Life Science

This is a 4-day unit on what forensic scientists do. Students will first conduct research on what a forensic scientist does and participate in extracting DNA. Then students will participate in a

This lesson introduces students to the logistic growth function as a model of population growth with limiting factors. Students will compare exponential and logistic growth, interpret key parameters

In this lesson, students will learn about biomimicry—the design and production of materials, structures, and systems modeled on biological entities and processes. Students will explore examples of

In this lesson, students explore how scientists identify bacteria by analyzing the 16S ribosomal RNA gene. Through hands-on activities and bioinformatics tools, students learn the process of

During the implementation of this lesson, students will have a great understanding of how we (humans) impact the world around us. Students will be able to understand how changes in an ecosystem's

In this cross grade, multi-curricular three lesson mini-unit students will identify each part of a flower and its function as well as the necessities plants need to thrive. Students will observe the

Explore genetic diversity and conservation with a hands-on activity simulating the bottleneck effect using black-footed ferrets as a case study. This lesson is Ideal for grades 6 and up.

Students will develop and use models to explain how living things use resources to grow and survive; design and evaluate habitats for organisms using earth materials. Students will then experience how

Students will be able to see the effects of cellular respiration (exhalation of carbon dioxide) in a state of rest as well as during a state of exercise and to correlate cellular respiration with