Foundation

Students will design a new organism by crossing two different species and combining their abilities. It touches on genetics, bio-engineering, taxonomy, physical and behavioral characteristics, ecology, and ethics. They are given guidelines and rules, and watch a TED talk on where mankind was with this type of science in 2010.

Students are given five energy related projects to choose from which either tie the past of energy consumption and production to today, or predict the future of energy consumption and production for the next generations. They must research and present their projects. This powerpoint presentation sets up the assignment for students and explains how they will be graded.

Students will breakdown the ways light behaves in accordance to physical laws, and engage in three activities to explore manipulating light and mimicking the lightwave.

The student will interpret formulas, symbols, and diagrams to categorize and identify elements, compounds, and mixtures.

Students use the guidelines, rubric, and links to write a research paper on the impacts of science regarding the genetic engineering tool CRISPR-Cas9.

This powerpoint presentation and model building activity explains what compounds are, how they form, and the basic “rule of 8”. Students will take notes, answer questions, and work in small groups to build models based on formulas.

This fun challenge will have students pretending to travel through time and make key decisions about problem solving for the space programs including Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Space Shuttle, International Space Station, and Mars. They work in teams and are in charge of hiring, public relations, advising the president, and more. After they go through the six programs, they report back to today to debrief their peers and see how they did. After the discussion, students create a timeline.

Students will use their knowledge of forces and simple machines to create a Rube Goldberg machine to perform a very simple task. They will be in control of every detail from beginning to end; starting with brainstorming, to designing, gathering materials, construction, testing, adapting and tinkering, to finally an end product to present to the class. .ppt includes three fun video examples as inspiration.

Students have a choice of eight geology based research projects that show how geology plays a role in their everyday lives. They must prepare and present their research, include visual aids, and be ready to answer questions from their peers about the topic after they present their research.

After learning the structures and functions of different parts of the brain, students try to be a doctor and give a diagnosis on which part of the brain has been damaged based on the symptoms presented for ten make-believe patients. Always a fun class!

This fun lab goes through 5 investigations which perfectly demonstrate the signs to look for when trying to determine if a chemical change has occurred. Students will react acids and bases to see the production of a gas, create an acid using their breath on a pH indicator which will demonstrate change of color, burn marshmallows to demonstrate combustion, change of color and change of odor, separate protein from milk to demonstrate production of a precipitate, and finally a demonstration which

This hands-on activity is practice for the methods and math behind identifying a substance by calculating density. The students will will measure mass, they will calculate volume both with length x width x height and the water displacement method, and use those answers to calculate density using the density formula. They will not identify the composition of the substance.

Perfect for a fun Friday, this assignment will link chemistry to real world applications in forensics. Students will watch and answer questions about a video to solve a pretend crime using science. They will also develop vocabulary, listening, observation, and note taking skills.

This fun lab uses the complete scientific method to reinforce the process of inquiry while linking to concepts of compounds, chemical change, and chemical equations. Students will work in groups to design an experimental investigation to determine relationships between variables involving Coke and Mentos.

This presentation, video, and game explains the basics of how to read the periodic table and why it is arranged in the way that it is. Students will take notes, watch videos, answer questions, and play a game.

This cool investigation touches on several concepts of matter used in the plumbing trade for installing hot water pipes. Students will participate in melting soldering wire on a copper pipe, use proper safety practices, and answer questions.

This hands-on lab will challenge and inspire students wanting a truly memorable biology investigation. It’s an experience in learning that can make or break any interest in pursuing careers in this field of study. Students will open a heart to examine the internal structures and how they relate to function.

This fun, investigative lab uses hands-on procedures and easy to gather materials for students to identify mystery liquids. They will measure mass and volume, which they then use to calculate density, and match their results to a key. They will then create a graph of their data.

Students will work in small groups to design an investigation following the guidelines, build a paper rocket, launch the rocket, collect data, graph and analyze the data, then draw evidence based conclusions. This lab is designed to enhance understanding of potential and kinetic energy, as well as the scientific method through the application of those concepts.

Students are given three density related projects to choose from. They must create and present their projects. The projects combine the ideas of density and buoyancy, and the laws or principles supporting them; specifically, Archemides principal and Boyle’s Law. This powerpoint presentation sets up the assignment for students and explains how they will be graded.