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Students will practice analyzing and graphing data using two data tables from a primary research study about space dust.

Students will research and debate a contentious issue, arguing an assigned viewpoint based on scientific evidence. This debate is focused on gene editing for the creation of human babies, but can be easily adapted for other topics.

Students will explore similarities and differences in how scientific research is reported in a journalistic article versus a primary research paper.

Students will think through and diagram an Arctic and local food web and will explore how ecosystem disruptions can impact the food webs.

These discussion prompts ask students to design a strategy for minimizing or mitigating the effects of Arctic phytoplankton blooms for one group of people.

Students will learn how interactions among the protons and neutrons in the atomic nucleus affect the properties and stability of chemical elements, and how these properties could inform the creation of future elements.

After thinking through concepts related to processes in the Earth's core, students will use these prompts to create a diagram of the geodynamo.

Students will use what they know about physics and human range of motion to analyze classmates’ trackways and infer how their classmates made the tracks.

These discussion prompts encourage students to apply their knowledge of experimental design.

Students will review volcano monitoring data and learn how to use it to predict possible volcano behavior.

After watching videos about the periodic table, students will identify general patterns in the table.

These discussion prompts encourage students to think about the principles and purposes of scientific models in all areas of science and engineering.