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| Photosynthesis and Plant Responses: Summing UpThroughout this program, we learned how important the process of photosynthesis is to our lives. We explored the process of photosynthesis in plants, learned about the structure of leaves and their role in the process of photosynthesis, investigated different plant tropisms, and looked at seed structure and the process of germination.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 Science |
| Intelligent Design vs. EvolutionIn the first decade of the twenty-first century, attempts by community groups to mandate the teaching in public schools of intelligent design alongside evolution seemed to introduce a new concept into education. In reality, it was just another chapter in the centuries-long debate on whether faith can control or even make a contribution in scientific inquiry.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 Science |
| BlackoutAt 5:15 PM on November 9, 1965 most of the northeastern United States went dark. The cause? Not a terrorist attack. Not a group of incompetent workers. Not a huge natural disaster. The great blackout was caused by a small metal relay doing exactly what it was supposed to do.Grades 6-8 Science |
| Galveston Hurricane 1900 IIWinds raging at more than 100 miles an hour. Houses crumbling right and left. Flood waters storming through the town. The Great Hurricane of September 1900 was paying a visit to Galveston, Texas.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 Science |
| Science Matters: Edison vs WestinghouseOne of the great struggles in the history of technology was that between Thomas Alva Edison and George Westinghouse.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 Science |
| Science Matters: Transatlantic CableThe first transatlantic telegraph in 1858 quickly failed, but the prospect of nearly instant intercontinental communication was an idea that would not be allowed to die.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 Science |
| Galveston Hurricane 1900 IIt was September 7, 1900. The citizens of Galveston, Texas slept--peacefully unaware they were about to become actors in one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 Science |
| Science Matters: Birth of the Fax MachineIn one of its earliest forms, the facsimile--known today as the FAX--was an experimental newspaper delivered by high-frequency radio broadcasts.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 Science |
| Science Matters: Hybrid Seed CornBy 1933 one of the most outstanding scientific breakthroughs of the 20th century was perfected for commercial production--hybrid seed corn.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 Science |
| Science Matters: The Suppression of Galileo IIIn 1632 the Church condemned Galileo Galilei for his belief that the earth revolved around the sun. His condemnation was not lifted until late in the twentieth century.Grades 6-8 | 9-12 Science |
