While the basic idea of all tools stays the same, the different markings on metric tools is often a source of frustration for middle school students encountering these devices for the first time. So let’s learn how to use each of them to accurately communicate measurements: How do use a Graduated Cylinder to measure Volume: …
Struggling to understand why you even need to learn the metric system? Like feet, pounds and gallons were good enough for your parents so they’re good enough for you? Well let’s see if I can make a compelling argument as to why it’s worth it to your future self to give meters a try! Why …
Let’s get into the next major innovation and learn four ways metals transformed human civilization from the agrarian societies that preceded it.
Human manipulation of Earth’s water systems is arguably the greatest accomplishment of our civilization. But our efforts to water crops, provide clean drinking water and remove waste from our living spaces may also be the worst thing we’ve done to the planet. Earth’s Water Cycle Hopefully by the time you’ve found this page, you’re pretty …
Imagine making grape plants that don’t attract pests or raising goats with silk milk!?! With fully mapped genomes of many living things and laboratory full of enzymes, genetic engineering isn’t science fiction anymore! Ok, back up a minute and let’s make sure we’re all on the same page! This whole lesson is based on some …
If there are only 90 types of atoms found on Earth, how do we have over 100 million different substances? Because just as Legos link together to make structures and letters link together to make words, atoms link together to form different substances called COMPOUNDS!
Now that we know all matter is made of atoms, we need to understand what an atom is, and how many there are! Keep reading to find out all about ATOMS and the substances they compose called ELEMENTS.
Now that we’ve set the stage in the previous two lessons about the importance of agriculture to the development of society, let’s dive into how plants actually do grow and make food! I mean, think about it… a seed can sit on a shelf for years. Then we put it in some soil with water …
Agriculture is such a given piece of human civilization, many people struggle to distinguish farmland from wilderness. With grocery stores and restaurants on every corner, we take the availability of food for granted in our 21st Century America. But if we enter this conversation from the perspective of the Earliest people from the previous lesson, …
Our image of prehistoric people is often clouded by Hollywood caricatures, but come along to see how their lives were intriguingly complex and different from ours in every imaginable way.