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Each full-length museum w88 casino will include a standards-based, hands-on science activity or lab experience. In order to inspire visitors’ curiosity, all of our programs use real organisms and techniques that are based on studies and research currently being done by our community of scientists. Activities are led by current and past graduate students, who are happy to share their knowledge with others.
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Do plants and animals live in w88 casino habitats? Read stories about desert and wetland habitats then make observations of our plants and animals. |
K |
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How do birds use their beaks to eat? Observe specimens of several local bird species then use w88 casino tools that mimic w88 casino beak shapes to discover what foods the birds eat. |
1st |
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How do seeds move? Compare seeds from local plant species, make observations, and predict how the seeds might be dispersed. |
2nd |
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Where does my water come from? Build a paper model of a watershed and make predictions about where the water goes before exploring a large-scale model of our Lake Tahoe and Truckee River watershed and discussing how water moves through our watershed. |
2nd - 3rd |
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Can you identify our mystery snakes? Meet live non-venomous snakes from Nevada, then make observations and take measurements to identify the w88 casino species using a dichotomous key. |
3rd |
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Who’s eating what in Lake Tahoe? Use historic accounts and pictures from Lake Tahoe along with aquatic specimens to recreate the Lake Tahoe food web from 4 w88 casino time periods. |
4th - 5th |
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How do feathers help birds survive? Observe w88 casino characteristics of feathers and take measurements to determine how w88 casino feathers function to help birds survive. |
4th |
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How do garter snakes eat poisonous prey? Take speed measurements for w88 casino garter snakes to help researchers at our university and discuss how some populations are able to eat toxic newts. |
6th - 12th |
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How can we protect our local mystery fish? Students compare traits of w88 casino populations of fish to determine which is most closely related to the extinct Lahontan Cutthroat Trout native to the Truckee River watershed, then decide which to re-introduce back into our watershed. |
6th - 12th |
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How are Western butterfly populations changing over time? |
9th - 12th |
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| Lab Activity | w88 casino and Engineering Practices | Crosscutting Concepts | Disciplinary Core Ideas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do plants and animals live in w88 casino habitats? | #8 Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information |
#1 Patterns |
w88 casinoESS3-1 |
| How do birds use their beaks to eat? | #2 Developing and using models |
#6 Structure and Function |
1-LS1-1 |
| How do seeds move? | #7 Engaging in argument from evidence | #1 Patterns |
2-LS2-2 |
| Where does my water come from? | #1 Developing and using models |
#1 Patterns #4 Systems and Model Systems |
3-LS4-4, 3-ESS2-2 |
| Can you identify our mystery snakes? | #4 Analyzing and interpreting data | #1 Patterns | 3-LS4-2 |
| What birds live around us? |
#8 Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information |
#1 Patterns #6 Structure and Function |
3-LS4-3 |
| Who’s eating what in Lake Tahoe? |
#6 Constructing explanations (for w88 casino) #8 Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information |
#2 Cause and effect #5 Energy and matter |
5-PS3-1, 5-LS2-1 |
| How do feathers help birds survive? | #7 Engaging in argument from evidence | #6 Structure and Function | 4-LS1-1 |
| How do garter snakes eat poisonous prey? | #4 Analyzing and interpreting data |
#1 Patterns #2 cause and effect |
n/a |
| How can we protect our local mystery fish? |
#4 Analyzing and interpreting data #8 Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information |
#1 Patterns | n/a |
| How are Western butterfly populations changing over time? |
#4 Analyzing and interpreting data #8 Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information |
#1 Patterns | HS-LS2-2 |