gizmos student exploration

Vocabulary: allele, genotype, phenotype, probability, Punnett square [Note to teachers and students: This Gizmo was designed as a follow-up to the Mouse Genetics (One Trait) Gizmo™. We recommend doing that activity before trying this one.] Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. A single coin is flipped four times. What do you think is the most likely outcome? A. Four heads B. Three heads, one tail C. Two heads, two tails G. H. D. One head, three tails E. Four...

Vocabulary: atom, atomic number, electron, electron dot diagram, element, energy level, ion, isotope, mass number, neutron, nucleus, periodic table, proton, radioactive, valence electrons Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. What are some of the different substances that make up a pizza? Bread, tomato, cheese, pepperoni 2. What substances make up water? Hydrogen, oxygen 3. What substances make up an iron pot? Iron Elements are pure substances that ar...

Student Exploration: Nuclear Decay Vocabulary: alpha particle, atomic number, beta particle, daughter product, gamma ray, isotope, mass number, nuclear decay, positron, radioactive, subatomic particle Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) The chart below gives the locations, charges, and approximate masses of three subatomic particles. The approximate mass of each particle is given in universal mass units (u). Particle Location Charge Approximate mass Proton Nucleu...

GIZMOS STUDENT EXPLORATION : Nuclear decay latest update 2024

Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and prompts in the orange boxes. Vocabulary: covalent bond, diatomic molecule, Lewis diagram, molecule, noble gases, nonmetal, octet rule, shell, valence, valence electron Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. There are eight markers in a full set, but Flora and Frank each only have seven markers. Flora is missing the red marker, and Frank is missing the blue marker. What c...

Vocabulary: bacteriophage, capsid, host cell, lyse, lytic cycle, virus Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1. A computer virus is a program that can copy itself and infect a computer without the permission of the owner. How do you think a computer virus compares to a real virus? A computer virus infects a computer, and a real virus infects an organism. During an infection, both types of viruses make copies of themselves so that more infections can occur. A computer vi...

Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and prompts in the orange boxes. Vocabulary: amino acid, anticodon, codon, gene, messenger RNA, nucleotide, ribosome, RNA, RNA polymerase, transcription, transfer RNA, translation Gizmo Warm-up Just as a construction crew uses blueprints to build a house, a cell uses DNA as plans for building proteins. In addition to DNA, another nucleic acid, called RNA, is involved in making proteins. In the RNA a...

Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and prompts in the orange boxes. Vocabulary: atom: basic unit of a chemical element atomic number: number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which determines the chemical properties of an element and its place in the periodic table electron: stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atom electron dot diagram: diagrams in which the valence electrons of an atom a...

GIZMOS STUDENT EXPLORATION : Boyle’s Law and Charles’s Law latest update 2024

Gizmos Student Exploration: Evolution: Natural and Artificial Selection

Gizmos Student Exploration Photoelectric Effect/Gizmos Student Exploration Photoelectric Effect

Gizmos Student Exploration: Subtractive Colors

Student Exploration: Distance-Time and Velocity-Time Graphs [NOTE TO TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: This lesson was designed as a follow-up to the Distance-Time Graphs Gizmo™. We recommend you complete that activity before this one.] Vocabulary: displacement, distance traveled, slope, speed, velocity Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Dora runs one lap around the track, finishing where she started. Clark runs a 100-yard dash along the straight side of the track. 1. Whi...

Student Exploration: Energy Conversion in a System Vocabulary: energy, gravitational potential energy, heat energy, kinetic energy, law of conservation of energy, specific heat capacity Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) A battery contains stored energy in the form of chemical energy. 1. What are some examples of devices that are powered by batteries? A calculator, batteries, flashlights. 2. What different forms of energy are demonstrated by these devices?...