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Lesson Plans
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Energy Woes (9th-12th Grade)-Students are members of the Save the Earth Foundation attending a public hearing about potential energy failures. Requires Acrobat Reader |
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Good Diet, Fad Diet (9th-10th Grade)-Students play a role of a registered dietitian. Mary Parker, a 16-year-old patient, has been referred to them because she is on a low carbohydrate diet and Metabolife. Her mother suspects an eating disorder may also be present. The students must research her current weight loss plan and other diets to create a healthy and effective weight loss plan for Mary. Requires Acrobat Reader |
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Algae in the Aquarium (10th Grade)-Students have been given the task of determining the cause of an algal bloom in the classroom aquariums. Requires Acrobat Reader |
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Problems at Cliffs of the Neuse (9th-12th Grade)-Students act as members of the Cliffs of the Neuse State Park who are developing an action plan in response to a patron's letter of complaint about possible water quality problems and associated human illness. Requires Acrobat Reader |
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Land Assessment (9th-12th Grade)-Students look at the viability of purchasing a tract of land in order to build an agricultural school. Requires Acrobat Reader |
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Wake County Landfill Problem (9-12th Grade and Post-Secondary)-Students act as concerned parties in Wake County reporting to an Advisory Committee on how to solve Wake County's pending landfill problem. Requires Acrobat Reader |
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Global Warming (9-12th Grade)-Students are members of the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. They are to make recommendations to the "governor" and a panel of his advisors regarding the greenhouse effect and global warming. Requires Acrobat Reader |
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Nuclear Power (Grade 10-12th)-Students will be members of a concerned citizens group discussing the transportation of spent fuel rods from a local nuclear power plant (Shearon Harris). Requires Acrobat Reader |
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Propane Incident in Clayton, North Carolina (11-12th Grade)-The students will function as the state fire marshal's office and advise the Fire Chief of Clayton on how to handle derailed and damaged tank cars of propane in the downtown area of Clayton. Requires Acrobat Reader |
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Explosives (Grade 10-12th)-The student's role is a Clayton detective investigating explosives making at the residences of three suspected terrorists. Requires Acrobat Reader |
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Resource Sharing Between Chemistry Labs (College-Undergraduate)-Students assume the role of community college instructors researching the feasibility of resource (chemicals, supplies, equipment) sharing between community colleges. Requires Acrobat Reader |
