Team 11

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Team 11 Louisiana

• Jo Dale Ales
• Beleta Bischoff
• Kathy Meares
• Mary Gail Yeates

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Spider Webs

• Students will solve an inquiry based mystery
• Science
• Mathematics
• Goal To develop a cross-curricular project to
  include science math so that students gain an
  understanding of the relationship between
  structure and the function of biomolecules by
  modeling spider webs.

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Science

• Biology
• Biomolecules and relationship between structure
  and function
• Chemistry
• Polymers
• Bonding
• Tools Excel, Stella, Web Development

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Mathematics

• Spatial relationships
• Mathematical relationships between elasticity and
  protein content
• Tool Geometers Sketchpad

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Rationale

• Biomolecules are difficult concepts to study
  because they are invisible.
• This study will help students visualize the
  process of spider web design and content
• State/national science and math standards will be
  incorporated.