Portal, AZ
Orange Walk, Belize
Portal, AZ
Portal, AZ
Teaching materials
Physics
Conservation of momentum
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HS-PS2-2. Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system.
Newton's Laws
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MS-PS2-2: Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
Bat-moth brainstorm problem set
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HS-PS2-2. Use mathematical representations to support the claim that the total momentum of a system of objects is conserved when there is no net force on the system.
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Biology
Bat evolution
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NGSS: Level = High School
HS-LS4-1. Communicate scientific information that common ancestry and biological evolution are supported by multiple lines of empirical evidence
HS-LS4-4. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how natural selection leads to adaptation of populations.
HS-LS4-5. Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species.
Disciplinary Core Ideas:
HS-LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
HS-LS4-B: Natural Selection
HS-LS4-C: Adaptation. ​
Bat group dynamics
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NGSS: Level = High school
HS-LS2-8. Evaluate the evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce.
Emphasis is on: (1) distinguishing between group and individual behavior, (2) identifying evidence supporting the outcomes of group behavior, and (3) developing logical and reasonable arguments based on evidence.
Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS2.D: Social Interactions and Group Behavior
Crosscutting Concepts: Empirical evidence to determine cause and effect
HS-LS2-1. Use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
Bat reproduction
Lesson Plan, Worksheet, and Answers
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NGSS: Level = Middle school
MS-LS1-4: Use arguments based on evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals.
Disciplinary core ideas- LS1.B: Growth and development of Organisms
MS-LS1-5: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Disciplinary Core Ideas- LS4.B: Natural Selection
MS-LS2-5: Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Disciplinary Core Ideas- LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
LS2.6 Biodiversity and Humans
Cross Cutting Concepts- Stability and Change
Food webs part 1
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MS-LS2-2: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Disciplinary core ideas: LS2.A: Interdependent relationships in ecosystems.
Crosscutting concepts: Patterns can be used to identify cause and effect relationships.
MS-LS2-3: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Disciplinary core ideas: LS2.B: Cycle of matter and energy transfer in ecosystems.
Crosscutting concepts: Energy and Matter. The transfer of energy can be tracked as energy flows through a natural system.
Food webs part 2
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NGSS: Level = Middle school
MS-LS2-2: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.
Disciplinary core ideas: LS2.A: Interdependent relationships in ecosystems.
Crosscutting concepts: Patterns can be used to identify cause and effect relationships.
MS-LS2-3: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Disciplinary core ideas: LS2.B: Cycle of matter and energy transfer in ecosystems.
Crosscutting concepts: Energy and Matter. The transfer of energy can be tracked as energy flows through a natural system.
Threats to bats
Lesson Plan & Discussion Questions
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NGSS: Level = Middle school
MS-LS1-4: Use arguments based on evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals.
Disciplinary core ideas- LS1.B: Growth and development of Organisms
MS-LS1-5: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms.
Disciplinary Core Ideas- LS4.B: Natural Selection
MS-LS2-5: Evaluate competing design solutions for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Disciplinary Core Ideas- LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning, and Resilience
LS2.6 Biodiversity and Humans
Cross Cutting Concepts- Stability and Change
