Life Science Curricula
The Bucket Buddies Project
Students around the United States and other countries will collect samples from local ponds to answer the question: Are the organisms found in pond water the same all over the world?
Recommended Grade Levels 1-5 but all are invited to participate
Find Out More...The Square of Life Project
This Internet-based collaborative project will allow your students to share information about the plants, animals and non-living objects found in their schoolyard environment with other students from around the country and the world.
Recommended Grade Levels 1-5 but all are invited to participate
Find Out More...Ant Day Care Center
In this lesson students will solve the problem: How can we house ants in a structure where we will be able to observe/study them? Students will use the Engineering Design Process to create a suitable container/habitat for keeping and observing ants for one day.
Recommended for Grades 1-5
Find Out More...Mini-Squares of Life
Students will design and construct a device, a "mini-square marker," that they will use in a school yard investigation. This leson complements the project lesson "Field Trip to Our Scquare."
Recommended for Grades 1-5
Find Out More...How Does Your Garden Grow?
Young students design, build, and test a solution that will prevent bunnies from getting into a vegetable garden. Based on the book "Muncha, Muncha, Muncha" by Candace Fleming.
Recommended for Grades P-2
Find Out More...Gulf Stream Voyage
Students use real time data in various scientific applications in order to discover the mysteries of the Gulf Stream. Individual lessons may be easily adapted to traditional biology, chemistry and physics classes.
Recommended for Grades 6 through 12
Find Out More...The Human Genetics Project
Let's ask a lot of people all over the world which traits they have. Then we can analyze the collected data to see if the dominant trait occurs more frequently than the recessive trait.
Recommended for grades 6-12
Find Out More...Carbon Imbalance: Algae to the Rescue?
Plants and algae use carbon dioxide in the process of photosynthesis to convert light energy to chemical energy, increasing their biomass. In this module, students engage in a wide range of activities, including an engineering design activity, to further their understanding of the relationship among photosynthesis, respiration, carbon dioxide and human impact on the environment.
Recommended for Grades 9-12
Find Out More...Biodynamic Farming
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Students are challenged to think critically as they collaborate to design an aquaponics system that sustains plant and animal life.
Recommended for Grades 9-12
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