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LABORATORY ACTIVITY MANUAL

Climate change science laboratory manual

Washoe Valley School District science educators

APPLICATION AND ACTIVITIES

Unique to the northern Nevada area

Application to other Nevada science educators

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Traditional laboratory manual format

Multi grade level

First edition

INTRODUCTION

Introductory section on the basics

References and links to other activities and information

Interactive / Call for contributors

OUTLINE

1) Introduction2) Inquiry-based teaching section3) Activites broken down by grade level4) Conclusions5) Call for contributors6) References7) Index

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ELEMENTARY ACTIVITIESDonna Chaney, 6th grade, Palmer Elementary, Reno

guided-inquiry approach

water barometers

three class science sessions

Prior learning and an anticipatory set: video on weather and air pressure power point presentation on Evangelista

Torricelli

Do-at-home lab: Freezing water with dissolved salt

Discussion: Solve the Global Warming Problem!

ELEMENTARYJulie Rogers, 4th grade, Whitehead Elementary,

Sparks

Climate change game:

Unit of heat or greenhouse gas molecule and role-palyed

Take home “green survey” discussion

Diagram of the sun/earth/atmosphere system.

ELEMENTARYFrances Squires, 6th grade, Whitehead Elementary

Water and Global Climate Change

“the primal substance from which all other substances were made.” -Empedocles

The Water CycleWater as it relates to weatherWater as it relates to Climate ChangeWater as Essential to the Earth and Life on Earth

Climate vs. Weather

All lessons/activities done using the 5-E model!

ELEMENTARYKay Wilkinson-Brown, 3rd grade,

Westergard Elementary

ESL-oriented activity

Leveled readers / reading program

Snorkeling + Underwater with Jacques Cousteau

Questioning and theorizing

Forming hypotheses

Investigate

Data analysis / Theory extension

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Sara Sattler, Pine Middle School

Carbon Footprint zerofootprintkids.com

Discussion

Freewrite (Prior Knowledge Check):

Explore: Watch Video, Carbon Sequestering?

Global warming and CO2: discussion / KWL session

MIDDLE SCHOOLSusan Kaiser, Pine Middle School

Local and Site Specific Climate Observing:

Pre-activities: 1) compass practice2) compass bearing and pace;3) field notes in a journal4) historic field journals

Excel to create a Climatogram using local data

Citizen Scientist Students

Phenology Studies  

SECONDARYJohn Batcabe, Wooster High School

Investigation of Water

1. Observe the properties of water on wax

paper and on a penny using an eyedropper.

2. Paper Clips on water surface using forceps.

3. How many pennies can an aluminum foil boat hold? A contest.

4. Water temp with ice in Celsius degree. Encourage low temperature minimum.

5. Water temp with ice and salt (oC). Suggest careful stirring.

6. Ice melting time in water; before and after temperatures of system (oC).

7. Hot vs. cold: food coloring droplet dissolution comparison in glass bottles..

8.  Dry ice investigation on glass dish and in water. Discuss the use of caution.

9.  Capillary tube and colored liquid observation with time measurement.

 

SECONDARYLexi Suchy-Mabrouk

Non-science lesson: math, data and a

scatter plot

Guided inquiry

Ice cores about sulfur concentrations

The year without a summer

SECONDARYSusan Hastings, McQueen High

School

A multi-level inquiry-based project

water usage and rights issues in the Middle East

Water – the Middle East’s Critical Resource (N.G.)

A country in the Middle East to represent

Research

“Ambassadors” treaty negotiations

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IMPLICATIONS

Formatting: standard laboratory

manual activities

Lab book as resource

Non C.C teachers

Design a unit on climate change

PUBLICATION

Usable “lab book” format

Final draft of the lab/activity

Additonal call for activities

New EPSCoR participants

Second edition