Capital Region Science Education Partnership

Big Ideas

Perplexing Pairs
November 6	Growth & Development
November 13	Life Cycle
November 20	Breathing & Gas Exchange
December 4	Breathing and Respiration
December 11	Rotation & Revolution
December 18	Circuits
Density
January 8	Density, a Ubiquitous Concept Part I
January 15	Density, a Ubiquitous Concept Part II
January 22	The Story of Archimedes
January 29	Weight & Mass
February 5	Archimedes Principle
February 12	The Balloon and the Beach Ball
The Life of a Plant in a Jar
February 26	The Life of A Plant In A Jar - Part I
March 5	The Life of a Plant in a Jar - Part II The Atmosphere
March 12	The Life of a Plant in a Jar - Part III Respiration
March 19	The Life of A Plant In a Jar - Part IV Synthesis
April 7	Plant in a Jar Takes a Trip to Atlanta
Food
March 26	Food Glorious Food
Matter
April 4	What's The Matter - Part I
April 9	What's The Matter - Part II
May 7	What's The Matter - Part III
May 21	What's The Matter - Part IV
May 28	What's the Matter - Part V
Energy
October 1	Energy Part I: Work
October 8	Energy Part II: Kinds of Energy
October 15	Energy Part III: Source of Energy
October 22	Energy Part IV: Energy Conservation
Fluids
November 12	Fluids Part I: Air
November 19	Fluids Part II: Properties 2.5 minute video of the "Dissolving Candy" experiment from Fluids Part 2: Properties. It demonstrates the "motion of the balls".
December 3	Fluids Part III: Temperature & Density
December 10	Fluids Part IV: Pressure
December 17	Fluids Part V: Compressibility
Model of Matter
February 25	Part 1 What is Matter?
March 3	Part 2 Tiny Particles in Motion
March 12	Part 3 Rate of Evaporation
March 17	Part 1 Revisited: Student Responses
March 31	Part 4 Rate of Evaporation 2
April 21	Part 5 Heat
May 5	Part 6 Melting
May 14	Part 7 Thermometers
May 20	Part 8 Getting Students Involved
June 17	Part 9: Diffusion
Energy & Ecosystems
October 15	Need More (on) Energy?
October 22	Energy and Ecosystems Part 1
October 27	Energy and Ecosystems Part 2
November 7	Energy and Ecosystems Part 3
	Questions
November 17	Energy and Ecosystems Part 4
December 5	Energy and Ecosystems Part 5
December 21	Energy and Ecosystems Part 6
Energy & The Physical Setting
February 11	Simple Machines Part 1
February 17	Simple Machines Part 2: Trade-offs
March 16	Simple Machines Part 3: Inclined Plane 1
	Simple Machines Part 4: Friction, Work & Energy in the Inclined Plane
April 01	Simple Machines Part 5: Inclined Plane 3 The Screw and Wedge
April 08	Simple Machines Part 6: Levers 1
April 28	Simple Machines Part 7 Lever 2

Copyright 2003 by the Capital Region Science Education Partnership. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 9911868. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendation expressed this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.