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Title | Author | Grade Levels | Key Words | Georgia Standards of Excellence |
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Birding & Binoculars | Kiersten Nelson, Carol Yang, Isabella Ragonese, Cali Wilson | K-3 | wildlife, ecology, birds, binoculars | SKL1a, SKL2, S1Lb, S2L1a, S2L1c, S3L1, S3L1a, S3L1b, S3L1c |
Aerosols and the Environment | Charles Perrie, Omar El Hajj, Kruthika Kumar | 9-12 | aerosols, mortality rate | SG5 |
Separation and Analysis of Components of a Mixture | Harshani N. Rathnaweera | 5-8, 9-12 | chemistry, separation techniques, mixture, physical and chemical properties | S8P1, SC3 |
Torus Tic-Tac-Toe | Sarah Blackwell, Devashi Gulati | 5-8 | mathematics, geometry, symmetry, reasoning | MGSE8.G.1, MGSE8.G.2, MGSE8.G.4 |
Myelin Gets on My Nerves | Austin Passaro | 9-12 | neuroscience, nervous system, brain, spinal cord, neuron, glia, anatomy and physiology, myelination, information processing, neurological disorders, ALS, multiple sclerosis | SAP1, SAP3 |
What is a Neuron and What Does it Do | Kendall Clay | 9-12 | neuron, cells, neuroscience, synaptic transmission, neuron psychology | SSPBf |
Junior Wildlife Epidemiologist | Emily Herring, Megan Lott, Christina Welch | 3-5, 5-8 | wildlife, microbes, diseases, natural systems, environment, ecology, veterinary medicine, public health | S5L3.a,b,c; S5L4.a,b |
What a Bug Wants | Julia Frederick | K-3, 3-5 | insects, behavior, survival, habitat, pollution | S3L1, S3L2, MGSE3.MD.3 |
Marine Phytoplankton | McKenzie Powers | 9-12 | biological oceanography, climate change, phytoplankton | SEV2, SMI2, SEC2, SEC5, SB5 |
Anatomy of the Eye | Diana “Anna” Knight | 5-8 | anatomy, physiology, ophthalmology, optometry, eye anatomy | S7L2 |
Data Drive - Urbanization of the American White Ibis | Matt Tatz | 9-12 | data analysis, graphing in Excel, hypothesis testing | SEV2, SEV4 |
Monarch Migration Adventure | Julia Frederick | 9-12 | parasite, predation, competition, human interaction, environment, behavior | SEC3, SEN2, SZ4, SZ5 |
The Retina and Color Vision | Rida Osman | 5-8 | cells, organs, eye, retina, color vision, evolution of color vision | S7L2 |
Viruses & Virus Mutation | Megan Lott | 3-5, 5-8, 9-12 | microbes, viruses, infection, mutation | S4L1, S5L4 |
Introduction to R Studio | William Norfolk | 9-12 | data science, data analysis, R, and Rstudio | NA |
A Community Beneath our Feet | Jordan Argrett | 3-5 | plants, fungi, symbiosis, nutrients, soil, ecosystems, mutualism, mycorrhizae | S3L1, S4L1 |
Bees in the Flower Fields | Summer Blanco | 3-5, 5-8 | trait variation, natural selection, survival | S7L3 |
Survival of the Fittest - Understanding Sexual and Asexual Reproduction in Planarians | Kendall Clay, Taylor Medlock-Lanier, Jennifer Jenkins | 5-8 | reproduction, genotype, phenotype, traits, genetic variation | S7L3 |
Radon - Staying Healthy at Home | Derek Cooper | 3-5, 5-8 | Radon, radiation, air pollution, health, air quality, lung cancer, elements | HE6.2.j, HE7.1.d, HE8.1.c |
Symbiotic Relationships between Microbes and Larger Organisms | Kailey Ezekiel | 3-5, 5-8 | microbiology, ecology, microbiome, animals, microbes, symbiotic relationships | S5L4 |
Waves, Currents, and Tides | Tametria Gadson | 3-5, 5-8 | waves, currents, tides | S5L4 |
Squirrel Pox - An Educational Game for High School Ecology or Epidemiology Students | Anecia Gentles | 9-12 | ecology, pathogens | 5B5, SEV5, SEPI2, SEPI3, S3L1 |
Reading Features of Georgia Fish | Austin Heil | 3-5 | adaptations, fish, biology, features | S3L1 |
Communities in Balance | Daniel Suh | 9-12 | species interactions, coexistence, diversity | SEC3 |
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