High School Science
66 Lessons
Phillip O Berry Academy Of Tec
Charlotte, NC
Urban Environment
High School Science
(11 Units, 66 Lessons)
Unit 11 - The Brain and Toxins (Drugs and Environmental)(8 Lessons)
A Day of Discovery (C how Elegant Model Organism Nervous Systems Are!)High School Science» Unit:The Brain and Toxins (Drugs and Environmental)
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Big Idea:C elegans are ideal model organisms which provide researchers with insight to the repercussions of environmental agents that could potentially cause harm to the human nervous system.
Animal Research and Nicotine ToxicityHigh School Science» Unit:The Brain and Toxins (Drugs and Environmental)
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Big Idea:Animal models are used to produce reliable data which predict the responses of humans to nicotine in the body.
Heavy Metal, It's Not your Neuron's Music!High School Science» Unit:The Brain and Toxins (Drugs and Environmental)
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Big Idea:Mercury is a heavy metal that when accumulated and ingested in high quantities disrupts the Central Nervous System of humans.
Water Pollution Detectives- In Search of BPA, a Brain Damaging Agent!High School Science» Unit:The Brain and Toxins (Drugs and Environmental)
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Big Idea:By analyzing how other carbon based, synthetic compounds travel through water treatment systems, we can predict how BPA, a brain antagonist enters and impacts the human brain.
Student Research Plan Development!High School Science» Unit:The Brain and Toxins (Drugs and Environmental)
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Big Idea:Research plan development requires the careful construction of a researchable question and supporting procedures with well defined variables.
Student Research in Action (Part 1) High School Science» Unit:The Brain and Toxins (Drugs and Environmental)
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The Brain and Toxins (Drugs and Environmental)
Big Idea:Student research in the classroom empowers students to understand or bring resolve to questions that attempt to understand the impact of health and environmental toxins on the nervous system.
Student Research in Action (Part 2)High School Science» Unit:The Brain and Toxins (Drugs and Environmental)
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The Brain and Toxins (Drugs and Environmental)
Big Idea:Student research in the classroom empowers students to understand or bring resolve to questions that attempt to understand the impact of health and environmental toxins on the nervous system.
Unit Assessment: Communicating Science Research Results!High School Science» Unit:The Brain and Toxins (Drugs and Environmental)
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The Brain and Toxins (Drugs and Environmental)
Big Idea:Sound communication of scientific data is an important part the scientific investigation process.
