Biodiversity

Tennessee Aquarium
Celebrate fresh water biodiversity at the largest fresh water aquarium that houses 530 species of fish and learn more about what makes Tennessee the best area for aquatic biodiversity.
6.LS4: Biological Change: Unity and Diversity 1) Explain how changes in biodiversity would impact ecosystem stability and natural resources.

Science of Construction

Brassfield & Gorrie
From the foundation to the roof, science is vital to the production of materials used in buildings. Join Mitch today as he learns more about how necessary science is to the building industry.
6-ESS3-2. Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to identify patterns, which help forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

Natural Disasters/Natural Solutions

Roper Mountain

Nature has a way to provide solutions that help animals survive. What can we learn from nature that helps us mediate the impact of natural disasters?

Today Zach visits Roper Mountain to learn what he would need to be able to scale a wall and uses technology to save a home from water run off.

6-ESS3-2. Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to identify patterns, which help forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.

Chemical Changes and Physical Changes

Roper Mountain

What differentiates a physical change from a chemical change? Today Zach visits Roper Mountain for some exciting and explosive examples of both!
7-PS1-2. Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.

Chemistry/Matter

Brunswick Community College
What are molecules and how do they combine to make compounds? Why are some molecules more attracted to certain other molecule than others?

Today Riley and Dr. Kim Jones separate H2O back into 2 parts hydrogen and 1 part oxygen and some of the traits of molecules, including flammability.

6.P.2 Understand the structure, classifications and physical properties of matter.

6.P.2.1 Recognize that all matter is made up of atoms and atoms of the same element are all alike, but are different from the atoms of other elements.

6.P.2.2 Explain the effect of heat on the motion of atoms through a description of what happens to particles during a change in phase.

6.P.2.3 Compare the physical properties of pure substances that are independent of the amount of matter present including density, melting point, boiling point, and solubility to properties that are dependent on the amount of matter present to include volume, mass and weight.”