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Grade 6/7 Unit Plan: Astronomy in Every Soul a Star
This Content Literacy Unit integrates 6th and 7th grade astronomy content with the young adult novel Every Soul a Star, which centers on three teenagers who meet at a total solar eclipse viewing.  In addition to covering a range of science content, the book conveys an infectious sense of excitement over observing natural phenomena in space.
Science Content Literacy: Astronomy in Every Soul a Star
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 Grade 8 Unit Plan: Renewable Energy & Climate
This interdisciplinary unit plan includes lessons on standards from all three branches of science.   The unit examine how humans currently use energy, how fossil fuels are changing the climate, how energy technologies function, how animals are affected by climate change, and how scientists study animal adaptation in the face of climate change.  It includes a citizen science project in which students gather data for Penguin Watch and a hands-on conductivity lab using Makey Makey kits.

Renewable Energy & Climate Unit Plan
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Assessment: Unit Test

This Unit Test serves as a summative assessment for the Grade 8 Renewable Energy & Climate unit above. 
Unit Test and Key.pdf
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