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SciREN is a non-profit organization that connects educators with researchers. Our focus is in helping researchers develop lesson plans that incorporate their own cutting-edge research into K-12 lesson plans that meet Georgia Science Standards. This website serves as the lesson plan repository for SciREN Georgia.
Any questions, issues, or comments can be sent to sciren.georgia@gmail.com
Instructions
- Filter by grade level or Georgia Standards of Excellence by typing them into the search to the top right of the table
- Sort columns by clicking on the column header
- Search by keywords with this form:
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SciREN Georgia Lesson Plan Portal
| Title | Author | Grade Levels | Key Words | Georgia Standards of Excellence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution of Leglessness in Scaled Lizards | Carter Coleman | 7, Biology | evolution, convergent evolution, phylogenetic tree, reptile, biology, taxa, adaptation | S7L5 |
| Importance of Cells of Immune Systems | YuJie Chen | 7 | cell, immune system, antibody, bacteria, virus, pathogen, response | S7L2 |
| The Power of Plants and Demystifying DNA | Hallie Wright | K-2, 7, 9-12 | environment, plants, genetics, biology, DNA, scientific communication | SKE1, SKE2, SKL2, MGSEK.MD1, MGSEK.MD2, MGSEK.G.1, MGSEK.CC6, S1E1, S1L1, MGSE1.MD.4, MGSE1.MD.1, MGSE1.MD.2, S2E3, S2L1, MGSE2.MD.10, MGSE1.MD.1, MGSE2.MD.2, MGSE2.MD.3, MGSE2.MD.4, MGSE2.MD.9, S7L3, S7L4, S7L5, MGSE7.RP.1, MGSE7.RP.2a, SB2, SB3, SB5, SB6, MGSE9-12.N.Q.1, MGSE9-12.N.Q.2, MGSE9-12.N.Q.3, MGSE9-12.A.CED.1, MGSE9-12.A.REI.10 |
| Plants and Drought Adaptation | Sarah Forget | 7, Biology, Environmental Science | plants, drought, response, multi-celled organism, temperature, pH, environment | S7L1, S7L4, SB4, SEV1 |
| Lifecycle of a Chicken | Marie Bosch | 2 | lifecycle, egg, cell, nourishment, complexity, active learning | S2L1 |
| Global Amphibian Decline Case Study | Julie Ziemba | 7, 8, Biology, Environmental Science | biodiversity, stressor, conservation, mitigation, biology, ecology, ecosystem | S7L4a, S7L4c |
| Life's Little Complexities | Jennifer Jenkins | 7 | multicellular organism, animals, regeneration, healing, cell, tissues, organs, organ systems | S7L2b, S7L2c |
| Measuring Air Pollution | Davis Reardon | 9-12 | indoor, outdoor, air pollution, exposure, source | SEV4, SEV3 |
| Helpful and Harmful Microbes | Jolene Garber | 5 | microbes, microorganisms, virus, bacteria, algae, single celled organisms | S5L4, VA5.CR2, VA5.CR4 |
| What's in the Water | Mallie Hunt | 9-12 | wavelength, frequency, energy, absorption, reflection, scattering, color, ocean, satellites | SP4 |
| Growing Plants from Seeds | Julian Somers | K-3 | plants, seeds, life science, hands-on | SKL1a, SKL1b, SKL2b, S1L1a, S1L1b, S2L1b, S2L1c, S2L1d, S3L1c, S3L2a, S3L2b, SC3L172 |
| 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 |
Sponsors
We are grateful to our Sponsors for their support of SciREN Georgia!
University of Georgia Graduate School
UGA Environmental Health Science
Interdisciplinary Disease Ecology Across Scales (IDEAS) at UGA
georgia/start.txt · Last modified: 2023/02/11 13:52 by georgia
