6th - 8th Grade Module 7 Concept PT

Cycle 1

How can we as engineers produce energy from algae using models from nature?
Cycle Summary

Students take their photobioreactor investigation data and create a scientific poster and presentation in order to communicate their findings with the larger scientific community in their classroom.

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Session 1
Elicit

Students watch a video that explains the importance of communicating results of scientific findings.

Engage

Students read a text that explain the importance of scientific collaboration & complete a few short reflection questions.

Explore

Students view a slideshow and video to explore the concept and components of a scientific research poster.

Session 2
Explain

Students are provided the project guidelines and rubrics for the research poster board. They learn of the project expectations.

Elaborate

Students create a scientific poster to communicate their results..

Session 3
Elaborate

Students create a scientific poster to communicate their results.

Session 4
Elaborate

Students create a scientific poster to communicate their results.

Session 5
Evaluate

Students evaluate their poster using the scientific poster rubric. Posters will be displayed in rounds as students present their findings during a scientific conference.

Extend
Extend

Students extract oil from vegetable matter. This lesson could be taken further and students could compare the yield from various vegetables.