This page contains resources, standards, and answer keys for each of the four activities in this Web Quest.  All standards were adapted from mcrel.com.

Dr. Mendel

Science Standards:  Understands the principles of heredity and related concepts.  

• Knows that hereditary information is contained in genes (located in the chromosomes of each cell), each of which  carries a single unit of information; an inherited trait of the individual can be determined by either one or many genes, and a single gene can influence more than one trait.
• Knows that the characteristics of an organism can be described in terms of a combination of traits; some traits are inherited and others result from interactions with the environment.
  

Math Standards:  Uses a variety of strategies in the problem solving process.

• Understands how to break a complex problem into simpler parts or use a similar problem type to solve a problem.
• Formulates a problem, determines information required to solve the problem, chooses methods for obtaining this information, and  sets limits for acceptable solutions.

Resources: 

1. http://www.pics4learning.com
2. http://www.teenshealth.org
3. Dr. Dorothy Brecheisen, Biology 2 class at UNI, Fall 2003

Space Weather

Science Standards:  Understands the composition and structure of the universe and the Earth's place in it.

• Knows characteristics and movement patterns of the nine planets in our Solar System (e.g., planets differ in size, composition, and surface features; planets move around the Sun in elliptical orbits; some planets have moons, rings of particles, and other satellites orbiting them).
  

Math Standards: 

• Use computation, estimation, and proportions to solve problems.
• Systematically collect, organize, and describe data
• construct read and interpret tables, charts, and graphs.
  

Resources: 

1. www.see.noaa.gov/swn/index.html
2. www.nasa.gov
3. www-solarsystem.nasa.gov
4. http://btc.montana.edu/ceres/html/mars1.htm

Baby George

Resources:

www.borg.com/~lubehawk/psquare.htm
www.corbis.com
http://biology/about.com/science/biology/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm
www.biologycorner.com/bio4/human.html

Standards:  Science standard 4- Understands the principles of heredity and related concepts

• Knows that hereditary information is contained in genes (located in the chromosomes of each cell), carries a single unit of information; an inherited trait of an individual can be determined by either  one or more genes, and a single gene can influence more than one trait.
• Knows that the characteristics of an organism can be described in terms of a combinations of traits; some traits are inherited through the coding of genetic material and others result from environmental factors.
  

Math standards 7- Understands and applies basic and advanced concepts of probability

• Determines probability using simulations or experiments

• Understands how predictions are based on data and probabilities (e.g., the difference between predictions based on theoretical probability and experimental probability)
• Understands that the measure of certainty in a given situation depends on a number of factors (e.g.,  amount of data collected, what is known about the situation, how current data are)

Math standard 9-  Understands the general nature and uses of mathematics

• Understands that mathematics has been helpful in practical ways for many centuries

• Understands that mathematicians often represent real things using abstract ideas like numbers or lines; they then work with these abstractions to learn about the things they represent.

Sir Isaac Newton

Resources: 

Kerrod, Robin and Sparrow, Giles, The Way the Universe Works. A Dorling Kindersley Book, New York, 2002.
www.astronomynotes.com/gravappl/s1.htm
www.astronomynotes.com/gravappl/s3.htm
www.isaac-newton.info/isaac-newton/
www.yahoo.com

Standards: Science standard 3- Understands the composition and structure of the universe and the Earth's place in it.

• Knows characteristics and movement patterns of the nine planets in our Solar System (e.g., planets differ in size, composition, and surface features; planets move around the Sun in elliptical orbits; some planets have moons, rings of particles, and other satellites orbiting them).
• Knows that gravitational force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun and moons in orbit around the planets.

Math standard 8- Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of functions and algebra.

• Knows that an expression is a mathematical statement using numbers and symbols to represent relationships and real world situations (e.g., equations and inequalities with or without variables).
• Understands that a variable can be used in many ways (e.g., as a place holder for a specific unknown such as x + 8 = 13; as a representative of a range of values, such as 4t + 7).
• Understands basic operations (e.g., combining like terms, expanding, substituting for unknowns) on algebraic expressions.

Math standard 9-  Understands the general nature and uses of mathematics

• Understands that mathematics has been helpful in practical ways for many centuries

• Understands that mathematicians often represent real things using abstract ideas like numbers or lines; they then work with these abstractions to learn about the things they represent.

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Copernicus

Resources: 

http://library.thinkquest.org/C005921/prevmodel.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005921/starter.htm
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov

Standards:  Science standard 3- Understands the composition and structure of the universe and the Earth's place in it.

• Knows characteristics and movement patterns of the nine planets in our Solar System (e.g., planets differ in size, composition, and surface features; planets move around the Sun in elliptical orbits; some planets have moons, rings of particles, and other satellites orbiting them).
• Knows characteristics of the Sun and its position in the universe.

Math standard 1- Uses a variety of strategies in the problem solving process

• Understands how to break a complex problem into simpler parts or use a similar problem type to solve

Math standard 2- Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of numbers

• Understands the characteristics and uses of exponents and scientific notation

Math standard 3- Uses basic and advanced procedures while performing the processes of computation

• Uses proportional reasoning to solve mathematical and real world problems

Math standard 4- Understands and applies basic and advanced properties of the concepts of measurement

• Selects and uses appropriate units and tools, depending on the degree of accuracy required, to find measurements for real world problems.

Math standard 9- Understands the general nature and uses of mathematics

• Understands that mathematics has been helpful in practical ways for many centuries

 
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