The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 2 Grading Rubric Imagine walking through a forest in the middle of summer. You can hear birds chirping, a slight breeze rustling the leaves, and a faint pinging noise
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Student guide for reading a scientific paper
Graduate student Kylee Grenis from the University of Denver has developed a guide for students to help them read the primary literature. A PDF of her guide How to read a scientific paper can be found on our Resources page! How to Read a Scientific Paper As your scientific career begins to blossom, you will need to incorporate an understanding
Sexy smells
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 2 Grading Rubric Digital Data Nugget on DataClassroom Animals collect information about each other and the rest of the world using multiple senses, including sight, sound, and smell. They use
Data Nugget survey for teachers!
We have created a survey “Data Nuggets in the Classroom” to help get an estimate of how many teachers are currently using Data Nuggets, and to get teacher feedback on this educational resource. We are very interested in what Data Nuggets can add to your existing curriculum and any gains in quantitative reasoning or excitement
Dangerous Aquatic Prey: Can Predators Adapt to Toxic Algae?
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 4 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 4 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 4 Grading Rubric Phytoplankton are microscopic algae that form the base of all aquatic food chains. While organisms can safely eat most phytoplankton, some produce toxins. When these toxic algae
Marvelous mud
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 2 PowerPoint of research images Grading Rubric The goopy, mucky, often stinky mud at the bottom of a wetland or lake is a very important part of the ecosystem. Wetland
Fish fights
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 2 Grading Rubric Digital Data Nugget on DataClassroom In many animals, males fight for territories. Getting a good territory and making sure other males don’t steal it is very important!
Which guy should she choose?
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 2 Grading Rubric In many animals, males use complex behaviors to attract females. They use displays to show off colorful parts of their bodies, like feathers or scales. For example,
Is chocolate for the birds?
The activities are as follows: Teacher Guide Student activity, Graph Type A, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type B, Level 2 Student activity, Graph Type C, Level 2 Grading Rubric Digital Data Nugget on DataClassroom About 9,000 years ago humans invented agriculture as a way to grow enough food for people to eat. Today, agriculture happens all
Data Nuggets funded for a second year by BEACON!
Thank you to BEACON for providing Data Nuggets with a second year of funding! This funding will allow us to accomplish a number of goals important for strengthening the Data Nuggets and bringing them to the national level. By increasing the linkages between science and math disciplines, Data Nuggets will benefit teachers in this changing academic