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Bugging Out

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore how insects behave in their natural habitats and build dioramas to create an Insect World in their classroom. They investigate various insects and the roles they play in the environment. They write creative short...
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Splatter Spread

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students assemble a potato cannon following directions. In groups, they analyze the spread pattern of paint soaked projectiles and discover the relationship between scatter and distance. They role play the role of a forensic scientist...
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Critic's Corner

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners role-play the role of book critics in their classroom. Individually, they write an evaluation on each book they reading along with a book review. In groups, they examine a variety of professional book reviews and share their...
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Weighing a Dinosaur

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners role play as paleontologists who make inferences about the weight of dinosaurs. They use models and the density of water to make these inferences.
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Water Pressure Experiments

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners perform experiments measuring water pressure. They record their observations after poking holes in plastic bottles filled with water with the lids on and then off. They discover the role gravity plays in the water flow.
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TE Activity: Oil Spill Cleanup

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment by creating an oil spill and trying a number of clean up methods. They determine which methods are the least costly and most effective. They role play as an environmental engineer and as an oil company owner who must...
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Control Mechanisms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain how a feedback control system works. They model a feedback control mechanism for controlling water level by observing the flow rate of water in a cylinder. In addition, they graph their data. Script for lesson is included.
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A Tale of a Whale: And Why It Can Be Told

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine the characteristics of particular whales. In this whale characteristics lesson, students discover the methods scientists use to track whales and attempt to match the unique pattern of callosities themselves. A role...
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The Parts of a Perfect Flower

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the parts of a flower. In this flower structures lesson plan, students study a model of a flower and dissect a flower. They label each structure of the flower and observe the pollen grains and ovules under the dissecting...
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Using Mathematics to Explain the Spread of Diseases

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use statistics to solve problems based on the spread of disease.  In this disease lesson plan students study the role that viruses and bacteria play in the spread of diseases and explain pandemics. 
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The Challenge to Deliver Insulin

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students study the types of diabetes and why insulin is important.  In this diabetes instructional activity students build molecular models and create a healthy lifestyle plan. 
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Water in Alabama History

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine the role of water in Alabama's history. They discover the geographical regions of the state and how dams change Alabama's rivers.
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Phytoplankton and Ocean Color

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify function of phytoplankton in the biospere by conducting experiments and simulations and reading for information. They detect the presence of phytoplankton in bodies of water by examining ocean in satellite images...
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Making Connections: Exploring Our Brains through the Five Senses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students record observations and create drawings and models of anatomy using their five senses. They describe the structures of a neuron and analyze each of their functions. They compare and contrast the typical structural features of a...
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War of 1812

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders locate the major land forms and bodies of water on a map of Louisiana. In groups, they discuss the role of the Mississippi River in the Battle of New Orleans and how land and water affect the outcome of battles. To end...
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Rhythmic Expression

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover movement and expression to music/sound through a series of teacher-led exercises and role plays. This lesson is ideal for the middle school drama class with possibilities for adaptation to any level of drama or general...
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Highways of Life

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the circulatory system. They participate in media activities to explore blood flow and identify the parts of the circulatory sytem. Students create a model of the circulatory system.
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Invest In Yourself

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students learn about budgeting, saving, dept, financial management, opportunity cost, and self-regulation. In this financial management lesson, students apply their knowledge of finance components and create their own web based plan...
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The Business of Interest

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students learn about finance and money management and use math to solve problems, communicate, and explore real life situations as they deal with banks. In this financial management instructional activity, students apply their math...
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Food Safety Lab

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use the scientific method to investigate the role of temperature in microbial growth. In this food preservation lesson, students set up an experiment with fruit in room temperature and in a refrigerator. They record the...
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Create a Cloud In a Jar

For Teachers K - 6th
Students investigate cloud formation. In this weather lesson, students examine how clouds are formed. Students participate in experiments that model how water vapor in the air works.
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Trade Offs and Opportunity Cost

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the role of government in the economy market. In this economics lesson, students analyze the decision making and how it takes into consideration additional cost, benefits and public awareness of what they are trying to...
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Market Changes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the role of government in the economy market. For this economics lesson, students analyze the decision making and how it takes into consideration additional cost, benefits and public awareness of what they are trying to...
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The Economy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the role of government in the economy market. In this economics instructional activity, students analyze the decision making and how it takes into consideration additional cost, benefits and public awareness of what they...

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