TOPICS AND LEVEL OUTLINE OF THE WINTER SCIENCE ACTIVITIES
Title …………………………………………..…..Level
1a. Winter Photosynthesis ..............…….....…....... HS
1b. Photosynthesis in Winter .......……..........…..... HS/AP
2a. Winter Transpiration .................……….…....... MS/HS
2b. Transpiration in Winter Conifers ..........…........ HS/AP
3. Water Content of Winter Twigs .............…..….. HS/AP
4. Tree Trunks and Telephone Poles ..........….…... HS
5. Freezing Resistance in Plant Tissues .........….….. HS/AP
6. A Study of Deciduous Winter Twigs .........…..... MS/HS
7a. Identification of Northeastern Conifer Trees ...... MS/HS
7b. Identification of Trees by Their Winter Twigs..... HS
8. Identification of Winter Weeds ..............…….... MS/HS
9. Winter Weeds and Seeds ........................…….. MS/HS
10. Seed Dispersal by Winter Weeds .............….... HS/AP
11a. Seed Dormancy and Germination .................... HS
11b. Seed Dormancy: A Stratification Experiment ... HS/AP
12. Signs of Life in Winter .....................………...... MS/HS
13. Invertebrates Under the Snow ..............……..... MS/HS
14. What's Inside Goldenrod Galls? .............…….... MS/HS
15a. More About What's Inside Goldenrod Galls ..... MS/HS
15b. Goldenrod Food Web Dynamics ...................... HS/AP
16. A Study of Goldenrod Galls .................……..... HS
17a. Stream Insects ............................…………..... MS/HS
17b. Aquatic Insects in Streams ..............……........ HS/AP
18. Life in a Winter Lake or Pond .............…........ HS
19. Torpor in Goldfish ......................…………....... MS/HS
20. Deer Scats ..............................……………....... MS/HS
21. Deer Browse Field Study ....................……...... MS/HS
22. Making Tracks .............................…………..... MS/HS
23. Snowshoes To Go ........................………......... MS/HS
24a. Bird Natural History at a Winter Feeder .......... MS/HS
24b. Seed Preferences of Winter Birds ..........…...... HS/AP
25. Population Study of Chimney Perching Birds ..... HS/AP
26. A Winter Day ............................…………........ HS
27. Minimum Temperature ..................……............. HS
28. Snow Terminology ...........................………..... MS/HS
29. When Does It Snow? .................………............ MS/HS
30. Capturing Snowflakes .......................………..... MS/HS
31a. Snow Layers ...............................…………..... MS/HS
31b. Snowpack Structure ....................……............ HS
32. Acid Snow ...................................…………..... MS/HS
33. Lethal Snow ...............................…………....... HS
34a. Ice Cream and Icy Roads .................……........ MS/HS
34b. Freezing Point Depression .................……....... HS/AP
35. Frozen Dirt .................................…………….... HS/AP
36a. Winter Hot Spots ..........................………....... MS/HS
36b. Understanding Microclimates .........……........... HS
37. Quinzhee ......................................……………. MS/HS
38. Model Quinzhee .......................………............ HS
39. Winter Clothing ..........................…………........ HS
MS = Middle School, HS = High School, AP = Advanced Placement
Topic Groupings of Above:
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