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IMAGINE THAT

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students gather information using a variety of references and create mobiles of inventions or scientific discoveries.
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Accidental Discoveries

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Student explore accidental scientific discoveries. For this video-based lesson, students discuss how theories change with new information and evidence. This lesson includes handouts, teachers notes and a Quick Time video.
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Integrating Biology-Serendipity and Science

For Students 8th - 9th
For this science and serendipity worksheet, students read about how Fleming discovered Penicillin by accident when observing bacteria that didn't grow where mold existed. Students answer questions about scientific discoveries.
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Chinese Inventions A Selected History of Science and Invention in China

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students study the history of Chinese technology by identifying when and where items were invented or discovered.
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Accidental Discoveries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers view and discuss several video segments and then work in groups to identify several scientific discoveries that were made by accident. They summarize their findings and present them to the class.
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Beauty in the Eye of the Scientist

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research science's 10 most beautiful experiments and the historical periods in which these experiments were conducted. Then, students create magazine covers for issues of a fictional magazine.