Social studies
Climate Zones: Classifying Seven Weather Stations
Students apply simple rules to temperature and rainfall data to classify climate zones and learn how latitude and elevation affect temperature.
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Homeostasis Case Study: Staying in Balance on a Hot Walk
Students read a case study, complete a negative-feedback loop, analyze sample temperature and blood sugar data, and explain homeostasis with an analogy.
Health & physical ed.
My Activity Log: Track, Analyze, Set a Goal
Students analyze a sample week of activity minutes, record or plan their own week, and write a realistic goal.
Science
Periodic Trends: Reading Ionization Energy Data
Students analyze first ionization energy data for periods 2 and 3 and group 1, describe the trends, spot the exceptions and make predictions.
Social studies
Population Density: Calculating and Comparing Six Countries
Students calculate population density for six made-up countries, rank them, and explain how land and cities affect density.
Science
Potato Cores and Salt Water: Analyzing Osmosis Data
Students analyze made-up class data from potato cores soaked in salt solutions, calculate percent change in mass and write a data-based conclusion about osmosis.
Science
Runoff, Algae and Fish: Reading a Lake Data Set
Students analyze a made-up five-year lake data set to link nutrient runoff to algae growth, low oxygen and fewer fish, then propose a follow-up investigation and a solution.
Health & physical ed.
Sleep and Productivity: Analyze a Week of Sleep
Students analyze a sample week of sleep data, test their knowledge of sleep facts, sort evening habits and make a personal sleep-friendly plan.
Career & technical ed.
Soil pH Data: Averages, Crop Match and Fixes
Students analyze made-up soil pH test results from six field plots, find averages, match plots to crop pH ranges and decide whether lime or sulfur is needed.
Science
Stream Health Detective: Analyzing Water Quality Data
Students read about stream health indicators and analyze a sample five-site data table to rank sites, calculate averages and propose causes of poor water quality.
Science
The Cell Cycle: Stages of Mitosis and Onion Root Counts
Students match descriptions to the stages of the cell cycle, then use made-up onion root tip cell counts to calculate how long a cell spends in each stage.
Science
Weather vs. Climate: Compare Two Cities with Data
Students sort statements into weather or climate, calculate averages and ranges for two cities, and explain why a coastal city has a milder climate.