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Coral Reefs

by | May 29, 2024 | South Carolina

Roper Mountain

Coral Reefs are one of the most biodiverse environments on earth. How is an environment in the sea important to our life on land? Today we explore reef life at Roper Mountain.

7.EC.5A. Conceptual Understanding: In all ecosystems, organisms and populations of organisms depend on their environmental interactions with other living things (biotic factors) and with physical (abiotic) factors (such as light, temperature, water, or soil quality). Disruptions to any component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in its diversity and abundance of populations.

DNA

by | May 29, 2024 | South Carolina

Greenwood Genetic Center

Why do I have brown hair and my sister has blonde hair? Today we visit Greenwood Genetic Center to explore genetics and how traits are determined through our DNA.

7.L.4A. Conceptual Understanding: Inheritance is the key process causing similarities between parental organisms and their offspring. Organisms that reproduce sexually transfer genetic information (DNA) to their offspring. This transfer of genetic information through inheritance leads to greater similarity among individuals within a population than between populations. Technology allows humans to influence the transfer of genetic information.

Cosmetology

by | May 29, 2024 | North Carolina

Dermatology Consultant Services

We use products on our hair and skin everyday. Do we understand what is in those products that make them work so well? Today Brielle visits a dermatologist to learn more about products she uses everyday.

8.L.2 Understand how biotechnology is used to affect living organisms.

Exploration and Pressure

by | May 29, 2024 | North Carolina

UNCW MarineQuest

Why do we know more about the surface of the moon than the ocean floor? Join Max at Marine Quest as he learns what is required to explore our oceans.

“8.E.1.2 Summarize evidence that Earth’s oceans are a reservoir of nutrients, minerals, dissolved gases, and life forms:
• Estuaries
• Marine ecosystems
• Upwelling
• Behavior of gases in the marine environment
• Value and sustainability of marine resources
• Deep ocean technology and understandings gained”

Digestion

by | May 29, 2024 | North Carolina

Charlotte Lab School

How does our body turn the food we eat into the energy we need we live? Today we visit the Charlotte Lab School to learn about the digestive system.

7.L.1.4 Summarize the general functions of the major systems of the human body (digestion, respiration, reproduction, circulation, and excretion) and ways that these systems interact with each other to sustain life. 8.L.5.2 Explain the relationship among a healthy diet, exercise, and the general health of the body (emphasis on the relationship between respiration and digestion).