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Aligned to national standards, these exciting inquiry-based lessons address key areas of life science, physical science, earth science, and technology/innovation using common materials you can find in your classroom. Help students make real world connections to science and ignite the spark that may eventually lead students to a scientific career!
9-12 Lessons
Keeping our Food Safe – Rapid Detection of Contamination Using BioassaysThis lesson addresses the scientific dimensions of food safety, the types of bacterial organisms and pathogens that contaminate our food, and the modern technologies that enable us to detect them before they get a chance to infect us. Download activity |
Taking the Energy ChallengePopulation growth and an increase in energy demands require us to find new sources of renewable energy that we can use alongside our traditional fossil fuels in order to keep up with growing energy demands in the future. In this lesson, students will explore the physical science of energy, different types of energy, and the technologies that we use for our power supplies. Download activity |
Traveling to Mars? What Your Body Needs to KnowHumans have evolved under the earth's conditions, force of gravity, atmosphere, and time cycle. This lesson allows students to take a deeper look into how space travel affects the human body and what types of living and working environments, protection, and safety measures humans will need in order to adapt and survive in space. Download activity |
Nanotechnology, Biological Engineering and the Future of BiosensorsThrough this lesson plan, students will gain knowledge of the nanotechnologies that are used to detect biological functions of the human body, look at processes involved in making and discovering uses for these biosensors, and create their own nanotechnology ideas, using what they have learned, to pitch to "investors". Download activity |
