The exercises in the Fun with Frogs Blue Box are cross-curricular activities that integrate literacy, math, science, technology, and the arts. The literacy component of Fun with Frogs will support the hands-on learning activities that spark student curiosity about the life cycle of frogs. Students will be engaged in the scientific inquiry and engineering practices, such as making observations, using mathematical and computational thinking, and documenting information observed from observation. You can use all the activities from the Blue Box or choose which activities meet the needs of your students in the classroom.
Fun with Frogs
Elementary
The exercises in the Fun with Frogs Blue Box are cross-curricular activities that integrate literacy, math, science, technology, and the arts. The literacy component of Fun with Frogs will support the hands-on learning activities that spark student curiosity about the life cycle of frogs.
View Details AvailabilityThe exercises in the Fun with Frogs Blue Box are cross-curricular activities that integrate literacy, math, science, technology, and the arts. The literacy component of Fun with Frogs will support the hands-on learning activities that spark student curiosity about the life cycle of frogs. Students will be engaged in the scientific inquiry and engineering practices, such as making observations, using mathematical and computational thinking, and documenting information observed from observation. You can use all the activities from the Blue Box or choose which activities meet the needs of your students in the classroom.
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Survival of the Fittest
Upper Elementary - Middle School
This Blue Box focuses on how and why animal adaptations occur and what it means for humans, Earth and the way we live.
View Details AvailabilityHow do some animals overcome obstacles with ease and continue to survive while others struggle or even become extinct? Learn about the numerous problems that animals face in the natural world and how the process of adaptation plays a key role in their survival. This Blue Box focuses on how and why animal adaptations occur and what it means for humans, Earth and the way we live. Survival of the Fittest integrates science, math and technology through engaging and motivating activities while providing you with background knowledge on how and why these changes matter.
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Demystifying Topographic Maps
Middle School
Want to learn more about Earth’s geographic features? The activities found in this blue box focus on landscapes, their origin and how to interpret landforms found on topographic maps by using readily available materials, such as play-dough, kinetic sand, line levels, compasses, tape measures, etc.
View Details AvailabilityWant to learn more about Earth’s geographic features? The activities found in this blue box focus on landscapes, their origin and how to interpret landforms found on topographic maps by using readily available materials, such as play-dough, kinetic sand, line levels, compasses, tape measures, etc. By using these materials and activities, students get a better understanding of contour lines and landscapes illustrated on topographic maps. The basic principles of orienteering by using topographic maps are also covered in this Blue Box.
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The Molecular Mechanism of Diabetes
High School
Want to learn more about Diabetes mellitus? The activities in this box use the practice of modeling to explore how diabetes results from impaired insulin and insulin-related proteins in the body and how insulin is manufactured and engineered for medical purposes.
View Details AvailabilityDiabetes mellitus is caused by impaired insulin function and leads to high glucose levels in the blood. High blood glucose levels leads to dehydration and life-threatening changes in blood pH. These changes cause severe long-term effects on the body. Diabetes is one of today’s chronic diseases reaching an epidemic health crisis.
These lessons are part of a larger unit (included in the Master Model on the USB drive) that work to answer the question: What is the role of insulin in the body and how does its impaired function contribute to diabetes? The lessons included in this BlueBox explore two sub questions:
1) How does diabetes result from impaired insulin and insulin-related proteins function?
2) How is insulin manufactured and engineered for medicinal purposes?
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