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The Ups & Downs of Pulses: Feeling Homeostasis
This completely FREE lab teaches students how to find and determine their carotid or radial pulses. The accompanying video defines homeostasis and factors that affect it.
In this lab, we’ll model half-life using Twizzlers as our "radioactive atoms." With each "cut," you’ll simulate the decay process, observing how the sample decreases step by step. By the end, you’ll see how half-life works and und...
Visualizing Calories: Energy in a Cheeto vs. a Marshmallow
This lab serves to introduce students to the function of macromolecules, more specifically carbohydrates and lipids. It examines the accuracy of nutrition labels, by physically burning calories in a Cheeto and a marshmallow.
This lab activity introduces students to CERs, where they develop a scientific question, research and collect evidence, and write claims and reasoning.