Science and Technology (D)
National Science Education Standard: Science and Technology
- K-4
- Abilities of technological design
- Understanding about science and technology
- Abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans
- 5-8
- Abilities of technological design
- Understandings about science and technology
- 9-12
- Abilities of technological design
- Understandings about science and technology
Exploring for Petroleum - Modeling an Oil Reserve
Doing this investigation will help you understand how geoscientists identify and explore petroleum-rich reserves.
Finding Slope
Explore how the slope of land will effect water flow and life above ground in this activity from the Soil Science Society of America.
Fossil Formation
Have you ever seen a fossil? A fossil is any evidence of past life preserved in sediments or rocks. Do you think you could have dinosaur fossils in your family car’s gas tank? Did you ever hear that oil and natural gas are “fossil fuels”? Do you think oil and natural gas can be made from fossils? How long do you think it takes fossil fuel to form?
Freddy the Fish
Human activities can have a detrimental effect on animal habitats. Young students can witness the effect of water pollution on river habitats.
Geologic Age
This activity will have students collect data, graph it, and compare the information to what they already know about radioactive elements and dating the planet's age.
GIS and Careers
Geographic information systems (GIS) are mapping and analysis tools that people use in all walks of life. GIS is problem-solving technology, for careers in research, policy-making, and production — in government agencies, non-profit groups, and for-profit companies, from global to local levels. Learn about GIS careers with ESRI.
Global Change: Where Land, Air and Water Meet
The atmosphere is a mixture of gases. Similarly, the world's oceans and fresh waters contain dissolved chemicals. Many substances dispersed in air or water are measured in parts per million. Some of these substances are colorless, odorless, and tasteless, yet even in small quantities they can be toxic. To develop an understanding of parts per million as a concept, teams of students will create successive dilutions of a solution to reach a parts-per-million concentration.
How Can You Test Your Soil?
As a citizen scientist, you can use a soil test kit to find out how much of each type of chemical is in your soil.
Hurricane Tracking
In this activity, plot data found on the National Hurricane Center website to track the path of the hurricane storms.
Identifying Your Watershed
The goal of this activity is to identify the watershed you live in, the source of water you use at home and the pathway of surface water runoff in your watershed.
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