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Classroom Exercises by Discipline
(High School)

Biology/Anatomy

Mendelian Genetics
Rebecca Day, Teacher, Frazier High School
• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Discovering the Science of Alcohol
Brian Strelick, Teacher, Waynesburg Central High School

• Lesson Outline [pdf document]
  
• Accompanying Models
  

Enzyme Action
Melissa Franks, Oakland Catholic High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Enzyme Excelet [excel document]
  
• Enzyme Excelet [excel document]
  
• Enzyme Action [pdf document]
  

Photosynthesis
Kristy Lippert, Teacher, Highland High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Evolution/Natural Selection
Karie Suhajda, Teacher, CAPA

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Chemistry

Enzyme Reactions
Michael A. Benko III, Teacher, North Hills High School
• Enzyme Excelet [excel file]
  

Atomic Structure/Subatomic Particles
Matt Brandstetter, Teacher, Waynesburg Central High School

• Lesson Outline [pdf document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel document]
  

Calculating Formula Masses
Kathleen M. Kenny, Teacher, McKeesport Area High School

• Lesson Outline [pdf document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel document]
  

Energy, Heat and Hess
Christine Boring, Northgate Middle/Senior High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel document]

Precision and Density
James McNally, Pine-Richland High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Precision and Density Excelet [excel document]
  
• Precision and Density Excelet [excel document]
  

Limiting Reagents
Xiaojing Zhang, Sto-Rox High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Model [excel document]
  
• Accompanying Model [excel document]
  

Computer Science

Parallel Computing Concepts
James T. Schultz Sr., Penn Hills Senior High School
• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• House Building Activity Solution [excel document]
  
• Fastest Housing Inc [excel document]
  
• Parallel Computing Lab [excel document]
  
• Preparing Thanksgiving Dinner Solution Lab [word document]
  

Earth Science

Weather Heat Absorption/Intensity
Tracey Runde, Teacher, Pine Richland High School
• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Economics

Fuel Prices
Brian Hoelzle, Teacher, Carrick High School
• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Hybrid vs. Convention Car Analysis
Kathryn Sitterle, Teacher, North Catholic High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Environmental Science/Geology

Darcy's Law
Lawrence Thomas, Fox Chapel Area High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Darcy's Law Final [excel document]
  
• Darcy's Law Final [excel document]
  

General Science/Physical Science

Heat in Petroleum & Food/Calorimetry
Buck and Susan Batson, Teacher, North Hills High School
• Lesson Outline and Examples [zipped folder/9 files]
  

Newton's Second Law Calculations
Susan Marino, Teacher, Chartiers Valley High School

• Lesson Outline [pdf document]
  
• Balanced and Unbalanced Force Worksheet Model [pdf document]
  
• Balanced and Unbalanced Force Excel Model [excel document]
  

Motion, Specifically Projectile Motion
Todd Ollendyke, Teacher, Upper St. Clair High School

• Lesson Outline [pdf document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel document]
  
• Accompanying Models [NetLogo document]
  

Health

Body Mass Index
Abigail Plant, Sto-Rox High School
• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Body Mass Index Calculator [excel document]
  
• Body Mass Index Calculator [excel document]
  

Math

Derivative Application
Dennis Bonicky, Teacher, Chartiers Valley High School
• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Model [excel file]
  

Tides/Trigonometry
Daniel Hack, Teacher, Penn Hills Senior High School


• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Linear Relationships
Eva Malecki, Teacher, Fairview/O'Hara/Kerr Elementary Schools

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Surface Area and Volume
Marie Platts & Irene M. Runco, Teachers, Woodland Hills High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Graphical Analysis
Sharon Ramsey & Richard Stevens, Teachers, Gateway High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Significant Figures
Wayne Stanley, Teacher, Fox Chapel Area High School

• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Physics

Wave Nature of Light/Law of Maus
Benjamin T. Spicer, Teacher, Sewickley Academy Senior School
• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Wave Fundamentals
Mark A. Uhrinek, Teacher, Seneca Valley Senior High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]
  

Simple Harmonic Motion
Donald Zier, Teacher, Chartiers Valley High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel file]

Universal Gravitation/Planetary Motion
Tom Moul, Teacher, Fox Chapel Area High School

• Lesson Outline [pdf document]
  
• Accompanying Models [NetLogo file]
  

Relativity/Time Dilation
Mark Nemchick, Teacher, McKeesport Area High School

• Lesson Outline [pdf document]
  
• Twin Paradox Model [excel document]
  
• Two Dimo Model [NetLogo document]
  

Sound Intensity vs. Distance
M. Perry and D. Tsambis, Teachers, Pine Richland High School

• Lesson Outline [pdf document]
  
• Accompanying Models [Netlogo document]
  
• Accompanying Models [excel document]
  

CLASSROOM EXERCISES BY DISCIPLINE (MIDDLE SCHOOL)

General Science

Galileo's Hypothesis
Kim Madura, Teacher, McGuffey High School

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Hypothesis Lab [excel document]
  
• Hypothesis Lab [excel document]
  

Life Science Simple Machines and Work
Christina Lockard, Teacher, Pittsburgh Stevens

• Lesson Outline [word document]
  
• Ramps Excelet [excel document]
  
• Ramps Excelet [excel document]