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Natural
History of Oregon Country
Syllabus
Unit 1:
Geology
Lesson 1: What is Geology
Lesson 2: Volcanoes
Activity 1: Virtual Field Trip to Oregon Volcanoes
Activity 2: Volcanoes: Where and Why
Activity 3: Linking Oregon's Volcanoes to the World
Unit
2: Ecology
Lesson 1: What is Ecology
Lesson 2: Forest Fires
Activity 1: Smokey the Bear and Fire Suppression
Activity 2: Fire Town Hall - Prescribed Natural Fires
Activity 3: Hash Rock Fire - A case study
Unit
3: The Scientific Method
Lesson 1: Questioning
Lesson 2: Hypothesizing
Lesson 3: Writing a Procedure
Lesson 4: Controls and Variables
Lesson 5: Describing
Lesson 6: The Nature of Evidence
Unit
4: Scientific Collections
Lesson 1: Choose a topic from the Lessons below and complete the
associated work
Lesson 2: Making a Scientific Collection - Scientists like to
classify objects to help them understand the world better. This
is your chance to make a collection and show what you know!
Unit
5: Scientific Inquiry
Lesson 1: Alka Seltzer Lab. Learn about the process of weathering
while practicing the art of scientific experimentation.
Lesson 2: Choose a topic from the Lessons below and complete the
associated work.
Lesson 3: Scientific Inquiry: Design and conduct an experiment
related to your topic of choice. Your final product will be graded
using the state scoring guide and can be used as a CIM work sample.
Research Project Topics (to be used for units 3 and 4)
Fossils
Activity 1: The preservation of fossils
Activity 2: Telling time using fossil
Invasive
Species
Activity 1: The impact of invasive species
Activity 2: English Ivy: Pretty Houseplant or Deadly Killer
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