Wisconsin Place Based Resources

Physical Science Resources by Content

Open Source  Units that support NGSS and a 3-Dimensional approach.

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Wisconsin Data Sets

Populations

• D

Watershed Connections

• Superior Rivers Watershed Associatin
• Rivers2Lakes (Lake Superior Watershed) https://rivers2lake.org/ 

  Environmental Ed in Wisconsin- http://eeinwisconsin.org/net/org/info.aspx?s=93142.0.0.2209 

Agriculture

• Apples
• Maple Syrup
• Wild Rice
• Honey
• Dairy
• Ginseng
• Grains
• BioDeisel
• Hazelnuts
• Poultry
• Meat
• Cheese

Forestry

• Project Learning Tree

Great Lakes Topics

• Great Lakes Aquarium
• Sea Grant
• Rivers2Lakes

Fire Ecology

Alternative Energy

• Flinn Wind Energy Kit
• MacGyver Wind Challenge Lesson Plan Contest, Wind Turbine Term Kahoot
• Solar Energy Scavenger Hunt ( Recharge Lab Kit)
• Thermal Energy  – (Home Energy Basics Option)

Weather and Ice

• PhysicsQuest
• Spectra
• Cool Magnet Resources
• PHET Lab – Charges and Fields

• Balloons and Static Electricity  & John Travoltage PHET
• Battery Voltage PHET
• Circuit Construction Kit (DC) – Phet
• Ck12.org Interactive Simulation:  Powerlines (worksheet Link)
• Simbucket

Geology

• The Teacher Friendly Guide to Earth Science (The Midwest) http://geology.teacherfriendlyguide.org/index.php/prologue-mw

Green Chemistry

• Chameleon Electrolysis using purple cabbage juice
• Beyond Benign – Green Chemistry https://www.beyondbenign.org/ 

 

Engineering

 

Environmental Education

Environmental Ed in Wisconsin- http://eeinwisconsin.org/net/org/info.aspx?s=93142.0.0.2209
PBS Media