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Additional Search Results 1 - 10 of 253 for Woodrow Wilson
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2. Electrophoresis Analogy
Quantcast -Advertisement- _ _ _ -Advertisement- Electrophoresis Analogy Author: Karen Kyker Woodrow Wilson Biology Institute 1993 Imagine a huge swimming pool full of water and many entangled nets (this is the agarose gel). A dump truck comes along and dumps its load into one end of the pool. That load contains an extensive collection of long, skinny things of varying lengths and sizes (analogous to DNA...
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3. Using Living Organisms to Explain Evolution
Quantcast -Advertisement- _ _ _ -Advertisement- Studying Living Organisms Using Living Organisms to Explain Evolution Author:Linda Culp Woodrow Wilson Biology Institute 1995 This section of the module allows the student to investigate evolution in its most fundamental form: the observation of living organisms. By comparing the variations that exist among living animals and by observing adaptations among and across species, students will be forming...
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4. Cooperative Learning - Role Playing Activity
Quantcast -Advertisement- _ _ _ -Advertisement- Cooperative Learning - Role Playing Activity Alan Hoffman 1991 Woodrow Wilson Biology Institute Topic: Organic Molecules Objectives: 1. To enrich student understanding of organic molecules in an unusual way. 2. To allow students to incorporate this difficult knowledge into ways of thinking and understanding that they value. Background: Learning about organic compounds is extr...
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5. Water Taste Test
Quantcast -Advertisement- _ _ _ -Advertisement- Water Taste Test Warren Marchioni 1991 Woodrow Wilson Biology Institute Purpose The following exercise is designed to be used at all ability levels and can be used in an introduction to a unit on water pollution. Most youngsters are not aware that the composition of water is generally not pure and that the lack of uniformity makes samples from differen...
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6. Win the Election of 1912!
Win the Election of 1912! Win the Election of 1912! Ellen Wilson: Law, Politics and Govt Skill: High School/College Time Required: One to two class periods + + -+ Standards Compliance -+ NCSS Strand 2 Time, Continuity, and Change -+ NCSS Strand 3 People, Places, and Environments -+ NCSS Strand 6 Power, Authority, and Governance -+ NCTE Standard 1 Students read fiction, n...
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7. Charles Darwin's Hardware Shop
Quantcast -Advertisement- _ _ _ -Advertisement- Charles Darwin's Hardware Shop Frances Vandervoort 1991 Woodrow Wilson Biology Institute Purpose The purpose of this investigation is to provide students with a simple model of Darwinian evolution. Students will use easily obtained materials to construct an evolutionary tree representing specialization, diversity, and selection. This activity is appropriate for a varie...
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8. The Long Road to the White House
The Long Road to the White House The Long Road to the White House Ellen Wilson: Law, Politics and Govt Skill: Elementary School Time Required: Four to five class periods + + -+ Linkable Resources -+ NFLL Biography of Ellen Wilson -+ Curriculum Biography of Ellen Wilson -+ + + + + -+ Standards Compliance -+ NCSS Strand 1 Culture -+ NCSS Strand 5 Individuals, Groups, and Institutions -+...
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9. A Spool Of Thread
Quantcast -Advertisement- _ _ _ -Advertisement- A Spool Of Thread Gene/Chromosome - Gene/DNA Relationship Analogies Author: Lynne Gordon Woodrow Wilson Biology Institute 1993 The following demonstration is a very simple way to show the relationship between DNA and a chromosome using a large spool of light colored thread. Hold the spool in your hand and ask the students to describe what you have in your hand. Ask them what substances (cotton and woo...
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10. Making The Geologic Time Scale Real
Quantcast -Advertisement- _ _ _ -Advertisement- Making The Geologic Time Scale Real Alan Hoffman 1991 Woodrow Wilson Biology Institute Objectives: 1. To have students visualize earth history in a different and concrete way. 2. To create an awareness of the evolutionary history of plants and animals, including man. Background: The concept of imagining 5 billion years of time, the approximate age of the earth, is ex...
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