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Inland water chemistry: the Nordic Lake Survey 1995 part of Project EDDIE:News & Events:EDDIE Workshops:Workshop: Teaching Quantitative Reasoning with Data:Teaching Activities
Tom Andersen, University of Oslo, Norway
While the ionic composition of surface seawater is basically the same anywhere in the world's oceans, the chemistry of inland waters can vary by orders of magnitude over short distances. In this activity we ...

Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Writing Assignment, Classroom Activity
Subject: Chemistry, Geoscience, Biology, Environmental Science, Computer Science
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Geologic Time Calculations part of Quantitative Skills:Activity Collection
Francisco San Juan, Elizabeth City State University
Radiometric age determination using parent/daughter composition and a radiometric decay curve.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Problem Set
Subject: Chemistry, Physics:Modern Physics:Nuclear Physics, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Radioisotopes
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Radioactive Dating: Looking at Half-Lives Using M&Ms part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Kathleen Babich, South St. Paul Junior High School, South St. Paul, MN, based on an original activity retrieved from http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/McKinney.html also with the help of Jenni Johansen (other 8th grade science teacher at So. St. Paul Junior High School
This is an activity that students will use M&Ms to gain a better understanding of radioactive dating and half-lives.

Grade Level: Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience, Chemistry, Physics:Modern Physics:Nuclear Physics

The Science of Puddles part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Debra Hornfeldt, Como Park Elementary, St Paul MN Based on original activities from The Wonders of Wetlands pages 152-156 and Aquatic Project Wild pages 21-26.
This activity is a field investigation of puddles where students gather data and record their findings.

Grade Level: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Classroom Activity
Subject: Chemistry, General Acids & Bases, Geoscience, Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Hydrologic cycle

Exploring Effects of Oil Spills on Birds part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
April Rosendale, Hilltop Elementary, Henderson, MN
This activity allows children to explore the effects of oil spills on birds.

Grade Level: Primary (K-2)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science, Geoscience, Chemistry

Daily Science Vocabulary Review with the Smart Board part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Kathy Leary
An elementary review activity for chemistry vocabulary, tools, and concepts used with the classroom science curriculum.

Grade Level: Primary (K-2)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration
Subject: Geoscience, Chemistry

Density Differences part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Mary Holmberg Eden Valley-Watkins Elementary School Eden Valley, MN Based upon an original activity from Houghton Mifflin, DiscoveryWorks, p. E52
In this lab activity, students determine density differences of water samples with varying temperature and salinity levels. Students synthesize information to predict the effects of oil in given water samples.

Grade Level: Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Environmental Science:Waste:Toxic and Hazardous Wastes, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Waste, Chemistry:General Chemistry:Properties of Matter, Chemistry, Geoscience:Oceanography, Environmental Science

Famous Scientists part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Pam Schilling, Sky Oaks Elementary School, Burnsville, Minnesota, information summarized from various Internet sites: wikipedia.org and other biographical sites
This lesson is a presentation of famous scientist throughout history where the students will learn and take notes about the contributions and discoveries made in science.

Grade Level: Intermediate (3-5)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Biology, Geoscience, Environmental Science, Physics, Mathematics, Geography, Chemistry

String Scientific Notation/Metric System Demonstration part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Erin Krueger Henning High School
Short demonstration on scientific notation by asking students to place numbers on a number line using string and notecards.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Geoscience, Chemistry