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Sustainable Forestry

by | Nov 2, 2023 | Alabama

Cool Springs
Forests are vital to the very existence of animals and humans. Today Riley visits a forest to learn about the necessity of sustainable forestry and its value, from habitats and food sources to the very air we breathe and products we use daily.
“Objective SCI.7.9.1: Define biodiversity, ecosystem, purify, recycle, and erosion. Objective SCI.7.9.2: Investigate various agricultural techniques that promote soil conservation (e.g. composting, replanting, alternating crops, and no-till farming).”

Visual Math

by | Oct 20, 2023 | Tennessee

UT Chattanooga
We use math everyday, but not always on paper. Join Aubrey today at UT Chattanooga to see how we use metacognitive thinking everyday.
A. Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.

Programmable Technology

by | Oct 20, 2023 | Tennessee

Ellison Technologies
Technology does more today than ever before and will continue to more as we move into the future. Today we learn about some of the programmable technology that creates instrumental pieces to our every day lives and how robots help perform tasks that help create a better quality of life for us.
68-CS-03 Systematically identify and fix problems with computing devices and components. 4a. Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems 68-AP-03 Design and iteratively develop programs that combine control structures including nested loops and compound conditionals.

Eclipses and How the Solar System Works

by | Oct 20, 2023 | Tennessee

Dyer Observatory/Vanderbilt
Why aren’t there solar and lunar eclipses every month? Join Aubrey today at the Dyer Observatory to learn why and view some exciting
ESS.ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe
7) Analyze and interpret data to compare, contrast, and explain the characteristics of objects in the solar system including the sun, planets and their satellites, planetoids, asteroids, and comets. Characteristics include mass, gravitational attraction, diameter, and composition.

Exploring the Solar System

by | Oct 20, 2023 | Tennessee

Dyer Observatory/Vanderbilt
Join Aubrey at the Dyer Observatory to learn more about rare eclipses and explore the planets in our solar system.
8.ETS1: Engineering Design
2) Research and communicate information to describe how data from technologies (telescopes, spectroscopes, satellites, and space probes) provide information about objects in the solar system and universe.