Presents an activity in which first grade students learn why camouflage is important to an animal's survival. Students see living examples of animals who use camouflage for protection, then create their own camouflaged animals and hide them around the classroom. For assessment, students write and illustrate five things they learned from the study…

Describes an activity to learn about meteorology and weather using the internet. Discusses the National Weather Service (NWS) internet site www.weather.gov. Students examine maximum and minimum daily temperatures, wind speed, and direction. (SAH)

Explains from fundamentals how the periodic table became the way it is and in doing so, touches on quantum theory and the important concept of symmetry. (SAH)

Describes a Science Technology and Society (STS) course for nonscience-oriented students in grades 10-12. The program comprises a collection of modules that present the scientific concept, its technological manifestation, and its societal relevance. (SAH)

Introduces the activity of making ice by boiling water with no external heat applied. Uses a vacuum chamber for the activity and explains the kinetic molecular theory of matter. (YDS)

Discusses the idea of using organisms to teach introductory biology. The project builds across the semester with students asking questions about their organism, then developing testable hypotheses and designing experimental tests focused on their organism. The project culminates with each student preparing and delivering a 12-minute oral…

Presents a unit of work based on a few systems of the human body. Stretches students' learning beyond the classroom into the local community by going on an excursion to Kalgoorlie Regional Hospital. (ASK)

Describes a demonstration in which a teacher or student can relight a blown out candle from a burning candle held about 2-3 centimeters directly above it. (SAH)

Introduces a laboratory activity designed for an undergraduate developmental biology course. Uses Play-Doh (plastic modeling clay) to build a multicellular embryo in order to provide a 3-D demonstration of cleavage. Includes notes for the instructor and student directions. (YDS)

Introduces a physics activity on buoyancy. Includes a list of materials and the procedure for the activity. (YDS)

Includes articles and classroom activities about chemicals in the body entitled: "Your Body's Chemical Factory,""Testing for Catalase Activity,""How Sweet It IS...,""Milking Calcium for All It's Worth," and "Testing for Starch in Plant Products." (MKR)

Presents five lessons designed to help students understand the form and function of the periodic table. (MKR)

Presents questions and hands-on activities involving water suitable for upper elementary and junior high school classrooms. (MKR)