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Welcome to Erika's Absurdly Fun and Interesting Science Wiki!

[|Let's start with some cool facts:]
 * 1) There are 62,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body – laid end to end they would circle the earth 2.5 times
 * 2) At over 2000 kilometers long, The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth
 * 3) The risk of being struck by a falling meteorite for a human is one occurrence every 9,300 years
 * 4) A thimbleful of a neutron star would weigh over 100 million tons
 * 5) A typical hurricane produces the energy equivalent of 8,000 one megaton bombs
 * 6) Blood sucking hookworms inhabit 700 million people worldwide
 * 7) The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle is 166.94 mph, by Fred Rompelberg
 * 8) We can produce laser light a million times brighter than sunshine
 * 9) 65% of those with autism are left handed
 * 10) The combined length of the roots of a Finnish pine tree is over 30 miles
 * 11) The oceans contain enough salt to cover all the continents to a depth of nearly 500 feet
 * 12) The interstellar gas cloud Sagittarius B contains a billion, billion, billion liters of alcohol
 * 13) Polar Bears can run at 25 miles an hour (approximately 40km/hr) and jump over 6 feet in the air
 * 14) 60-65 million years ago dolphins and humans shared a common ancestor
 * 15) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Polar Bears are nearly undetectable by infrared cameras, due to their transparent fur
 * 16) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The average person accidentally eats 430 bugs each year of their life
 * 17) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">A single rye plant can spread up to 400 miles of roots underground
 * 18) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The temperature on the surface of Mercury exceeds 430 degrees C during the day, and, at night, plummets to minus 180 degrees centigrade
 * 19) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The evaporation from a large oak or beech tree is from ten to twenty-five gallons in twenty-four hours
 * 20) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Butterflies taste with their hind feet, and their taste sensation works on touch – this allows them to determine whether a leaf is edible

<span style="color: #ab22b2; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 200%;">Discrepant Events media type="youtube" key="LXTKj4nQS5w" width="560" height="315" <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The above YouTube video is a quick and simple example of a discrepant event that could be performed in a science class!

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">In my search for discrepant events for class I came upon YouTube channel with 29 different and really neat experiments. All of the experiments go against what I believe should happen and they seem easy to set-up. Hope you enjoy!
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Science Discrepant Events]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">I again, was looking for discrepant events and came upon a good explanation from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) of what exactly they should entail and how to lay them out. I really liked this article because it will be helpful if you ever want to come up with a new discrepant event. I also liked that it has a good example about Why Mass Matters at the end that lays out how a discrepant event should look and work.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|NSTA Discrepant Event PDF] (this is the free version with one chapter available but the book can be purchased)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Upon looking further into the NSTA PDF I found at the bottom that there were links to sites that were helpful in the making of that PDF. I clicked on the[| Arbor Science] website and found an abundance of free and very helpful resources for physics! I really liked these resources because they included a great discription of the event, teacher notes to explain exactly why the mind blowing event occurs as well as student worksheets! They have taken the time to complete a whole days lesson, not only that, but you can purchase the necessary equipment for the labs on the website as well. I looked through a few of the discrepant events and I have included them below:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Density of Rods]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Pull Back Car]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">There is an abundance of free labs on this website that would be very helpful for a physics or chemistry teacher; have a look for yourself and discover!

<span style="color: #ab22b2; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 200%;">Inquiry Based Lessons: media type="youtube" key="37oG1p4uR0A" width="560" height="315" <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Above is a quick video to explain how to use inquiry based science in a lesson and gives examples.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">I was looking in deeper to inquiry based lessons and whether there were any good resources out there. I came upon a website by 3M science that has a lot of great links and lesson plans, for FREE! They have lesson plans for grades K-12. I would recommend taking a look over this site. I think that there are some lessons that you could do right off of there and others where you can adapt a lesson from their ideas.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Inquiry Based Lesson Plans by 3M Science]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">On the Arbor Science website I was also able to find a few inquiry based labs that had all the amazing benefits of the discrepant event labs! I have included a few below:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Specific Heat]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Stable Mates]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Racing Marbles: Final Velocity]

<span style="color: #ab22b2; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 26px;">Interactive Games:

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Above is a picture from the PhET interactive simulations website where you can find a HUGE selection of interactive, fun and FREE games! They can be downloaded onto a computer or played online; it just depends on what you would like to do as a teacher. This website has games for; chemistry, physics, biology, earth science, math and even cutting edge research! It is also separated into categories depending on the grades and you can find games for students in Elementary all the way up to students in University! [|Click here] to access the PhET website.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Below are some more great websites that have games and interactive ways to make students become more interested in the material they are learning and your teaching! These websites can also be used for any **<span style="color: #ab22b2; font-family: Georgia,serif;">gifted students **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> you may have in your class because they can challenge themselves to whatever level they choose. They are a great way to keep students on task and learning:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Brilliant]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Gifted and Talented]

<span style="color: #ab22b2; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 200%;">General, But Absolutely Amazing Resources

<span style="color: #ab22b2; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) :

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">When I was reading "The Prepared Practitioner" I saw they mentioned the journal The Science Teacher and upon researching this I found the NSTA website that is full of great information! There is a link that I will post below that will get you a whole bunch of free lessons, quizes, labs etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">For resources for your high school classroom [|click here].
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">For 32 Chemistry Labs [|click here].
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">For 32 Physics Labs [|click here].

<span style="color: #ab22b2; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Universal Design for Learning:

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Brittany and I recently attended the UDL conference that was help at the Crowne Plaza in Fredericton. It was an amazing conference that spoke to incorporating UDL into each classroom. We were there all day Saturday and are here to share this information with here! They are definitely worth looking into and will help immensely with inclusion.


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Smart phone app- UDLinks
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">udlpd.weebly.com
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">udlexchange.cast.org

<span style="color: #ab22b2; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">3 Day Lesson Plan and it's Resources:
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">I thought I would include the 3 part lesson plan that Deidre and I completed for 5511. I am going to include all of our resources as well as the actual lesson plan. I may be a little bias but I think it is a good lesson and would help people either make connections as to what they wanted to accomplish with the genetic engineering curricular outcome, since it is one that is often skipped over. I think that even a person may not use the entire lesson plan there are some good resources in it! for the lesson plan.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Day 1:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Hook- [|Youtube Video]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Formative Assessment- KWL sheet
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Think-pair-share (based on KWL)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Genetic Mutations PowerPoint
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Genetic Variation Activity]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Day 2:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Quick Review
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Genetic Variation: The Outcomes of Mutations Activity]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Genetic Engineering Quiz]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Exit Slip

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Day 3:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|The Regulation of GM Foods]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Project Explanation
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Project Work
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Wrap-up, Funny Video]

<span style="color: #ab22b2; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 200%;">Resources:

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzEr23XJwFY http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/sr-sr/alt_formats/hpfb-d...od-eng.pdf http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/sr-sr/alt_formats/hpfb-d...od-eng.pdf http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/top...s-quiz.htm @http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/variation/outcomes/ http://www.usc.edu/org/cosee-west/AprilLectureM...iation.pdf @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r331mHLncyE

http://www.nsta.org/highschool/connections/2013...csLabs.pdf http://www.nsta.org/highschool/connections/2013...ryLabs.pdf @http://www.nsta.org/highschool/connections.aspx @http://giftedandtalented.com/challenge-zone

@https://brilliant.org/ @http://phet.colorado.edu/ @http://www.arborsci.com/ArborLabs/PDF_Files/ASLab_35.pdf @http://www.arborsci.com/ArborLabs/PDF_Files/ASLab_101.pdf @http://www.arborsci.com/cool/specific-heat-inquiry http://scienceofeverydaylife.discoveryeducation.../teachers/ http://www.arborsci.com/cool/help-student-reach...ic-inquiry @http://www.arborsci.com/ArborLabs/PDF_Files/ASLab_90.pdf @http://www.arborsci.com/ @http://static.nsta.org/files/PB271Xweb.pdf @https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7F82281E7CF467AB