Contributing to the Soil Science Lab Citizen Science Project
This two-week long mini-unit focuses on students completing an investigation and contributing their findings to Soil Science Lab, a citizen science project.
Problem Solving Ecology
At WJE I worked to develop a mentor framework to integrate WJE professionals into K-12 environments through direct volunteer opportunities. While they are an engineering and architecture firm, they are also professional problem solvers.
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Exploring Soil Moisture Sensors with Arduino
The K-12 STEM Education and Outreach Program is part of the Government and Community Relations Office at Berkeley Labs.
How Climate Change Affects Transpiration in Plants
In this multi-day transpiration and climate change laboratory investigation, students will use the traditional AP biology whole plant method or potometer transpiration lab as a launching point to investigate how climate change affects transpiration in plants.
What cause the Schistosomiasis outbreak in Senegal?
How can human-caused changes to the environment impact human health? This ETP was inspired by the research from Susanne Sokolow and Giulio De Leo along with other members of the De Leo Lab.
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Soil Matters Too!
This lesson will introduce students to the basics of decomposition and microbial soil respiration and how these processes influence the carbon cycle.
A Salt on Germination
Going beyond what most students in 9-12 already know about the factors required to help seeds sprout and grow (water, warmth, substrate), the investigation in "A Salt on Germination" focuses on the practice of calculating how much of a concentrated stock must be used to create a diluted concentra
Predicting Forest Health: Sudden Oak Death in Coast Live Oak Trees
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) is a disease caused by an introduced oomycete (water mold) called Phytophthora ramorum and is infecting various tree species in the Northern & Central California range, most specifically coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia), the dominant oak species in this range.
History of Life Exploration
This lesson uses a historical context to provide a foundational, scientific basis of Earth’s history for high school students. Students will conduct individual internet research to learn when and under what circumstances events in Earth’s history took place.
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