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Subjects: General
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Conditions for Life – Student Activity Guide
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Science Skills – Student Activity Guide
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Solar Energy in the Biosphere
Students explore the effects of light energy on matter and find evidence that light causes chemical reactions in plants. This leads to a discussion of the importance of solar energy in sustaining life and driving weather systems.
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Producers Capture Solar Energy
Explains how energy flow through the biosphere is facililtated by different types of organisms — producers, consumers and decomposers.
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Energy Converters
A weight room setting demonstrates how energy must be converted for activity and life functions to occur. A sports physiologist and an athlete examine energy efficiency and a hibernation expert discusses cellular respiration in hibernating animals.
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Water’s Physical Properties
Calculates the amount of energy required to raise the temperatures of ice and water by certain amounts. Emphasizes the high specific heat capacity of water, and the importance of water in moderating the Earth’s climate.
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Matter and Energy on the Move – Student Activity Guide
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The Close-up View of Growth – Student Activity Guide
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The Kingdoms – Student Activity Guide
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