Rutgers/NSF Biocomplexity Project - Education

EDUCATION

Biocomplexity Unit Scope and Sequence

Funded by the National Science Foundation, Biocomplexity in the Environment Program, Award #0120453

Grade	Module	Key Science Theme	Sample Concepts	Assessment
6^th-8^th	Introduction to Biocomplexity	Scientific Inquiry History of Science	Biocomplexity, biology	Presentations and review of "What is Biocomplexity" sheet.
6^th-8^th	Wanted: Biocomplexity Scientist	Science & Technology History of Science	biocomplexity, geology, microbiology, chemistry, physicist	Presentations and review of poster using rubric
6^th-8^th	Permeability	Scientific Inquiry Earth’s Properties and Materials Data Analysis	sediments, permeability, aquifer, scientific method	Observation of participation and review of Lab Sheet and Excel Graph
6^th-8^th	Porosity	Scientific Inquiry Earth’s Properties and Materials Data Analysis	pores, porosity, scientific method	Observation of participation and review of Lab Sheet and Excel Graph
6^th-8^th	Permeability and Porosity of Somerset County Sediments	Scientific Inquiry Earth’s Properties and Materials Reasoning & Proof Data Analysis	permeability, porosity, sediments, scientific method	Observation of participation and review of Lab Sheet
6^th-8^th	Current Groundwater Contamination Research	Scientific Inquiry Problem Solving Science & Technology	groundwater, contamination	Presentation and review of project using rubric
6^th-8^th	Measuring Water pH	Scientific Inquiry Reasoning & Proof Atmosphere & Water Data Analysis	pH, Hydrogen, acid, base, scientific method	Observation of participation in activity and review of lab sheet
6^th-8^th	Dissolved Oxygen Activity	Scientific Inquiry Reasoning & Proof Atmosphere & Water	dissolve, Oxygen, atmosphere	Observation of participation and review of answers aloud
6^th-8^th	Eutrophication Lab	Scientific Inquiry Reasoning & Proof Properties of Water Ecosystems Problem Solving Data Analysis Systems & Interactions	eutrophication, scientific method, fertilizer, detergent, phosphates, algal bloom, anoxia, hypoxia	Review of information chart and observation of participation in activity. Review of Excel graphs and lists created for homework.
6^th-8^th	Measuring Turbidity	Scientific Inquiry Reasoning & Proof Properties of Water	turbidity, scientific method, secchi disk	Observation of participation and review of results and conclusion.
6^th-8^th	Creating Salt Water	Scientific Inquiry Reasoning & Proof Properties of Water	evaporation, precipitation, salinity, run-off, scientific method	Observation of participation and review of data.
6^th-8^th	Salt Water vs. Fresh Water	Scientific Inquiry Problem Solving Properties of Water	salinity, evaporation, scientific method	Observation of participation and review of data chart and conclusion.
6^th-8^th	Water Density & Salinity	Scientific Inquiry Reasoning & Proof Problem Solving Properties of Water	density, mass, salinity, scientific method, buoyancy	Observation of participation and review of observation sheet.
6^th-8^th	Density & Buoyancy of Water	Scientific Inquiry Reasoning & Proof Properties of Water Forces & Motion	buoyancy, buoyancy force, scientific method, hydrometer, buoy	Observation of participation and review of buoyancy worksheet.

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