We are excited to be a part of this event, Join Stephanie Brunnett of Lab-Aids for two hands-on, inquiry and research based workshops:
History of Earth's Atmosphere
From SEPUP's Third Edition NGSS Middle School Weather and Climate Unit
Students place in chronological order eight cards describing the history of Earth’s atmosphere. With these cards they examine the relative amounts of carbon dioxide and oxygen gases at different times in Earth’s history, and the role of living organisms in determining the composition of the atmosphere
Using Climate Proxies to Learn about Earth's Climate History
From EDC's High School Atmosphere and Climate Unit
How can scientists tell what Earth’s climate was like thousands of years before human measurements? This activity simulates the use of fossil ocean foraminifera, tiny organisms whose growth patterns are different in warm or cold water. Your students will analyze and graph samples of replicas of these organisms, and use this information to determine relative warm and cold periods in the past 200,000 years. This activity is from EDC Earth Science, a new NSF-supported high school earth science program from Lab-Aids that uses an active, data-oriented approach to the student of earth science and earth systems.