Classroom Examples by Discipline
These exercises were developed in CAST workshops from 2006-2008 by teachers in western Pennsylvania. They are available to download as .zip files. Once you have downloaded a project, use the unzip program to extract the individual files.
High School
Biology/Anatomy
Mendelian Genetics
Rebecca Day, Teacher, Frazier High School
Discovering the Science of Alcohol
Brian Strelick, Teacher, Waynesburg Central High School
Enzyme Action
Melissa Franks, Oakland Catholic High School
- Lesson Outline [.docx]
- Accompanying Models
Photosynthesis
Kristy Lippert, Teacher, Highland High School
Evolution/Natural Selection
Karie Suhajda, Teacher, CAPA
Chemistry
Enzyme Reactions
Michael A. Benko III, Teacher, North Hills High School
Atomic Structure/Subatomic Particles
Matt Brandstetter, Teacher, Waynesburg Central High School
Calculating Formula Masses
Kathleen M. Kenny, Teacher, McKeesport Area High School
Energy, Heat and Hess
Christine Boring, Northgate Middle/Senior High School
Precision and Density
James McNally, Pine-Richland High School
Limiting Reagents
Xiaojing Zhang, Sto-Rox High School
Computer Science
Parallel Computing Concepts
James T. Schultz Sr., Penn Hills Senior High School
Earth Science
Weather Heat Absorption/Intensity
Tracey Runde, Teacher, Pine Richland High School
Economics
Fuel Prices
Brian Hoelzle, Teacher, Carrick High School
Hybrid vs. Convention Car Analysis
Kathryn Sitterle, Teacher, North Catholic High School
Environmental Science/Geology
Darcy's Law
Lawrence Thomas, Fox Chapel Area High School
General Science/Physical Science
Heat in Petroleum & Food/Calorimetry
Buck and Susan Batson, Teacher, North Hills High School
Newton's Second Law Calculations
Susan Marino, Teacher, Chartiers Valley High School
Motion, Specifically Projectile Motion
Todd Ollendyke, Teacher, Upper St. Clair High School
Health
Body Mass Index
Abigail Plant, Sto-Rox High School
Math
Derivative Application
Dennis Bonicky, Teacher, Chartiers Valley High School
- Lesson Outline [.doc]
- Accompanying Model
Tides/Trigonometry
Daniel Hack, Teacher, Penn Hills Senior High School
Linear Relationships
Eva Malecki, Teacher, Fairview/O'Hara/Kerr Elementary Schools
Surface Area and Volume
Marie Platts & Irene M. Runco, Teachers, Woodland Hills High School
Graphical Analysis
Sharon Ramsey & Richard Stevens, Teachers, Gateway High School
Significant Figures
Wayne Stanley, Teacher, Fox Chapel Area High School
Physics
Wave Nature of Light/Law of Maus
Benjamin T. Spicer, Teacher, Sewickley Academy Senior School
Wave Fundamentals
Mark A. Uhrinek, Teacher, Seneca Valley Senior High School
Simple Harmonic Motion
Donald Zier, Teacher, Chartiers Valley High School
Universal Gravitation/Planetary Motion
Tom Moul, Teacher, Fox Chapel Area High School
Relativity/Time Dilation
Mark Nemchick, Teacher, McKeesport Area High School
Sound Intensity vs. Distance
M. Perry and D. Tsambis, Teachers, Pine Richland High School
MIDDLE SCHOOL
General Science
Galileo's Hypothesis
Kim Madura, Teacher, McGuffey High School
Life Science
Simple Machines and Work
Christina Lockard, Teacher, Pittsburgh Stevens
