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Monopoly gas station
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Students predict then calculate and graph profit-maximizing the price for an isolated, desert monopoly gas station.

Subject:
Economics
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Simulation
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Mark Maier
Date Added:
02/24/2021
Moon Phases Box
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This activity is an observation opportunity for students to view the phases of the moon and learn that the juxtoposition of the Earth and moon dictates the appearance of the moon in the sky.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
John Mettling
Date Added:
02/24/2021
The Moon in Motion: Monitoring the Moon's Phases
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The activity is an observational lesson in the phases of the moon with an attached calendar and video links.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
A. Lutz
Date Added:
02/24/2021
Mother Nature's Funnest Play Things: Magnets
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These two activities are just a small part of overall fun students will have in discovering the wonders of magnets and how they apply to us every day.

Subject:
Physics
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Marvin Boucher
Date Added:
02/24/2021
Motion - Investigating Motion Graphs
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In this activity students analyze the motion of a student walking across the room and predict, sketch, and test distance vs. time graphs and velocity vs. time graphs.

Subject:
Physics
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Liz Scheidel
Date Added:
02/24/2021
Motion: Speed of Automobiles
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In this activity students will determine the speed of a moving vehicle using a stopwatch and meter stick. Then convert units of meters/sec to miles/hr.

Subject:
Physics
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Amy Borg
Date Added:
02/24/2021
Motion of a Mass on a Spring
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This activity is a lab where students make measurements of a mass on a spring and work through appropriate calculations dealing with simple harmonic motion.

Subject:
Physics
Science
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Activity/Lab
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Lesson Plan
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Joan Foley
Date Added:
02/24/2021
Mystery Material
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This is a guided inquiry investigation for students to determine the state of matter of a mystery material and to make potential real world applications/products for the mystery material.

Subject:
Chemistry
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Amy Elverum
Date Added:
02/24/2021
Mystery Material:  Is it a Solid or a Liquid?
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This activity is an investigation of a "mystery material" where students have to determine whether the substance is a solid or a liquid. This activity can be done as part of an earth science or chemistry lesson.

Subject:
Chemistry
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Erich Ott
Date Added:
02/24/2021
Mystery Powders: An Introduction to Physical and Chemical Properties
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In this classroom guided inquiry lesson, students will complete a serious of tests using five different mystery powders. Student will develop hypotheses, make observations, and draw conclusions about what each powder is and the physical and chemical reactions that occur when heat, water, iodine, and vinegar are added to each substance.

Subject:
Chemistry
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Leah Bulver
Date Added:
02/24/2021
"Mystery and the Unknown":  Teaching Inquiry Through Aquatic Exploration
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This activity is a longer project that involves using inquiry to find out what kinds of aquatic animals live in our school pond. Students use direct observation, journaling, outdoor classroom techniques, research skills, collaboration, and service learning to learn about their question.

Subject:
Biology
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Susan Van Kekerix
Date Added:
02/24/2021
Natural Resources Mini-Research Project
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This activity is a mini-research project in which students independently investigate the variety of natural resources mined from the Earth and the broader implications of this mining. Students then give very short presentations of their findings to the class as a whole.

Subject:
Earth and Space Science
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Anne Egger
Date Added:
02/24/2021
Nature Stories: Promoting Environmental Awareness through Culture and Exploration.
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This activity uses a cultural story to excite kinesthetic homework, nature journaling and daily adventure in a child's own back yard or kitchen flower pot.

Subject:
Environmental Science
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Simulation
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Nicholas Pawlowski
Date Added:
02/24/2021
The Nature of Sound with a Slinky
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This activity is a classroom lesson on how a slinky relates to sound waves and how sound waves relate to the human ear.

Subject:
Physics
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Simulation
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Kyle Johnson
Date Added:
02/24/2021
The Nature of the Land Around Us
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Students will follow the scientific method for self discovery of the nature of the land around the school to then determine as a class what plants and grasses would flourish in the area.

Subject:
Life Science
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Sara Hunt
Date Added:
02/24/2021
Negative Human Impact on Wildlife: Birds
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This activity allows students to figure out how they can negatively impact wildlife without trying.

Subject:
Environmental Science
Science
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Activity/Lab
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Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Michael Keefe
Date Added:
02/24/2021
Nervous System
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This learning strategy provides discussion and visualizations of the neuron and its function, as well as components and functions of different parts of the nervous system, including the human brain.

Subject:
Biology
Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Jim Bidlack
Date Added:
02/24/2021