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ND EPSCoR offers free curriculum modules that are based on scientific research occurring in North Dakota’s higher education institutions and that are aligned with the ND Next Generation Science Standards. These lesson plans provide the opportunity for you and your students to connect to the research that scientists are conducting in North Dakota.

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We also provide access to STEM activities for middle and high school students that have been used as part of the Sunday Academy program.

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ND EPSCoR’s goal in providing these resources to teachers is to help them enrich classroom learning experiences and spark interest in K-12 students to pursue STEM careers.

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Elementary school lesson or activity

Adaptation and Climate Change (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Biology

Three to four 50-minute class periods (depending on introduction/extension options)

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Advanced Manufacturing (HS)

High school activity

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering

6 hours

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All About Winter Weather (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Regional Climate Studies

Six 50-minute periods (two additional periods for the extension activities)

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Ancient Northern Plains Native American Engineers (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering

6 hours

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Application of Composites in Sporting Goods (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Chemistry

6 hours

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Archived: Food Safety and Farms (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Food safety

6 hours

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Archived: Planned Activities on Computer Networks (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

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6 hours

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Archived: The Forensics of Blood (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Forensics, biology, blood

6 hours

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Bio-Assessment of Local Water System (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Water, biology

6 hours

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Biobased Materials (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Physical Science

Four 50-minute lessons

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Biobased Materials - Polymers (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Polymers

6 hours

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Biodomes (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Ecosystems

6 hours

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Bioinformatics: Through the Lens of COVID-19 (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Biology and Computer Science

Three to five 50-minute class periods

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Boolean Algebra (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Mathematics, logic

6 hours

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Building Materials (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering

6 hours

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Candy Engineering (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering

6 hours

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Candyland Ecology (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Biology

6 hours

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Carbon Dioxide: Source and Sink (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Climate change, carbon dioxide

6 hours

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Cellular Biology: The Spectacular Cell (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Cellular biology

6 hours

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Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles with a Papercraft Spectrometer (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Light, matter, nanoparticles

6 hours

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Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles with a Papercraft Spectrometer (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Chemistry

Two 50-minute class periods

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Circulation: get pumped! (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Circulation, cardiovascular system

6 hours

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Clean Energy (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering, Chemistry

50 minutes per topic (2 topics)

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Clean energy (MS-HS)

Middle and high school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Renewable energy, clean energy, fuel cells, solar energy

6 hours

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Climate Instrumentation (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Climate, weather, climate change

6 hours

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Colors and Light (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Color, light

6 hours

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Combustion and Fuels: Efficient Use (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Techology

6 hours

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Communication Signals and Radio Receiver (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Technology

6 hours

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Composting: Don’t Waste Your Waste! (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Composting

6 hours

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Computer Security (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Computer security

6 hours

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Counting Equilibrium and Le Chatelier’s Principle (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Chemistry and Biology

23-30 minutes per lesson

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Digital Preservation of Natural and Cultural Preservation (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Technology

Two to three 50-minute class periods

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Echolocation (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Echolocation, sound waves

6 hours

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Engineered Composite Building Products (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Physical Science and Engineering

3 hours

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Engines (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering

6 hours

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Evaluating Whether to Enter a Building During a Fire (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering

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Evolution and Natural Selection (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Natural selection, evolution

6 hours

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Food Safety and Food Science: Preservation (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Research

6 hours

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From Carpet Cleaning to 3D Printing (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

3D printing

6 hours

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Fundamentals of Drinking Water Treatment (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Earth science, water treatment

6 hours

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Game Theory (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Mathematics

6 hours

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Garden Ecosystems (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Ecosystems

6 hours

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Gold Nanoparticles (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Chemistry, physical science

2 50-minute class periods

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Hydro-Electric Energy (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Electricity, hydroelectricity, engineering

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Hypothesis and Product Testing (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Hypothesis testing

6 hours

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Influenza Outbreak (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Epidemics, public health, viruses

6 hours

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Insulate and Waterproof Construction (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering

6 hours

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Insulin Signaling (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Insulin, hormones, diabetes

6 hours

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Intelligent Computing Circuits and Systems (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Programming, technology

6 hours

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Lemon Battery / Pickle Experiment Activity (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Circuits

6 hours

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Life Cycle Assessment and Renewable Energy from an Indigenous Perspective (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Environmental Engineering and Chemical Engineering

Two 50-minute class periods

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Life Cycle of Lytic Bacteriophage (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Microbiology- Lytic Bacteriophages

120-180 Minutes

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Light Energy (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Physics

6 hours

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Lightbulbs and their capabilities (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Electricity

6 hours

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Making Biodiesel (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Biodiesel, technology

6 hours

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Making Slime and Bouncy Balls Using Household Polymer Materials (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Polymers

6 hours

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Meat Safety and Preservation (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Chemistry

4 hours (including prep)

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Mechanisms of Evolution and Diversity (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Evolution

6 hours

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Mendelian Genetics (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Genetics

6 hours

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Mercury (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Chemistry

6 hours

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Microbiology: Small Things can be a Big Deal (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Microbiology

6 hours

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Nanoscience and Biotechnology Activity (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Nanotechnology, biotechnology

6 hours

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Natural Gas (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Natural gas

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Oil Pollution: Clean It Up (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Chemistry

6 hours

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Perspectives of Conservation (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Biosphere, computer programming

6 hours

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Phase Change Materials for Heat Storage (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Physics

6 hours

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Phase Change: Solid, Liquid, and Gas (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Phases of matter

6 hours

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Phylogeny (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Phylogeny, biology

6 hours

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Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Plate tectonics, volcanoes

6 hours

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Plate tectonics (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Plate tectonics

6 hours

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Polymer Synthesis (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Chemistry

Three 50-minute class periods

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Probability, Games and Sentiment Analysis (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Mathematics, probability

6 hours

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Protein Denaturation (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Protein Denaturation

120-200 minutes

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Purification of Water with Biobased Materials (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Water purification

6 hours

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Quality and Reliability Engineering: Variability and Its Impact (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Mathematics

6 hours

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Reactions With Light (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Chemistry, light

6 hours

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Recycling Bioplastics (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Physical Science

Three 50-minute class periods

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Robotics (MS-HS)

Middle and high school activity

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Robotics, engineering

6 hours

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Sending Messages Using Morse Code (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Technology

6 hours

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Sensing Oxygen Level in Tribal River Water (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Environmental protection

6 hours

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Smart “PIGs” in Pipes (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Pipe inspection, robotic technology, Smart PIGs

Four 50-minute class periods

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Soils: Texture and Water Retention Properties (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Soil

6 hours

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Solar, Wind, and Hydroelectric Power (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Energy

6 hours

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Stem Cells (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Stem cells, biology

6 hours

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Still Floating (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering

6 hours

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Storm Systems (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Weather, climate

6 hours

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Structures and Buckling (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering

6 hours

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Sustainable Energy Cities (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Renewable energy, sustainability

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Sustainable Materials for Electronics (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Minerals

6 hours

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Tessellations (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Mathematics, geometry

6 hours

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The Dynamics of Catapults and Trebuchets (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Physics, energy, force

6 hours

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The Importance and Analysis of Aflatoxin and Gluten in Corn (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Corn, gluten, aflatoxin

6 hours

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The Math and Science of Advertising Claims (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Models

6 hours

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The Optics of Cameras (MS-HS)

Middle and high school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Research

6 hours

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The Three Sisters – Preservation and Safety (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

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6 hours

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The Water Cycle (MS-HS)

Middle and high school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Earth science, water cycle

6 hours

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Truss Design (HS)

High school activity from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Engineering

6 hours

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Understanding Bio Sustainable Materials (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Bio-based materials, sustainability

6 hours

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Understanding Physical Soil Properties (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Soil, ecology

6 hours

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Understanding the eye with a pinhole camera (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Geometric optics

6 hours

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Water Flows Through the Red River During Flooding (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Earth science, watersheds, riverine systems, flodding

6 hours

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Water is life! (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Water, climate change

6 hours

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Weather vs. Climate: Is there a difference? (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Weather, climate

6 hours

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What Lives in Wetlands? (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Wetlands, migration, food chains, food webs

Three 50-minute class periods

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Wiggle, Wobble, Nanobot Challenge (HS)

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Nanotechnology, nanorobotics

6 hours

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Wind Energy (HS)

High school lesson

Topic(s)

Topic(s):

Wind energy

6 hours

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