Interdisciplinary
Adapted from a creative statistics lesson taught by master science educator Mark Krotec, this pre-lab investigation introduces the value of statistics, the inherent qualities of uncertainty, and data interpretation. Students are asked to discredit the claim that their teacher possesses psychic ability by using a clever card trick, a careful experimental design protocol, and the application of the chi-square test.
Science educators at the Metro Nashville Public Schools were looking for something different for their 2021 middle school summer camp. Something that…
In 2018, educators and administrators at Kingsport City Schools in Kingsport, Tennessee, were dreaming big for ways to offer their high school…
All AP® science students are expected to engage in 7 science practices, which are listed in each course syllabus. These practices are deeply…
Questions to Ask about Spending Your Federal Money This may be a once in a career opportunity to refurbish lab stations, add…
A journal article titled “An American Crisis: The Lack of Black Men in Medicine” was the impetus for what has become the…
The Connection Between Taste, Smell, and Flavor The sense of taste and smell are closely related. Humans can distinguish 5 different taste…
Understanding Unfamiliar Units This activity gets students out of their desks to practice measuring and manipulating units in a fun, interactive manner.…
Help your students brush up on their graphing skills with this quick review. Graphs and charts communicate information visually. They can show…
An Interdisciplinary Science Exploration Evidence suggests that people have been making cheese for at least several thousand years. In the 1970s, an…