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The guiding question of this investigation is, What weather conditions can we expect here during each season? Students can use information about the d...
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The guiding question of this investigation is, How does the climate change as one moves from the equator toward the poles? Students can use what they...
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What Have You Heard About Climate Change?
The goal of this session is to set the stage for student investigations into the complex topics of global warming and climate change. Students first p...
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Sources of CO2 in the Atmosphere
In this session, students discover some sources of CO2 in the atmosphere and compare their relative concentrations. The primary objective, in addition...
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The greenhouse effect is critical to understanding the basic mechanism of global warming. This session uses two types of models to help students under...
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Fact or Phony? Scientifically Evaluating Data
This session begins by students looking at a purely fictional web page cleverly disguised as factual. Students are challenged to learn important infor...
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Conducting Research on Current Climate Change Topics
This session leverages the power of student discovery, viewed through the lens of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), to support students’...
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In this session, students engage in a mock scientific conference to demonstrate another aspect of the work of scientists—sharing work with peers and...
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This session provides an opportunity for students to integrate the information they have learned from their research. They create charts or mind maps ...
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This session is about hope. After students learned a great deal about the serious implications of a warming planet, it is important for them to have r...
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This session brings together all that students have learned to provide them with concrete actions they can take to make a difference in their own live...
Virtual Conference
Science and Engineering Practices: Professional Book Study for Elementary School Teachers
Are you an elementary school teacher working to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the Science and Engineering Practices from A Framework for...
Journal Article
Middle School Girls Gain Confidence, Competence, and Interest Through Summer STEAM Camp
To combat the well-researched and documented drop in interest and confidence in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) that girls tend to...
By Tamar McPherson, Stephanie Reilly, and Colleen Smith
Journal Article
KEYS High School Student Internship Program
By Marti Lindsey, Heather Ingram, and Bob Mittan