Some Phenomena are found at the Georgia Teacher Site or Phenomena for NGSS
Each unit students will have phenomena to research. At times they will use the CER framework to describe their findings. By centering science education on phenomena that students are motivated to explain, the focus of learning shifts from learning about a topic to figuring out why or how something happens.
Anchoring Phenomenon: How are all things connected?
Ecology Phenomenon
1:Why do frogs hitch rides on buffalo?
2. How can Human activities cause major shifts in ecosystems.
Cells:
1. How to cancer calls invade muscle tissue?
Genetics Phenomenon:
1. How do siblings look different and yet have the same parents? Twins?
3. How can Sickle cell disease may be reversed by gene therapy.
Evolution/Organisms:
1. Arms Race: Why is the newt toxic and able to have its skin kill others? How?
2. Sea Slug: How can an animal carry out photosynthesis?
3. Why do Planarians have two heads? https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/why-two-heads
4. Antibiotics use may lead to resistance in bacteria.