Standard+G+Science+Applications

Tasha Vogel
Tools Today [|Tools] This lesson gains an understanding about the impact tools have on society - and how it has changed over time. This lesson has included information on different centers for students to see how tools can help with different things - taking a nail out of a piece of wood, opening cans without a can opener, and cracking open walnuts - all without the help of different tools. Grade Level: 3-5

Karrie Thomas

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This lesson talks about zeolites and their use in stopping toxic waste from leaking. Students will listen to a science update and then have to research a variety of websites and resources to answer several questions. There are also some interactive websites and games students can look at for more information. Grade level: 5-8======

[|The Impact]
In this lesson, students are introduced to the world of inventions and how their ongoing development continues to affect all aspects of living. Students will explore Edison and the light bulb and learn how inventions are created to solve problems or improve the way things are done. Students will also learn about young innovators and work in small groups to make an invention. Grade Level: K-2

Jill Opie
Children's Agricultural Book of the Year

**Fantastic Farm Machines** - Wisconsin dairy farmer and acclaimed author Cris Peterson introduces readers to twelve big pieces of farm machinery that help get the job done. Internationally renowned photographer David Lundquist shows each piece of machinery as well as fabulous aerial view and close-up details. The book also won several awards including the Nebraska Children's Agriculture Book of the Year (Grades K-3), Ohio Farm Bureau Award for Children's Literature. The book joins several other Cris Peterson books on the Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom book list. Grades K - 6

Ann Perteet
Science Fair Preparation [|Science Fair Resource] This website is a resource for students to have to find lessons for science fairs. The site is provided to assist students in their research to apply the science skills for either individual and/or group projects.

Grade level: 6-8

Eric Neils
Modern Technology and Farming [|Modern Technology and Farming]

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Students will work on an open ended lesson about technology and farming. Students will visit a link which gives them access to five different types of farms. Students will discuss what they know before and what they learn after exploring. Groups will eventually give a presentation top the class about their farm type and the technology used.====== Grade Level: 3-5

[|Paper Production]
This lesson is designed to help students understand how processes and jobs in developed countries have changed over time due to technology and mass production. Papermaking is used as an example of a craft that has become increasingly automated over time. Students will make paper by hand, and consider how mass production might improve product uniformity, quantity, and quality, while reducing cost. (//Benchmarks for Science Literacy//, [|p. 188].) Students will use Internet resources to learn about modern paper manufacturing. Students will compare the process of hand-making paper to manufacturing paper, then consider the benefits and drawbacks of each. Grade Level: 3-5

Courtney Hartmann
Engineering Solutions [|Engineering] This lesson shows students how to use internet resources to explore the side effects of technology; to design, implement and evaluate solutions related to the problem of waste disposal. This lesson is also good to use because again it uses technology. Grade Level: K-4

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This lesson plan is great because it combines technology with science. Students will use Internet resources to investigate and compare alternative sources of energy. Students will distinguish between renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy, investigate a variety of renewable energy resources, and compare the benefits and drawbacks of each. ======

Grades: 3-5
Kaitra Becker Global Interdependence of Food [|Global Breakfast] There are many different activities connected to this lesson on global interdependence. Students can make a list of what they ate for breakfast and than research where ingredients in those foods came from. They can research why foods are grown in different parts of the world or what and why people in different places eat different things for breakfast. There is link to an interesting story of a girl's morning that incorporates all the global connections of everyday life that kids might not realize. Grades: 3-5

Jen Salzman New Waves For Safe Flying [|Science-Technology Article] This online article discusses how scientists are perfecting a new generation of airport scanning machines. It gives the history of previous technology in airports and how it has evolved since the 1960's. There are also links to different videos that demonstrate how the waves in the scanners are used. Grades: 6-8

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