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Sustainability
Activity 1 Our Global Community
Activity 2 Life in Other Countries
Activity 3 Sustainability Case Studies
Activity 4 Ecological Footprint
Activity 5 Jaffrey City’s Problem
Activity 6 Jaffrey City’s Master Plan
Activity 1
Our Global Community
United Nations Statistics Division
Activity 2
Life in Other Countries
United Nations Statistics Division
Activity 3
Sustainability Case Studies
Activity 4
Ecological Footprint
Ecological Footprint Survey Questions UPDATE
Activity 5
Jaffrey City’s Problem
Activity 6
Jaffrey City’s Master Plan
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Ecology: Living on Earth
Activity 1 Ecosystems and Change
Activity 2 A Population of Duckweed
Activity 3 Biomes
Activity 4 Invasive Species
Activity 5 Tragedy of the Commons
Activity 8 Cycles of Matter (Carbon Cycle)
Activity 9 The Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Shuffle
Activity 12 Too Much Life
Activity 13 Symbiotic Relationships
Activity 14 Investigating Population Growth Rates
Activity 15 Changes Due to Population Growth
Activity 17 Ecosystem Change and Resiliency
Activity 1
Ecosystems and Change
NASA and the Chesapeake Bay
This 8 minute video clip shows how NASA is helping to monitor the health of Chesapeake Bay. It includes eutrophication and attempts to restore native oysters.
Witnessing Environmental Changes
Native American elders discuss environmental changes they have seen in their local environments over their lifetime.
Warmer Oceans Affect Food Web
Scientists discuss the possible affect of rising ocean temperatures on organisms in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
Samoa Under Threat
A Samoan climatologist discusses the increasing number of intense storms seen in Samoa, possibly due to global climate change.
The Grand Canyon: Conservation and Development
The affect of the Glen Canyon Dam on the ecosystems of the Colorado River.
The Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle
How humans are helping to restore the nesting habitat and hatchling population of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle.
Case Study 1: The Crab Jubilee
This video from Discovery News describes the tracking methods used to monitor blue crab.
Case Study 2: Venomous Cane Toads
This video from Nat Geo WILD describes the impact the cane toad has had on Australia.
Case Study 3: The Bleaching of the Reefs
These two sources provide additional information on the bleaching of reefs:
Palau Coral Bleaching Case Study
Coral Reefs & Palau
Case Study 4: The Yellowstone Fires of 1988
This webpage describes the 1988 Yellowstone fire.
Activity 2
A Population of Duckweed
Activity 3
Biomes
Case Study: Flora and Fauna of Virginia
Activity 4
Invasive Species
NASA and the Chesapeake Bay
This 8 minute video clip shows how NASA is helping to monitor the health of Chesapeake Bay. It includes eutrophication and attempts to restore native oysters.
Global Invasive Species Database
PBS LearningMedia
PBS LearningMedia hosts a number of relevant videos related to this activity and others in the course.
Activity 5
Tragedy of the Commons
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program
Activity 8
Cycles of Matter (Carbon Cycle)
Student Sheet 8.1: Carbon Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle Slide Presentation
Water Cycle Slide Presentation
SEPUP Simulation: The Carbon Cycle
Click on the link above to go to The Carbon Cycle simulation.
Activity 9
The Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Shuffle
Energy Flow in the Coral Reef Ecosystem
Ginger Ale Instructions
This webpage includes information on and recipes for making ginger ale. We suggest following Method #1. The ginger ale is the most “fool proof” of the recipes and is recommended in the Science and Global Issues: Biology Teacher’s Edition.
SEPUP Simulation: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Shuffle
Click on the link above to go to the Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Shuffle.
Activity 12
Too Much Life
NASA and the Chesapeake Bay
This 8 minute video clip shows how NASA is helping to monitor the health of Chesapeake Bay. It includes eutrophication and attempts to restore native oysters.
Activity 13
Symbiotic Relationships
Activity 14
Investigating Population Growth Rates
Teachers’ Edition Activity: “Population Estimation”
These pages are from a series of activities in SEPUP’s Science and Sustainability course. Please refer to only the portions relevant to Activity 2.3, “Population Estimation.”
Student Book Activity: “Population Estimation”
This activity, Activity 2.3, “Population Estimation,” is from SEPUP’s Science and Sustainability course and can be used as an extension for Activity 14, “Investigating Population Growth Rates.”
Student Sheet 14.2: Investigating Population Growth
Sample Student Response for Student Sheet 14.2: Investigating Population Growth – Note: All sample student responses are accessible from the Teacher’s Edition CD.
SEPUP Simulation: Avril Gulf Tuna Population Simulation
Click on the link above to go to the Avril Gulf Tuna Population Simulation.
Activity 15
Changes Due to Population Growth
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program
Aquaculture Information – Monterey Bay Aquarium
Aquaculture Information – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sustainable Open Ocean Aquaculture
Activity 17
Ecosystem Change and Resiliency
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Cell Biology: World Health
Activity 2 Cells and Disease
Activity 3 What is a Cell?
Activity 4 What Do Cells Do?
Activity 5 What do Specialized Cells do?
Activity 6 Cell Structure and Function
Activity 8 The Cell Membrane and Diffusion
Activity 12 Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Activity 13 The Cell Cycle
Activity 14 Stem Cell Differentiation
Activity 15 Stem Cell Research
Activity 16 HIV/AIDS Infection and Cell Organelles
Activity 18 World Health Proposal
Activity 2
Cells and Disease
The Germ Theory of Infectious Disease
Student Pages
Teacher’s Guide
Student Sheet 37.1
Student Sheet 37.2
Transparency 37.1
Literacy Transparency 2
Activity 3
What is a Cell?
Activity 4
What Do Cells Do?
Student Sheet 4.1: Structure and Function of Cells
Sample Student Response for Student Sheet 4.1: Structure and Function of Cells – Note: All sample student responses are accessible from the Teacher’s Edition CD.
SEPUP Simulation: What do Cells do?
Click on the link above to go to the Simulation: What do Cells do?
Activity 5
What do Specialized Cells do?
Student Sheet 5.1: Specialized Cells
Sample Student Response for Student Sheet 5.1: Specialized Cells – Note: All sample student responses are accessible from the Teacher’s Edition CD.
SEPUP Simulation: What do Specialized Cells do?
Click on the link above to go to the Simulation: What do Specialized Cells do?
Activity 6
Cell Structure and Function
Activity 8
The Cell Membrane and Diffusion
Cell Surface Area to Volume Ratio: Why are Cells so Small?
Student Pages
Teacher’s Guide
Transparency 41.1
Activity 12
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Student Sheet 12.2: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Note that Student Sheet 12.2 is optional and contains a set of instructions for using the simulation used in this activity.
SEPUP Simulation: Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Simulation
Click on the link above to go to the Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Simulation (Stage 2 only).
Activity 13
The Cell Cycle
How Cell Biologists Can Contribute to Improving Cancer Outcomes
The Importance of Being Specified: Cell Fate Decisions and Their Role in Cell Biology
Cell Biology of Tissues and Tumors
Activity 14
Stem Cell Differentiation
The Importance of Being Specified: Cell Fate Decisions and Their Role in Cell Biology
Cell Biology of Tissues and Tumors
Activity 15
Stem Cell Research
The Importance of Being Specified: Cell Fate Decisions and Their Role in Cell Biology
Cell Biology of Tissues and Tumors
Activity 16
HIV/AIDS Infection and Cell Organelles
Simulation: Life Cycle of HIV, a Retrovirus
Click on the link above to launch the simulation in your browser. This is the simulation needed for the Activity 16.
From DISCOVER BIOLOGY, Third Edition by Michale L. Cain, Hans Damman, Robert A. Lue & Carol Kaesuk Loon. Copyright © 2002, 2000 by Sinauer Associates, Inc. Used by permission of W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Additional Resources:
HHMI: Life Cycle of HIV Animation
Cells Alive: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Activity 18
World Health Proposal
Disease Control Priorities Project
World Health Organization Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)
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Genetics: Feeding the World
Activity 1 A Genetically Modified Solution?
Activity 2 Creating Genetically Modified Bacteria
Activity 3 Mitosis and Asexual Reproduction
Activity 5 Genes and Traits
Activity 10 Modeling DNA Structure
Activity 12 DNA Replication
Activity 13 Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
Activity 14 Genes and Chromosomes
Activity 16 Protein Synthesis: Transcription and Translation
Activity 18 Which Corn is Genetically Modified?
Activity 1
A Genetically Modified Solution?
Bt Corn Trade-offs – NOVA Frontline
Activity 2
Creating Genetically Modified Bacteria
Introduction to Fluorescent Proteins
Green Fluorescent Protein Information
History of GFP Discovery and Use
Escherichia coli
Scroll down to section on “Model organism in life science research” for information on the role of E. coli in biotechnology and its use as a model organism for microbiologists.
Activity 3
Mitosis and Asexual Reproduction
Student Sheet 3.1: Mitosis
Sample Student Response for Student Sheet 3.1: Mitosis – Note: All sample student responses are accessible from the Teacher’s Edition CD.
SEPUP Simulation: Mitosis and Meiosis
Click on the link above to go to the Mitosis and Meiosis simulation.
Activity 5
Genes and Traits
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
A database of referenced overviews on all known mendelian disorders and over 12,000 genes.
Activity 10
Modeling DNA Structure
Discovery of the Molecular Structure of DNA
Activity 12
DNA Replication
Student Sheet 12.1: Investigating DNA Replication
Sample Student Response for Student Sheet 12.1: Investigating DNA Replication – Note: All sample student responses are accessible from the Teacher’s Edition CD.
SEPUP Simulation: Investigating DNA Replication
Click on the link above to go to the Investigating DNA Replication simulation.
Activity 13
Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
Student Sheet 13.1: Meiosis
Sample Student Response for Student Sheet 13.1: Meiosis – Note: All sample student responses are accessible from the Teacher’s Edition CD.
Student Sheet 13.2: Mitosis and Meiosis Comparison
Sample Student Response for Student Sheet 13.2: Mitosis and Meiosis Comparison – Note: All sample student responses are accessible from the Teacher’s Edition CD.
Note: This is an updated version of Student Sheet 13.2 from what is found on the SGI Teacher’s Edition CD.
SEPUP Simulation: Mitosis and Meiosis
Click on the link above to go to the Mitosis and Meiosis simulation.
Activity 14
Genes and Chromosomes
Human Genome Is Much More Than Just Genes
Activity 16
Protein Synthesis: Transcription and Translation
Student Sheet 16.1: Transcription and Translation
Sample Student Response for Student Sheet 16.1: Transcription and Translation – Note: All sample student responses are accessible from the Teacher’s Edition CD.
SEPUP Simulation: Protein Synthesis
Click on the link above to go to the Protein Synthesis simulation.
Activity 18
Which Corn is Genetically Modified?
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Evolution: Maintaining Diversity
Activity 1 Biodiversity and Sustainability
Activity 2 Human Activities and Biodiversity
Activity 3 Geologic Time
Activity 5 Using Fossil Evidence to Investigate Whale Evolution
Activity 6 Evidence from the Fossil Record
Activity 7 The Phylogeny of Vertebrates
Activity 8 Studying Hominids
Activity 9 Studying Lineages for Conservation
Activity 11 Natural Selection
Activity 12 The Genetic Basis of Adaptation
Activity 13 The Processes and Outcomes of Evolution
Activity 14 Ideas about Evolution
NSTA Position Statement on the Teaching of Evolution
AAAS Statement on the Teaching of Evolution
Activity 1
Biodiversity and Sustainability
Biodiversity Hotspots
BBC: Map of Biodiversity Hotspots
Activity 2
Human Activities and Biodiversity
For more information on the Endangered Species Act and the protection of endangered and threatened species, visit the following links:
NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Activity 3
Geologic Time
These sites contain summaries of common misconceptions about evolution:
Understanding Evolution
Talk Origins
Activity 5
Using Fossil Evidence to Investigate Whale Evolution
Understanding Evolution
Evogram of the evolution of whales on the Understanding Evolution website.
Activity 6
Evidence from the Fossil Record
Understanding Evolution
Understanding macroevolution through evograms on the Understanding Evolution website (part 1).
Understanding Evolution
Understanding macroevolution through evograms on the Understanding Evolution website (part 2).
Understanding Evolution
Evogram of the origin of tetrapods on the Understanding Evolution website.
Activity 7
The Phylogeny of Vertebrates
Classifications systems are based in part on developmental stages and life cycles of various organisms, which reflect common evolutionary histories. Download Life Cycles of Animals and Plants for an activity on this topic.
Travels in the Great Tree of Life
View the video to find out how the information scientists gather from trees is used to address relevant issues.
Understanding Evolution
Evogram showing jaws to ears in the ancestors of mammals on the Understanding Evolution website.
Activity 8
Studying Hominids
Understanding Evolution
Evogram showing the emergence of humans on the Understanding Evolution website.
National Geographic: Lucy’s Baby a Born Climber
What made us human? Part of the answer may rest on the shoulders of a 3.3-million-year-old toddler.
Activity 9
Studying Lineages for Conservation
Genome Research Article
Article: “Development and application of a phylogenomic toolkit: Resolving the evolutionary history of Madagascar’s lemurs.” Genome Research, 18 (3), 489-499.
Activity 11
Natural Selection
Student Sheet 11.1: Natural Selection
Sample Student Response for Student Sheet 11.1: Natural Selection – Note: All sample student responses are accessible from the Teacher’s Edition CD.
SEPUP Simulation: Natural Selection
Click on the link above to go to the Natural Selection simulation. In this simulation, students work in groups of three instead of following SEPUP’s 4-2-1 cooperative learning model. The simulation lends itself to groups of three because students observe a model of the natural selection of three bird populations in Part A, and three bird populations in three separate areas in Part B.
Activity 12
The Genetic Basis of Adaptation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Pocket Mouse and Predation
Activity 13
The Processes and Outcomes of Evolution
Understanding Evolution
Evogram showing the evolution of birds on the Understanding Evolution website.
Activity 14
Ideas about Evolution
These following sites contain summaries of common misconceptions about evolution:
Understanding Evolution
Talk Origins
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Chemistry: Fueling the World
Activity 12 The Atomic Theory and the Mole
Replacement Pages
Teacher’s Guide: Activity 4, Table 1
Teacher’s Guide: Transparency 5.2
Teacher’s Guide: Transparency 14.1
Additional Resources
Download SGI-Trade-offs-Fueling for ways to incorporate instruction about trade-offs into different activities in the chemistry unit.
Activity 12
The Atomic Theory and the Mole
PowerPoint Presentation PPT
Suggestions for using the presentation are included in the notes section that accompanies each slide.
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Chemistry: Earth’s Resources
Activity 1 Sustainability and the Earth’s Natural Resources
Activity 2 Metals and their Ores
Activity 3 Physical Properties of Ores and Metals
Activity 4 Extracting Metal from an Ore
Activity 6 Making Inferences
Activity 7 Developing a Model of the Atom
Activity 8 The Periodic Table of the Elements
Activity 9 Trends and Relationships in the Periodic Table
Activity 10 The Reactivity of Metals
Activity 11 Gaining and Losing Electrons
Activity 12 Types of Bonds
Activity 13 The Strengths of Bonds
Activity 14 Modeling Hydrocarbons
Activity 15 Distillation of Simulated Crude Oil
Activity 16 Modeling Polymers
Activity 20 Taking a Vote
Activity 21 Industrial Symbiosis
Activity 1
Sustainability and the Earth’s Natural Resources
Transparency 1.1: Per Capita Use of Selected Resources
Activity 2
Metals and their Ores
Student Sheet 2.1: Map of the World
Extension: The Footprint Chronicles
Export of Ores
Import of Ores
Export of Metals
Import of Metals
Activity 3
Physical Properties of Ores and Metals
Student Sheet 3.1: Testing Physical Properties
Activity 4
Extracting Metal from an Ore
Student Sheet 4.1: Processing Ores
Student Sheet 4.2: Inputs and Outputs
Activity 6
Making Inferences
Student Sheet 6.1: Obscertainer Inferences
Activity 7
Developing a Model of the Atom
Student Sheet 7.1: Anticipation Guide: Developing a Model of the Atom
PowerPoint: Developing a Model of the Atom
Useful Link: Misconceptions about Science
Activity 8
The Periodic Table of the Elements
Student Sheet 8.1: Periodic Table of the Elements
Extension: Other Types of Periodic Tables
The Periodic Table Live!
Activity 9
Trends and Relationships in the Periodic Table
Transparency 9.1: Relative Atomic Radii
Transparency 9.2: Electron Arrangements for Periods 1 through 3
Transparency 9.3: Representation of Equal Mass Samples of Two Elements
Activity 10
The Reactivity of Metals
Video Clip: Alkali Metals with Water
Activity 11
Gaining and Losing Electrons
Student Sheet 11.1: Atoms and Ions
Student Sheet 11.2: Ionic and Covalent Bonds
Activity 12
Types of Bonds
Simulator 1
Launch Molecular Workbench.
Select the Activity Center.
Under the “Chemistry” heading, select “Chemical Bonds.”
Choose “2. Distorting Orbital Shape with Electric Charge.”
Activate the simulator by clicking on it.
Simulator 2
Launch Molecular Workbench.
Select the Activity Center.
Under the “Chemistry” heading, select “Chemical Bonds.”
Choose “6. Electronegativity Difference Determines Bond Type.”
Activate the simulator by clicking on it.
Activity 13
The Strengths of Bonds
Student Sheet 13.1: Three-Level Reading Guide: The Strengths of Bonds
Extension: How Geckos Stick – New Find May Lead to New Glue
Activity 14
Modeling Hydrocarbons
Student Sheet 14.1: Naming Hydrocarbons
Useful Links: IUPAC Nomenclature: Link 1, Link 2
Activity 15
Distillation of Simulated Crude Oil
Transparency 15.1: Diagram of a Fractional Distillation Tower
Activity 16
Modeling Polymers
Transparency 16.1: Some Common Synthetic Polymers
Transparency 16.2: Some Biochemical Molecules
Extension–Links to Historical Information on Synthetic Polymers: Link 1, Link 2, Link 3
Activity 20
Taking a Vote
Student Sheet 20.1: Analyzing Claims
Student Sheet 20.2: Ballot Paper
Activity 21
Industrial Symbiosis
Transparency 21.1: Rules for Playing “Industrial Symbiosis”
Student Sheet 21.1: Company Balance Sheet
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Physics: Mitigating Risks from Waves
Activity 1 Predicting Earthquakes
Activity 7 History of Earthquakes, by State
Activity 9 Snell’s Law
Activity 16 Spectroscopy and Air pollution
Activity 18 Nuclear Power Plants, by State
Click here for Student Sheets and Transparencies for the Physics Waves Unit
Activity 1
Predicting Earthquakes
PBS Online News Hour: Predicting Earthquakes
USGS: 100% Chance of an Earthquake
Pacific Northwest Seismograph Network: Earthquake Prediction
Activity 7
History of Earthquakes, by State
US Earthquake Information by State
Activity 9
Snell’s Law
Refraction and Reflection Applet
HyperPhysics: Reflection and Refraction of Light
Activity 16
Spectroscopy and Air pollution
European Space Agency: Global air pollution map
Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation: UV/Visible Compact Spectrometers
Activity 18
Nuclear Power Plants, by State
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Nuclear Power Plants in the United States
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Pilot Test of Electricity: Global Energy and Power
Activities
Measuring Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Storing Electrical Energy
Discharging Capacitors
Electric Potential Difference
Electromagnetic Induction
Powering Kapikua Island
Measuring Efficiency
Click on the following photos to see how to set up the water pump and the water reservoir:
Renewable Energy
Click on the following links to obtain additional resources for this activity:
Biomass Resources Map
Solar Resource Map
Geothermal Resources Map
Hydroelectric Resources Map
Wind Resources Map
Visualizing the U.S. Electric Grid
Analysis Question 4: Geothermal Potential Map
Analysis Question 4: Electricity Use at Night
Storing Electrical Energy
Click on the following photos to see how to set up the solar cell and the motor:
Discharging Capacitors
Click on the following photo to see how to set up the components in Procedure Step 2:
Electric Potential Difference
PhET Simulation: “Charges and Fields”
Electromagnetic Induction
Powering Kapikua Island
Student Sheet: “Map of Kapikua Island”
Miscellaneous
Click here for presentation slides from the SGI Conference (Summer 2008)
Click here for the “Ice Breaker” comments from the SGI Conference (Summer 2008)
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