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Designing a Real Life Ecosystem!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research abiotic and biotic factors concerning the concept of an ecosystem. Record and analyze data collected. Write a lab report in proper and scientific format with thinking and analytical skills. Work as a cooperative team.
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Marine Protected Areas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners role play different stakeholders perspective on the debate about Channel Islands. In this marine science lesson, students identify different types of Marine Protected Areas. They research about their stakeholder's point of view...
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Life Through Time: The Heart of the Phanerozoic

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners gain a deeper understanding of geological time and the evolution of life on Earth. They use iMovie to tell a complex story of a discrete time period with narration and images.
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Investigating Planetary Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research about the search for life in Mars. In this space science instructional activity, students develop a creative visual display of their findings. They present their project in class.
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Mondrian - Primary/Secondary Color Study

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Utilizing computer software, learners demonstrate the color spectrum. They investigate the life of the artist Piet Mondrian and define his style of artwork. Then they use Photoshop to recreate some of his designs while discovering the...
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Marine Protection Areas

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explain the importance of having Marine Protected Areas. In this ecology lesson, students research MPA's in any of the Great Lakes. They play a MPA simulation game and identify MPA's on the map.
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Interviewing: The Art of Asking Questions

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Interviewing skills are important, even outside of a news reporter's desk or employer's office. Take your class through the process of interviewing people they don't know with a set of case studies featuring journalists and various...
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String Cells

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Use this resource to have your class learn about the cell. This resource walks learners through the construction of a model of a cell. This project is completed in a cooperative learning group, and  reinforces the higher-order thinking...
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Poetry Through Digital Storytelling

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Bring digital storytelling to your language arts class! To begin, learners select their own topic, such as a poem that reflects a life experience they had or a historical figure who interests them. Then they work to create a storyboard...
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Three Dimensional Geology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Here is a fine lesson plan on geology designed for high schoolers. Learners use rocks, fossils, and other geological clues to determine the geology of an area. Then, they make recommendations to a fictitious city council about the...
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Student-Led Parent Conference

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students prepare for student-led parent conferences. In this communication instructional activity, students collect data to build portfolios for use during parent conferences. Students practice their presentations in preparation for the...
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Problem Based Learning Scenario

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research about the function of MPA's. In this marine science lesson, students explore how humans influence changes near these areas. They explore different MPA's in the Great Lakes region.
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Marine Debris Module

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students analyze issues related to the Hawaiian Islands. They examine previous studies by real scientists and create their own study. They use the results of their study to take action in their local community.
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Career Exploration

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students create a pamphlet, brochure, handout, or poster about a career in the marine sciences. In this marine science lesson, students use the Internet to research a marine science career. They create a printed media item to share with...
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Planet Discovery and Identification

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore the internet world of Second Life and create a portfolio about the planets in our solar system. In this planets lesson plan, students provide many facts about 1 specific planet.
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Butterfly Round-Up

For Teachers 2nd - Higher Ed
Students classify the characteristics of butterflies and moths moths. In this life cycle lesson, students identify butterflies and moths common in the state of Iowa as well as their characteristics.  Students then learn the proper catch...
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Life Beyond the Fifty Yard Line -- An ecological look at our backyard

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students, in groups, stake out and rope off their study area, do population counts and density studies. They construct a map of the whole area, collect plants and insects, and mount and identify the organisms using keys.
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The Human Body: A Life-Size Model On Paper

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a life-size paper model of the human body. They identify the major organs and state their fuction. They complete a quiz to end the lesson.
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What Shapes a MPA?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the three types of MPA in California. In this marine science lesson, students analyze information provided to design a new MPA. They justify their reasoning in class.
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Classification and Identification

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students, after exploring and analyzing diagrammatic and taxonomic keys and their association to marine sciences, identify and classify objects and organisms based on visual attributes/characteristics. They research and create their own...
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Health Wheel Self-Care Plan For Diabetics

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create a health wheel outlining an integrated daily living plan for people with diabetes. Using various resources and experiments, students a personalized system for maintaining a healthy lifestyle as a diabetic, including...
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The Chemistry of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study atoms and chemical compounds. They identify certain elements essential to human health, describe physical and chemical properties of water, and name four types of polymers unique to all life forms. They explain how each...
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Picture the Future

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students create a digital portfolio about their activities for several school years. Students compile pictures and copies of their best work onto flash drives. Students combine the pictures and text each year to create a cumulative...
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E.T., Are You Out There?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Research the necessary components of a planet that supports life after reading the article "All of a Sudden, The Neighborhood Looks a Lot Friendlier" from The New York Times. After finding their information, middle and high schoolers...

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