Students synthesize their knowledge to participate in a structured debate about the future of wildlife restoration.

Students analyze the differing viewpoints of ranchers, environmentalists, and local communities regarding predator reintroduction.

Students explore the scientific history of wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone and investigate the concept of trophic cascades and ecosystem engineering.

Explore how ecosystems respond to disturbances through primary and secondary succession, and analyze the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem stability.

Students act as 'Marine Bio-Engineers' to design and build artificial reef structures that support a healthy ecosystem on Mystery Island's coast, focusing on biotic and abiotic interactions.

Students design and build 'Food Web Restoration' models to visualize and explain the flow of energy from producers to multiple consumers on Mystery Island.

Students design and build 'Weather Shields' to protect a model plant from extreme temperature and precipitation changes on Mystery Island, exploring how environmental factors affect organisms.

Students act as 'Botanical Engineers' to design and build seed models that can travel through the air to reach new parts of Mystery Island, focusing on seed dispersal methods.

Students design external structures for a 'Mystery Organism' to help it meet its basic needs (food, water, shelter) on Mystery Island, focusing on the link between structure and function.

Students investigate radioactive decay in rocks from Afar to determine their age, using mathematical modeling and simulations to reconstruct the region's geologic history.

A deep dive into the subatomic origins of plate tectonics, tracing the journey from unstable nuclei to the massive convection currents that move continents.

A lesson exploring how radioactive decay in Earth's mantle generates heat, driving the convection currents that move tectonic plates. Students will trace the energy path from atomic nuclei to the movement of continents.

A comprehensive assessment lesson focusing on the specific events of prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, and cytokinesis through detailed matching exercises.

A comprehensive 60-minute lesson exploring the differences and mathematical relationships between translational and rotational kinetic energy, featuring guided reading, visual organizers, and problem-solving.

Explores the dynamics of rotation, comparing linear force to torque, applying Newton's Second Law in angular form, and mastering the conditions for static equilibrium.

A comprehensive look at the parallels between linear and angular motion, focusing on variable relationships, kinematic equations, and real-world rolling applications.

A comprehensive review of stoichiometry concepts including the law of conservation of mass, molar mass, mole ratios, limiting reactants, and percent yield. Includes instructional slides, a practice worksheet, and a realistic mock exam to prepare students for assessment.

A comprehensive 3rd-grade science lesson that transforms students into junior meteorologists, covering weather phenomena, measurement tools, and forecasting through hands-on observation and data analysis.

A comprehensive lesson on mastering dimensional analysis through the 'bridge' method, focusing on unit cancellation strategies for high school science students.

A detective-themed lesson where students become 'Change Detectives' to investigate physical and chemical changes through mystery scenarios and hands-on observations.

Synthesis of the book's themes through a final design project where students create fear-free environments for animals.

Exploring the emotional lives, social structures, and intelligence of animals through small-group jigsaw analysis and field observations.

Introduction to Temple Grandin's unique perspective and the fundamental concepts of sensory perception in both autistic individuals and animals.