Rutgers Science Explorer - Curriculum
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Science Exploration Curriculum

The Rutgers Science Explorer offers activities suitable for middle school students that encompass the areas most frequently covered in middle school curricula: life sciences, earth science, and the physical sciences. Many activities also incorporate mathematics and/or technology. The Rutgers Science Explorer offers approximately six activities per year, with some rotation of activities from year to year. The activities currently available include:


Lesson 1. Parallel or Series, Mr. Edison?
Learn how electricity is generated and transmitted, how light bulbs work, and how these inventions of Thomas Edison have changed the world.

Lesson 2. Volcanoes!
Not just cones spewing vinegar and baking soda: Meet the Curtain of Fire and the Strombolian eruption.

Lesson 3. Skeleton Detectives
Whose Body? Learn about the human skeleton and the techniques forensic anthropologists use to identify skeletal remains.

Lesson 4. DNA Detectives
What is DNA and how it is use in forensic investigations? Learn about this fascinating molecule and some of the techniques used to extract and study DNA.


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