Observed arrival · 2026-11-10
The Lab: Detroit as a Science Classroom
A free, NGSS-aligned science resource for grades 6–12, with lessons and classroom materials grounded in Detroit and adaptable to students’ own cities.
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- Middle- and high-school science teachers
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- Each lab ends with a Bring It Home step using free NOAA, USGS, EPA, CDC, or iNaturalist data.
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Each subject page is organized for middle- or high-school use and pairs a bell-ringer with a downloadable lab, teacher key, simulation, project idea, and exit ticket. The Detroit examples range from Great Lakes water testing and bridge design to Motown acoustics and Southwest Detroit air quality. The recurring “Bring It Home” step points students toward public datasets from NOAA, USGS, EPA, CDC, and iNaturalist for a local investigation.
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