This resource, created by Craig Faulhaber of Red Rocks Community College, will invite students to model the spread of a disease in a closed environment, specifically the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station. The data will be analyzed with both discrete and continuous models. The activity requires one hour of in-class work and six to eight hours outside of class. This seven page pdf document contains directions for the teacher, detailed descriptions of discrete and continuous models, and space for students to collect data.
 
In this activity, students quantify and analyze their personal contributions of smog-forming compounds due to driving. The activity builds upon the previous...
This lesson introduces the idea that rates and directions of plate movements can be measured. The discussion centers on the use of mantle 'hotspots' to...
This lesson discusses the question 'What is a mineral?' in the context of the guessing game 'Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral?'. It introduces a definition of the...
Discussion of holes in the stratospheric ozone layer usually revolves around investigations of the thickness of the layer near the South Pole. This online...
This lesson points out that the motion of objects (velocity or acceleration) is almost never constant, and applies this idea to the motion of a person walking....
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