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Hanging With Friends
(ID: 4)
  WISE Library Project
Physical Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Created: Feb 18, 2010
Summary: This project helps students integrate verbal, animated, and algebraic representations of velocity. Students interact with 3 dynamic models that help students relate veloc...ity, position, and time. Students apply this knowledge to solve a real world problem.
Tags: velocity, motion, kinematics, graphs, speed Tech Requirements: Java, Flash, QuickTime (Check Compatibility) Computer Time: 4-5 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Aug 11, 2011 6:02 PM Hanging With Friends (ID: 4)
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Physical Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Tech Requirements: Java, Flash, QuickTime Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
The following worksheet will help students keep track of their data as they move through the project: Hanging With Friends Worksheet.
Many teachers follow this project with the "Graphing Stories" project where students learn that every graph has a story to tell. The project is based on the study of motion.
Learning Goals and Standards
(Outlines the curriculum standards covered by the project, the project's overall learning goals, and the goals of each activity in the project.)
California State Standards, Grade Eight:
Motion, Investigation and Experimentation
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Chemistry |
Grades 9-12 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Created: Aug 10, 2010
Summary: Students learn the chemistry of detergents and how they were used to clean birds endangered by oil spills. While engaged in the topic of saving wildlife, students learn t...he standards-based topics of polarity, intermolecular attractions, and solubility.
Tags: polarity, intermolecular attractions, solubility, detergents, electronegativity Tech Requirements: Java, Flash, QuickTime (Check Compatibility) Computer Time: 4-5 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: May 9, 2012 6:01 PM How Can Detergents Be Used to Clean Oil Spills? (ID: 155)
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Chemistry |
Grades 9-12 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Tech Requirements: Java, Flash, QuickTime Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
The project can serve as an introduction to the basics of polarity and electronegativity, although prior exposure to these topics can be helpful. The project draws on everyday observations of detergents, so it is nice for students to handle/shake bottles of oil and water and then investigate what happens when detergent (Dawn works fine) is added. Some students struggle to understand how intermolecular attractions help explain (1) why oil and water separate and (2) how detergents function; so teachers should check in with their students on their understanding of these concepts and address them as a class if necessary. The project takes advantage of the Idea Basket tool. We recommend encouraging students early in the project to take advantage of the basket to collect and track evidence that will help them recommend appropriate use of detergents in the final activity.
Learning Goals and Standards
(Outlines the curriculum standards covered by the project, the project's overall learning goals, and the goals of each activity in the project.)
(1g) Students know how electronegativity and ionization energy relate to bond formation
(2a) Students know atoms combine to form molecules by sharing electrons to form covalent or metallic bonds or by exchanging electrons to form ionic bonds.
(2b) Students know chemical bonds between atoms in molecules such as H2, CH4, NH3, HCCH2, N2, and Cl2 are covalent
(2d) Students know the atoms and molecules in liquids move in a random pattern relative to one another because the intermolecular forces are too weak to hold the atoms or molecules in a solid form.
(2h) Students know how to identify solids and liquids held together by van der Waals forces or hydrogen bonding
(6b) Students know how to describe the dissolving process at the molecular level by using the concept of random molecular motion.
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Mitosis & Cell Processes
(ID: 171)
WISE Library Project
Life Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Created: Aug 24, 2010
Summary: The Mitosis unit helps students understand the stages of mitosis and associated cell structures within the context of learning about cancer.
Tags: genetics, mitosis, cancer, cells Tech Requirements: Java, Flash (Check Compatibility) Computer Time: 4-5 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Nov 9, 2011 1:06 PM Mitosis & Cell Processes (ID: 171)
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Life Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Tech Requirements: Java, Flash Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
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Genetics: Simple Inheritance
(ID: 174)
WISE Library Project
Life Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Created: Aug 27, 2010
Summary: Students will learn about cystic fibrosis, a trait that is controlled by a single gene. Modes of inheritance including dominant and recessive allele transmission and gen...otypic combinations will be explored.
Tags: genetics, biology Computer Time: 4-5 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Apr 4, 2012 12:24 PM |
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Biology |
Grades 9-12 |
Duration: 6-7 hours |
English
Created: Aug 24, 2010
Summary: The WISE Space Colony module introduces students to the differences in genetic diversity through asexual or sexual reproduction. Students learn about the connections betw...een genetic diversity and natural selection.
Tags: Evolution, Genetics, Cell Division, Natural Selection, Meiosis, Cloning, Reproduction Computer Time: 4-5 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Jan 4, 2012 2:53 PM Space Colony! - Genetic Diversity and Survival (ID: 175)
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Biology |
Grades 9-12 |
Duration: 6-7 hours |
English
Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
Worksheet for Evolution Lab Activity 2 Step 2.6 Download PDF
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How Can We Recycle Old Tires?
(ID: 626)
WISE Library Project
Chemistry |
Grades 9-12 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Created: Feb 11, 2011
Summary: Students investigate how to recycle old tires by comparing tires to commonly recycled materials. Students examine the relationships among chemical composition, atomic arr...angements, bonding, and physical properties of substances.
Tags: bonding, covalent, ionic, metallic, intermolecular attractions, van der Waals forces, physical properties, physical change, melting, deformation Tech Requirements: Java, Flash, QuickTime, Molecular Workbench (Check Compatibility) Computer Time: 4-5 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Mar 20, 2011 9:16 PM How Can We Recycle Old Tires? (ID: 626)
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Chemistry |
Grades 9-12 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Tech Requirements: Java, Flash, QuickTime, Molecular Workbench Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
It is helpful for students to be familiar with the basics of different types of chemical bonds. The project draws on observations of physical properties of substances, so it is nice for students to handle samples such as an old tire, a plastic bottle, an aluminum or steel can, and a ceramic mug. Some students struggle to distinguishing chemical bonds from intermolecular attractions, so teachers should check in with their students on their understanding of these concepts and address them as a class if necessary.
The project takes advantage of the Idea Basket tool. We recommend encouraging students early in the project to take advantage of the basket to collect and track evidence that will help them recommend how to recycle tires in the final activity.
Learning Goals and Standards
(Outlines the curriculum standards covered by the project, the project's overall learning goals, and the goals of each activity in the project.)
California Science Standards, Grades 9-12:
Chemistry: Atomic and Molecular Structure, Chemical Bonds, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
Investigation and Experimentation
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WISE Library Project
Physical Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Created: Mar 10, 2011
Summary: This project helps students understand that every graph has a story to tell. The project is based on the study of motion.
Tags: motion, graph, story Computer Time: 4-5 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Apr 12, 2012 4:23 PM Graphing Stories (without motion probes) (ID: 699)
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Physical Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
Activity one is designed to elicit student's initial ideas about graphing and motion and students should know that they are not expected to know all of the answers.
Following steps 2.3 and 2.8 is a good point to stop and have a whole class discussion about how graphs are not pictures but tell a story.
Learning Goals and Standards
(Outlines the curriculum standards covered by the project, the project's overall learning goals, and the goals of each activity in the project.)
The velocity of an object is the rate of change of its position.
Position is defined in relation to some choice of a standard reference point and a set of reference directions.
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Graphing Stories (with motion probes)
(ID: 741)
WISE Library Project
Physical Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 6-7 hours |
English
Created: Mar 23, 2011
Summary: This project helps students understand that every graph has a story to tell. The project is based on the study of motion.
Tags: motion, graph, story Tech Requirements: This version of the project requires Vernier motion probes which interface with the project. (Check Compatibility) Computer Time: 6-7 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Apr 12, 2012 4:23 PM Graphing Stories (with motion probes) (ID: 741)
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Physical Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 6-7 hours |
English
Tech Requirements: This version of the project requires Vernier motion probes which interface with the project. Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
Activity one is designed to elicit student's initial ideas about graphing and motion and students should know that they are not expected to know all of the answers.
Following steps 2.3 and 2.8 is a good point to stop and have a whole class discussion about how graphs are not pictures but tell a story.
Learning Goals and Standards
(Outlines the curriculum standards covered by the project, the project's overall learning goals, and the goals of each activity in the project.)
The velocity of an object is the rate of change of its position.
Position is defined in relation to some choice of a standard reference point and a set of reference directions.
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WISE Library Project
Physical Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Created: May 11, 2011
Summary: Students learn about thermal equilibrium through experiments and visualizations dealing with the conduction of heat energy.
Tags: energy, heat, conduction Tech Requirements: Java, Flash, This project is designed to use Vernier temperature probes. You can substitute temperature strips or thermometers. (Check Compatibility) Computer Time: 4-5 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Apr 12, 2012 4:38 PM Thermodynamics in the Kitchen: Food for Thought (ID: 913)
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Physical Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Tech Requirements: Java, Flash, This project is designed to use Vernier temperature probes. You can substitute temperature strips or thermometers. Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
Activity 1 is designed to illicit the student's initial ideas. They should be told there is no "right" answer at this point. Activity 6 then provides the opportunity for the students to reflect on what they have learned.
Steps 2.2 through 2.5 really set the focus for the project: Why does a metal table leg feel colder that a styrofoam cup? The remainder of the project is collecting evidence to help the students understand the flow of heat energy from higher to lower temperature until the objects are at equilibrium.
Learning Goals and Standards
(Outlines the curriculum standards covered by the project, the project's overall learning goals, and the goals of each activity in the project.)
Heat moves in a predictable flow from warmer objects to cooler objects until all objects are the same temperature.
Heat flows in solids by conduction. Different materials conduct heat at different rates.
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WISE Library Project
Earth Science |
Grades 6-12 |
Duration: 8-9 hours |
English
Created: May 23, 2011
Summary: In this project, students collect and evaluate evidence from various hands-on activities, demonstrations and dynamic visualizations for seasons. They use their evidence t...o generate an explanation for seasons.
Tags: Seasons, Sun, Earth, Sun-Earth system, planetary motion Tech Requirements: The visualizations in this project will only load properly if the project is run using the Chrome browser. (Check Compatibility) Computer Time: 6-7 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Feb 27, 2012 2:12 PM Investigating Planetary Motion and Seasons - Spring 2011 Pilot (ID: 944)
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Earth Science |
Grades 6-12 |
Duration: 8-9 hours |
English
Tech Requirements: The visualizations in this project will only load properly if the project is run using the Chrome browser. Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
The unit curriculum and visualizations were designed to address common student misconceptions about seasons.
Learning Goals and Standards
(Outlines the curriculum standards covered by the project, the project's overall learning goals, and the goals of each activity in the project.)
This curriculum unit meets the following California Science Content Standards for Grades 6-12:
Grade 6, Earth Sciences: Heat (Thermal Energy)
Grades 6, 9-12, Earth Sciences: Energy in the Earth System
Grades 6-12, Investigation and Experimentation
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Plate Tectonics 2011
(ID: 1097)
WISE Library Project
Earth Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 6-7 hours |
English
Created: Jul 8, 2011
Summary: Students investigate geologic patterns in the United States, then delve deeper into Earth's layers to understand how surface features and events arise from invisible inne...r processes.
Tags: earth science, plate tectonics, convection Tech Requirements: Java, Flash, Molecular Workbench, MySystem, Draw Tool (Check Compatibility) Computer Time: 6-7 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Apr 12, 2012 4:35 PM Plate Tectonics 2011 (ID: 1097)
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Earth Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 6-7 hours |
English
Tech Requirements: Java, Flash, Molecular Workbench, MySystem, Draw Tool Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
General Suggestions:
Students will benefit from signposting before the start of each day, e.g., being asked to reach certain steps and activities. There are extra credit steps in the project (Activity 8) for advanced students, but preparing off-line activities and assignments may also be useful for teachers to accommodate the range of students' abilities and speed. Activity 1 and Activity 7 are assessment items that may be used by teachers in conjunction with their existing assessments. Most items are completed in pairs, but one item allows for individual completion. Some suggestions from teachers who have run the project:
Learning Goals and Standards
(Outlines the curriculum standards covered by the project, the project's overall learning goals, and the goals of each activity in the project.)
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/sciencestnd.pdf
6th Grade
Plate Tectonics and Earth's Structure, 1a-f
Energy in the Earth System, 4c
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Cellular Respiration 2011
(ID: 1100)
WISE Library Project
Life Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Created: Jul 8, 2011
Summary: Students investigate how plants release the chemical energy stored in glucose as usable energy and use this energy for growth, reproduction, and other energy needs.
Tags: Cellular respiration, life science, energy release, energy transfer, energy storage Tech Requirements: Flash, QuickTime, MySystem (Check Compatibility) Computer Time: 4-5 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Apr 12, 2012 4:10 PM Cellular Respiration 2011 (ID: 1100)
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Life Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Tech Requirements: Flash, QuickTime, MySystem Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
Activity 1 is designed to review energy concepts learned in the Photosynthesis unit. This step can be skipped.
Step 4.4 is an experiment step using simulation. A demo or classroom discussion about how to use the simulation can help students conduct experiments in this step.
Step 5.6 is a MySystem step. Students often forget to choose a type of energy flowing when generating MySystem.
It may take a while to load icons. If icons are missing in this step, go back to Step 5.5. and come back to Step 5.6.
Learning Goals and Standards
(Outlines the curriculum standards covered by the project, the project's overall learning goals, and the goals of each activity in the project.)
Grade Six
Ecology (Life Sciences)
5. Organisms in ecosystems exchange energy and nutrients among themselves and with
the environment. As a basis for understanding this concept:
a. Students know energy entering ecosystems as sunlight is transferred by producers into chemical energy through photosynthesis and then from organism to organism through food webs.
b. Students know matter is transferred over time from one organism to others in the food web and between organisms and the physical environment.
Grade 7
Cell Biology
1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. As a basis for understanding this concept:
b. Students know the characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and cell walls.
d. Students know that mitochondria liberate energy for the work that cells do and that chloroplasts capture sunlight energy for photosynthesis.
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WISE Library Project
Life Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Created: Nov 28, 2011
Summary: A new improved version of the "Mitosis and Cell Processes" project. The Mitosis unit helps students understand the stages of mitosis and associated cell structures within... the context of learning about cancer.
Tags: genetics, mitosis, cancer, cells Computer Time: 4-5 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Jan 6, 2012 10:04 AM What makes a good cancer medicine?: Observing mitosis and cell processes [EB] (ID: 2018)
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Life Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
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Global Climate Change
(ID: 2262)
WISE Library Project
Earth Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Created: Dec 31, 2011
Summary: Students investigate how energy from the Sun affects global temperature and their role in global climate change. Requires Java 1.6.
Tags: global climate, energy, solar radiation, greenhouse effect, energy transformation Tech Requirements: The NetLogo models in this project require Java 1.6. (Check Compatibility) Computer Time: 4-5 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Apr 21, 2012 10:17 AM Global Climate Change (ID: 2262)
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Earth Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Tech Requirements: The NetLogo models in this project require Java 1.6. Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
In this project students learn about past and future global climate change by conducting experiments with an interactive visualization of the greenhouse effect. Students also reflect on their impact on the environment. They learn about the role energy and energy transformation play in global temperature changes.
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Photosynthesis 2012
(ID: 2276)
WISE Library Project
Life Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Created: Jan 3, 2012
Summary: Using interactive visualizations, students explore how light energy is transformed into chemical energy and how the chemical energy is stored in glucose during photosynth...esis.
Tags: photosynthesis, energy source, energy transformation, energy storage Tech Requirements: Flash, QuickTime, MySystem (Check Compatibility) Computer Time: 4-5 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: Apr 12, 2012 4:33 PM Photosynthesis 2012 (ID: 2276)
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Life Science |
Grades 6-8 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Tech Requirements: Flash, QuickTime, MySystem Teaching Tips
(Outlines technical or classroom requirements for the project's activities, common misconceptions/mistakes students may encounter, as well as suggestions for maximizing the project's effectiveness and student learning.)
Step 1.16 and Step 2.20 do not save student work.
Activity 2 focuses on energy transformation at the molecular level. Students explore how light energy is used to start chemical reactions in the chloroplast, how light energy is transformed into chemical energy, and how chemical energy is stored in glucose molecules.
Step 2.16 is an experiment step using simulation. A demo or classroom discussion about how to use the simulation can help students manipulate variables and conduct experiments in this step.
Step 3.6 is a MySystem step. Students often forget to choose a type of energy flowing when generating MySystem.
It may take a while to load icons in the MySystem step. If icons are missing in this step, go back to Step 3.5. and come back to Step 3.6.
Step 3.8 is an extra credit step for advanced students.
Learning Goals and Standards
(Outlines the curriculum standards covered by the project, the project's overall learning goals, and the goals of each activity in the project.)
Grade Six
Ecology (Life Sciences)
5. Organisms in ecosystems exchange energy and nutrients among themselves and with
the environment. As a basis for understanding this concept:
a. Students know energy entering ecosystems as sunlight is transferred by producers into chemical energy through photosynthesis and then from organism to organism through food webs.
b. Students know matter is transferred over time from one organism to others in the food web and between organisms and the physical environment.
e. Students know the number and types of organisms an ecosystem can support depends on the resources available and on abiotic factors, such as quantities of light and water, a range of temperatures, and soil composition
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6. Sources of energy and materials differ in amounts, distribution, usefulness, and the time required for their formation. As a basis for understanding this concept:
a. Students know the utility of energy sources is determined by factors that are involved in converting these sources to useful forms and the consequences of the conversion process.
Grade 7
Cell Biology
1. All living organisms are composed of cells, from just one to many trillions, whose details usually are visible only through a microscope. As a basis for understanding this concept:
b. Students know the characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and cell walls.
d. Students know that mitochondria liberate energy for the work that cells do and that chloroplasts capture sunlight energy for photosynthesis.
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WISE Library Project
Physical Science |
Grades 6-12 |
Duration: 4-5 hours |
English
Created: Jan 26, 2012
Summary: Students investigate chemical reactions that result in an increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. They then apply the evidence they have gathered to understand th...e impact of human actions on global climate change.
Tags: balanced equations, reactants, products, global warming, hydrocarbons Computer Time: 4-5 hours Questions/Comments: Contact WISE Last Updated: May 15, 2012 3:29 PM |
