Indigenous peoples around the globe have long understood the importance of water and how it must be used effectively and sustainably. From the deserts to the oceans, Indigenous communities have a deep knowledge of how the cycles of water are interconnected with the cycles of life.
Material Type: Lecture
When it comes to corn, Indigenous people have long known the benefits. Host Dr. Lee Francis of Laguna Pueblo discusses the health benefits of a classic Indigenous staple food: blue corn mush. What makes blue corn blue? Why is ash added to traditional blue corn mush? What makes it so healthy?
Material Type: Lecture
Dried meat has long been a staple for Indigenous communities throughout the world. The process and practice of using time, heat, and seasonings to create something that is safe, satisfying and sustainable is a delicate balance that Indigenous people have mastered for Millenia. And that's science!
Material Type: Lecture
Wampum are small beads made by Native people on the Northeastern coasts of North America, using the lustrous Quahog shell. Our host Dr. Lee Francis IV of Laguna Pueblo discusses how these delicate and beautiful beads were made using Indigi-Genius methods!
Material Type: Lecture
Indigenous People have been creating cosmetics and natural body remedies for thousands of years. Through trial and error, they have blended science and a deep understanding of human biology to connect with the world around them in very personal ways.
Material Type: Lecture
Sacred Breath is a Middle School curricular program created by EarthGen. For this unit, we offer professional development training and assistance with implementation. If you are interested in implementing this program at your school or district, please let us know! Please contact info@earthgenwa.org for more information.
Material Type: Full Course
Welcome to our Going 3-D with GRC website. This site is a collection of vetted, three-dimensional lessons aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and state standards developed from the Framework for K-12 Science Education. The lessons were developed by teachers across districts and states utilizing local phenomena. The teachers who developed these lessons participate in professional development with Brett D. Moulding and Kenneth L. Huff over the past five years. Brett was on the committee that wrote the Framework for K-12 Science Education and a lead writer of the NGSS. Kenneth was also on the NGSS writing team and has spent the last 5 years applying these lessons in his classroom. If you have questions or suggestions about these lessons please contact Brett at BrettDMoudling@gmail.com.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lesson Plan
In NOVA’s Exoplanet Lab, students will play the role of Moon-based “NOVAnauts” who are on a series of missions as part of a “Galactic Resettlement Team” to rehome several displaced alien life-forms and master the same techniques scientists use to find and characterize exoplanets. Students will first engage in training modules to learn about the transit and radial velocity methods for exoplanet detection. Then they will model using simulated transit and radial velocity data to identify potential exoplanets and determine various planet properties including volume, orbital period, and mass. They will also model using transit spectroscopy to determine the composition of an exoplanet’s atmosphere. Finally, by piecing together all the evidence they have gathered, students will predict how hospitable an exoplanet might be for various aliens looking for a new home planet by matching the characteristics needed by the alien species with the conditions on the exoplanet.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
EQuIP (Educators Evaluating the Quality of Instructional Products) is an initiative designed to identify high-quality materials aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) or Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The objectives are two-fold: 1) Increase the supply of high quality lessons and units aligned to the CCSS or the NGSS that are available to elementary, middle, and high school teachers as soon as possible; and 2) Build the capacity of educators to evaluate and improve the quality of instructional materials for use in their classrooms and schools.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
Through a collaborative, state-led process managed by Achieve, new K–12 science standards have been developed that are rich in content and practice, arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education. The NGSS is based on the Framework for K–12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
