
Decay and Renewal (Teacher Edition) : Cornell Scientific Inquiry Series.
Title:
Decay and Renewal (Teacher Edition) : Cornell Scientific Inquiry Series.
Author:
Trautmann, Nancy.
ISBN:
9781933531533
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Edition:
Teacher
Physical Description:
1 online resource (71 pages)
Series:
Cornell Scientific Inquiry
Contents:
Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- ENVIRONMENTAL INQUIRY -- MEETING THE STANDARDS -- WHY BIODEGRADATION? -- RELEVANCE -- CONNECTIONS -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING DESIGN -- CRITICAL THINKING -- LEVELS OF INQUIRY -- GUIDING PROTOCOL-LEVEL INQUIRY -- CONDUCTING INTERACTIVE RESEARCH -- Experiments and Field Studies -- Wastewater Treatment Design Challenge -- GUIDING STUDENT INQUIRY -- ABOUT THE STUDENT EDITION -- SECTION 1 -- UNDERSTANDING BIODEGRADATION -- MODEL RESPONSES TO DISCUSSION QUESTIONS -- Chapter 1. Natural Forces of Decay and Renewal -- Chapter 2. Harnessing Natural Decay -- Chapter 3. Bioremediation: Using Microbes to Clean Up Contaminated Sites -- SECTION 2 -- BIODEGRADATION PROTOCOLS: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH -- PROVIDING STERILE CONDITIONS FOR MICROBIOLOGY EXPERIMENTS -- DISPOSING OF MICROBIAL CULTURES -- ADVANCE PREPARATIONS FOR PROTOCOL 5 -- ADVANCE PREPARATIONS FOR PROTOCOL 6 -- ADVANCE PREPARATIONS FOR PROTOCOL 7 -- NOTES ABOUT PROTOCOL 8 -- ADVANCE PREPARATIONS FOR PROTOCOL 10 -- ADVANCE PREPARATIONS FOR PROTOCOL 13 -- ADVANCE PREPARATIONS FOR PROTOCOL 14 -- SECTION 3 -- INTERACTIVE RESEARCH: EXPERIMENTS AND FIELD STUDIES -- WHY INTERACTIVE RESEARCH? -- Scientists build on each other's work. -- Research commonly begins with informal explorations. -- Peer review is integral to science. -- CHOOSING A RESEARCH QUESTION -- ANALYZING THE DATA -- Choosing the Appropriate Type of Graph -- A LOOK AT VARIABILITY -- INTERPRETING THE RESULTS -- PRESENTING A REPORT AND ENGAGING IN PEER REVIEW -- SECTION 4 -- INTERACTIVE RESEARCH: WASTEWATER TREATMENT DESIGN CHALLENGE -- MAKING SYNTHETIC WASTEWATER -- SUMMARY OF THE STEPS -- ASSESSMENT -- PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT -- EXAMPLE ASSESSMENT RUBRICS FOR EI STUDENT RESEARCH -- Assessment Criteria for Student Research -- Assessment Rubrics for Poster Presentations.
Assessment Rubric for Written Reports -- SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS -- REFERENCES -- BIODEGRADATION -- BIOREMEDIATION -- OIL SPILLS -- INQUIRY-BASED SCIENCE -- OTHER BOOKS IN THE CORNELL SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY SERIES -- CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SCIENTIFIC SUPPLY COMPANIES.
Abstract:
Give students the dirt on soil with a practical book that brings new meaning to the term "hands-on." Using these 12 activities and two original stories as guides, kids will soon be up to their elbows in the study of soil formation, habitats and land use, animals that depend on soil, plants that grow in soil, soil science, and soil conservation. Each teacher-tested lesson plan offers helpful background, assessment methods, and suggestions for further exploration.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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