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Modeling a Comet in the ClassroomMake an active comet model that’s guaranteed to grab your students’ attention. This demonstration models the nucleus of a comet using dry ice and a mixture of common ingredients found in comets. Not only does the model look like a comet, it gives off jets of vapor simulating the tail released by real comets. View »
Build a Maintenance-Free EcosystemThe Carolina™ Minipond Ecosystem Kit has everything needed to easily establish a vibrant, maintenance-free community of microscopic pond critters in your classroom. View »
Solar Cell MisconceptionsAll of your students have seen photovoltaic solar cells used in a variety of ways; however, students may have misconceptions in understanding what influences solar cell output. This activity sets the record straight and explores how ambient temperature and the angle of illumination can affect solar cell output in volts. View »
World Water Monitoring DayWorld Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is the perfect opportunity to introduce your students to hands-on water quality studies. View »
Case Study: The Impact of Honeybee PopulationsMany of us view honeybees as something to avoid so that we won't risk getting painful stings. However, we are dependent on the little insects for much of our food supply. View »
Volcano in the ClassroomHere’s a safe, easy, and vivid interpretation of a classic activity that won’t break the budget. All you’ll need are a few common items—a beaker, sand, water, a candle, and a hot plate. View »
Student Earth and Environmental Science
Laboratory Safety Agreement
Document
Infographic - Ecology: The Study of the Place We Live
Interactive
The Ups and Downs of Weather
Human Impacts: How Can Our Impact Be Assessed?
The Composition and Age of Stars
Modeling a Comet in the Classroom
Make an active comet model that’s guaranteed to grab your students’ attention. This demonstration models the nucleus of a comet using dry ice and a mixture of common ingredients found in comets. Not only does the model look like a comet, it gives off jets of vapor simulating the tail released by real comets. View »
Build a Maintenance-Free Ecosystem
The Carolina™ Minipond Ecosystem Kit has everything needed to easily establish a vibrant, maintenance-free community of microscopic pond critters in your classroom. View »
Use Guided Inquiry to Explore Your Schoolyard on Earth Day
Celebrate Earth Day with an engaging activity that gets your students outside and uses the 5E process of engage, explore, explain, extend, and evaluate. View »
Nitrate in Ecosystems and Drinking Water
No other human-caused global change has occurred so abruptly as the increased nitrogen content of our natural ecosystems. View »
Environmental Health Concerns: Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins
Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous throughout US waterways, and not all are benign. Introduce your students to environmental and human health concerns caused by cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins. View »
Introduce Environmental Studies with a River Tank™
If you don’t have access to a natural body of water for study, then bring a body of water to your classroom with a River Tank™. View »
Using the Concepts Associated with Providing Clean Drinking Water to Teach Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Introducing students to the issues associated with safe drinking water is a great real-world, interdisciplinary way to teach science. View »
Solar Cell Misconceptions
All of your students have seen photovoltaic solar cells used in a variety of ways; however, students may have misconceptions in understanding what influences solar cell output. This activity sets the record straight and explores how ambient temperature and the angle of illumination can affect solar cell output in volts. View »
World Water Monitoring Day
World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) is the perfect opportunity to introduce your students to hands-on water quality studies. View »
Case Study: The Impact of Honeybee Populations
Many of us view honeybees as something to avoid so that we won't risk getting painful stings. However, we are dependent on the little insects for much of our food supply. View »
Carolina Investigations® for AP® Environmental Sciences: Agriculture and Feeding a Growing Human Population
Use this resource and our scientific model checklist to construct a model of food production and consumption. View »
Volcano in the Classroom
Here’s a safe, easy, and vivid interpretation of a classic activity that won’t break the budget. All you’ll need are a few common items—a beaker, sand, water, a candle, and a hot plate. View »
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