| Project Name |
Down The Drain |
Human
Genetics |
Noon Day |
Boiling Point |
The Global Sun |
| URL |
http://www.k12science.org/
curriculum/drainproj/ |
http://www.k12science.org/
curriculum/genproj/
|
http://www.k12science.org/
noonday/
|
http://www.ciese.org/curri
culum/boilproj/
|
http://www.k12science.org/
curriculum/tempproj3/en/
|
| Project Leader |
Mercedes McKay: mmckay@stevens.edu |
Greg
Bartus: gbartus@stevens.edu
|
Ihor
Charischak:
icharisc@stevens-tech.edu
|
Jason
Sayres: jsayres@stevens.edu
|
Augusto
Macalalag: amacalal@stevens.edu
|
| Description |
The
purpose of this project is for students to become aware of the amount
of water that they use in a week how it compares to other students in
the world. Students collect data on water usage in their
home.
The data is collected by each student, shared with other students
around the world and then analyzed as a class.
more......
|
The
purpose of this project is for students to discover if dominant human
genetic traits are as prevalent in nature as recessive traits. Students
collect data on dominant human genetic traits in their class, school or
community. The data is then shared with students around the
world and
then analyzed as a class.
more......
|
The
purpose of this project is for students to recreate the experiment,
conducted by Eratosthenes, that calculated the circumference of the
earth. The students collect the length of a meter sticks
shadow at
solar noon and share their results with other participants.
The
students then use another schools data to calculate the circumference
of the earth.
more......
|
The
purpose of this project is to identify which factors effects the
boiling point of distilled water. In school, the students will conduct
the experiment for three days and find a class average. The
data is
then shared with other participants and analyzed as a class.
more.........
|
The
purpose of this project is to discover the correlation between the
distance a city is from the equator and the temperature and length of
day in that city. The students will find the temperature in their city
for 5 days, average the results, and submit it to the other
participants for analysis.
more......
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| Fee |
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Registration
Required |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Targeted Ages |
Grades 4 - 8 |
Grade
6 - 12
|
Grades 5
- 12
|
Grades 6
- 12
|
Grades 5
- 8
|
| Exceeds a Traditional Lesson |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
| Duration |
On-Going
|
8
weeks
|
4 weeks
|
8 weeks
|
4 weeks
|
| Technical Needs |
Computer with Internet access and a program such
as Excel®, Adobe, ClarisWorks, to view student worksheets.
|
Computer
with Internet access and a program such as Excel®, Adobe,
ClarisWorks, to view student worksheets.
|
Computer
with Internet access and a program such as Excel®, Adobe,
ClarisWorks, to view student worksheets.
|
Computer
with Internet access and a program such as Excel®, Adobe,
ClarisWorks, to view student worksheets.
|
Computer
with Internet access and a program such as Excel®, Adobe,
ClarisWorks, to view student worksheets. |
| Math Standards Met |
Yes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Science Standards Met |
Yes |
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
| Recommend |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |