Digesters
Students will design and build a model of a mini biodigester as a hands-on project to help them apply their understanding of the purpose and function of the human digestive system.
Decoding the Sun
This project introduces high school students to programming concepts through writing a Python script that finds and counts sunspots in real images of the Sun.
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What in the data??
In the age of AI, data literacy is one of the most critical skills we can teach our students. As a STEM educator, data analysis is a constant thread in both my professional and personal life.
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Tuning The Invisible: Measuring The Unseen Frequency
At SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, I learned how scientists use radio-frequency resonators and a Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) to characterize resonant cavities used in the search for axions, hypothetical particles that may explain dark matter.
Bacteria Breakdown – From Source to Solution
In this extension of the water testing lesson, students will conduct a focused investigation into seven types of harmful waterborne bacteria. They will explore the causes of contamination, potential health risks, and treatment methods used in the water industry to ensure public safety.
Beginning Python
This lesson introduces biotech students to Python programming, guiding them to import, process, and analyze data while learning basic coding concepts and writing simple programs to summarize datasets.
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Design Your Own Sustainable City
This lesson engages students in designing a sustainable city by analyzing carbon footprints, exploring solutions, and presenting proposals. Students work in groups to identify environmental challenges and create infographics or presentations to communicate their ideas.
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Dirty Water Reboot
Teams of students will investigate, develop, and test an apparatus that cleans a dirty water sample and describe how it works.
Expanding Applied Statistics in MS Science through Lines of Best Fit
This ETP teaches 8th grade science students how to analyze real-world data using scatter plots and lines of best fit. Students determine whether relationships are causal or correlational through group discussion and individual reflection.
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