Science+and+Social+Studies+Connections

Here's some ideas for Science Digital Story Ideas Ø Biographies of scientists Ø Personal experience with physical laws like motion, cooling, sound, light, fluid flow, etc. Ø Studies of specific wildlife species Ø Endangered species Ø Science-related legislation Ø Biome studies Ø Stories about geologic processes Ø Stories about water, water resources, water wars in the west, etc. Ø Exploration of new lands Ø Ocean exploration Ø Ocean fisheries preservation Ø Ocean exploration technology Ø Opinion pieces about environmental issues: damming a river, building a new shopping center that disrupts habitat, increasing production at an agricultural site, widening a major road, selling animal parts like seahorses Ø Space mission history Ø Future space story conjecture Ø People’s use of the land Ø Ancestor’s relationship to science of the time Ø What happens to all our old tech stuff? (Recycling, hazards, etc.) Ø Science in your hometown Ø Science principles at work in the kitchen Ø Science principles at work in your yard Ø Science principles at work in your physical house (HVAC, lighting, plumbing, etc.)

• Newton’s Laws of Motion • Solids, Liquids and Gases in your life  • The science behind technology  • Predator/prey relationships from their point of view  • Survival in a biome  • A scientist I know  • Women in science  • African-Americans, Asians, and Latinos in science  • Envision a future space mission  • Research past space missions  • Science-related legislation  • Biome studies  • Stories about geologic processes  • Stories about water, water resources, water wars in the west, etc. • Exploration of new lands • What happens to all our old tech stuff? (recycling, hazards, etc.) • Ocean exploration  • Ocean fisheries preservation  • Opinion pieces about environmental issues: o damming a river o building a new shopping center that disrupts habitat  o increasing production at an agricultural site o widening a major road o selling animal parts like seahorses

• Science principles at work in your house, kitchen or yard