221 How Do Populations Grow? Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–10 Professional Commentary: In this lesson students explore how populations grow, how the carrying capacity of an environment controls the growth of populations, and how invasive species can affect the balance of ecosystems. Several activities and exercises that demonstrate the targeted concepts serve as the foundation for the lesson.... Career Fields: Agricultural & Environmental Systems Projects: Standards First 222 The Jelly Bean Problem Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–10 Professional Commentary: The purpose of this lesson is to get students to think about some of the problems that arise when a cell ingests food. Students are given a plastic shopping bag, scissors, string, and some wrapped candy.... 223 Medical Consultation Role Play Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: This activity is designed to function as an authentic assessment after the study of the human muscular system. With an emphasis on problem solving, students are given a patient with some background information and symptoms.... Career Fields: Agricultural & Environmental Systems, Health Science, Information Technology Projects: Standards First 224 Modeling Mendel's Pea Experiment Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–10 Professional Commentary: This modeling activity allows students to discover for themselves what Mendel uncovered in his famous pea experiments. It is an excellent introduction to Mendelian genetics which generates discussion and stimulates interest in Mendel's principles.... Career Fields: Agricultural & Environmental Systems, Health Science Projects: Standards First Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 11–12 Professional Commentary: The "King Sooper Lab" is an investigation that is carried out at the local grocery store. Students walk together to the local King Sooper Supermarket store, where they gather information on various food items.... Career Fields: Health Science, Hospitality & Tourism, Human Services Projects: Standards First 226 It's a Perfect Fit - Part 2 - Shaping Up Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades PreK–2 Professional Commentary: Using square tiles, students begin the lesson by finding all of the different rectangles that can be made from 12 squares. Students then experiment with pattern blocks to find all of the different ways to use triangles, rhombi, and trapezoids to cover rhombi, trapezoids, and hexagons.... 227 The Beaks of the Finches Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–10 Professional Commentary: The central activity in this lesson is designed to simulate competition between birds based upon beak type. Students select a tool to that serves as a bird's beak throughout the simulation.... 228 Ecology and Biome Unit Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–12 Professional Commentary: This 3-4 week unit integrates biomes, communities, and human ecology in a way that produces a deeper understanding and better ability to apply the principles involved. Students work in teams to create a 4' by 5' free-standing biome project.... Career Fields: Agricultural & Environmental Systems, Business & Administrative Services, Construction Technologies Projects: Standards First 229 The Electrical Resistivity Of Materials Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: Students compare the flow of electricity through dry sand, soil, and/or gravel, and sand, soil, and/or gravel saturated with various solutions. The activity could be used to introduce or reinforce the inverse relationship between conductivity and resistance.... Career Fields: Construction Technologies Projects: Standards First 230 What's the Frequency, Roy G. Biv? Resource Type: Instructional Resource -- Promising Practice Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–10 Professional Commentary: Students use common materials to discover and verify the relationship between wavelength and frequency of the electromagnetic spectrum. This lesson helps students make the connection between colors of light and wavelength and frequency.... Career Fields: Arts & Communication, Engineering & Science Technologies Projects: Standards First |