Fringe

TV Show "Fringe" on Fox Partners with Science Olympiad

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Air Date	Episodes	Lesson Plans
3/25/10	#215	Download here
4/01/10	#216	Download here
4/08/10	#217	Download here
4/15/10	#218	Download here
4/22/10	#219	Download here
4/29/10	#220	Download here
5/06/10	#221	Download here
5/13/10	#222	Download here
5/20/10	#223	Download here

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Watch "Fringe" on FOX Thursdays at 9pm/8c. The show is geared toward audiences over the age of 14.

Check this page each week starting March 25 for free downloadable Lesson Plans that mix "Fringe" science with elements of Science Olympiad Division C events like Disease Detectives, Forensics, Cell Biology, Chem Lab, and Dynamic Planet. Teachers and students in Grades 9-12 can use the plans in the classrom as special projects, tied into curriculum or as Friday brain teasers. Every plan will include learning objectives, online resources, a hands-on activity, discussion suggestions, extensions, episode scenes of relevance, and National Science Standards Alignment. Teachers, please give us your feedback in a short survey for a chance to win a Science of Fringe Prize Package!

"Science of fringe" Lesson Plans

The "Science of Fringe" Lessons Plans are the centerpiece of a public service and promotional campaign designed to raise awareness about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education will be posted after each episode airs on the "Fringe" show website and on many FOX affiliate sites across the US.

Episode #223, broadcast 5/20/10

Topic Overview: Students will learn about how various types of sensors can be used to remotely collect information about a geographical area, which allows for unique scientific analyses and discoveries.

Grade Level: 9-12

Related Science Olympiad Event: Remote Sensing

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Episode #222, broadcast 5/13/10

Topic Overview: Students will learn about how the various forms of energy can be converted into other forms of energy and how these conversions can be used to either disperse or concentrate energy.

Grade Level: 9-12

Related Science Olympiad Event: Egg-O-Naut

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Episode #221, broadcast 5/06/10

Topic Overview: Students will learn about the scientific method and how it can be used to collect data through experimentation and observation in order to formulate and test a hypothesis.

Grade Level: 9-12

Related Science Olympiad Event: Experimental Design

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Episode #220, broadcast 4/29/10

Topic Overview: Students will learn about fingerprints and how they can be collected and used as evidence to identify an individual.

Grade Level: 9-12

Related Science Olympiad Event: Forensics

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Episode #219, broadcast 4/22/10

Topic Overview: Students will learn about bioelectricity, the study of how electromagnetic fields interact with cells and tissues, with a focus on how the muscular system requires the use of electric potentials.

Grade Level: 9-12

Related Science Olympiad Event: Anatomy & Physiology

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