CYCLES FOR SCIENCE

Cycles for Science is a high school curriculum supplement designed to assist secondary teachers and students (grades 9-12) in meeting state and local goals for learning in Biology, Chemistry, General/Earth Science and Physics.

Curriculum supplements in each of these core areas of science contain project-oriented lessons and hands-on activities.

The development of Cycles for Science was motivated by teachers and non-school solid waste management educators who sought educational materials focusing on recycling, solid waste management and natural resource management.

Cycles for Science integrates those concepts into a program of science topics and manufacturing subjects. Cycles for Science focuses on commonly taught science principles and brings them alive using real-life applications. Although steel plays a role in the development of the materials, the program is a broad treatment of a variety of subjects. Each guide also contains information on how to integrate the subject matter into other fields of secondary education study.

To download an activity from the Physics supplement, click below and print out the activity description.

• SAMPLE ACTIVITY: WHAT'S A MRF?
  • LINK: Setup and Equipment
    • PRINT: Figure 1 (GIF)
    • PRINT: Figure 2 (GIF)
  • LINK: Activity Procedure
  • LINK: Activity Analysis
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