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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