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Fish Morphology
Young scholars identify the various parts of a fish. They describe the concept of fish morphology and relate shape, form and structure of a fish's parts to function.
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Human Traces
Students create and construct human skeletons by rubbing casts of bone impressions on paper, and then label most important components of human skeleton.
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Ocean Life
Students examine the fossil remains of ancient sea creatures. They create casts of fossils and identify how sea fossils are formed and consider what type of information fossils can give to scientists.
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Animals: Insects
Young scholars use the Internet to examine insects and their relatives. They participate in online games and discover insect recipes.
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The Heart
Students explore the parts of the heart and how blood travels throughout the body. They conduct a simple simulation to demonstrate the path that blood takes through the body and the functions it performs.
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Termitology
Students engage in an inquiry-based study of the ecology of termites. Through hands-on investigations, they explore the life cycle of termites, the termite's role in the food web, and the unique social structure of termite colonies.
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Illnois River and Lake Mussel Habitat Diorama Activity
Students identify the environmental elements of river and lake mussels. They compare the elements to the time before settlement and during industrialization. They also participate in a field trip to a mussel exhibit.
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Spider Poems: The Spider and the Fly
Students review the information they gathered on different websites to write a poem about spiders. They use other websites to gain more information if needed. They share their poem with the class.
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Storm Chasing, Inc.
Pupils use the internet to research storm chasing. They develop their own lesson plan and present it to the class. They create a visual for their lesson plan as well.
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Disorders of the Brain
Students, in groups, conduct research about a specific disorder of the brain, create a character study of a person with that brain disorder, and then present the information to the rest of the class.
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Hermit Crabs Lifecycle & Stages
Students review the life cycle of land hermit crabs by viewing a poster or transparency. They identify the different body parts of a hermit crab and what each part is used for.
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Sunflowers, The Circle of Life
Students investigate and observe plants and animals in nature. They find out how life cycles are present in much of nature. Students use appropriate graphic organizers for information gathering. Students use sequence life cycles of...
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Insect Models
Pupils explore insects and have many opportunities to discuss, reflect, and record their explorations individually and in groups. They then make models of the insects as outlined in the lesson.
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Classify That!
Students explore diverse forms of life by using modern biological classification systems to group animals that are related. Students then study basic scientific groupings like genus, species, mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, and...
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Biome Trip
Tenth graders comprehed how individual organism adapt and relate to an environment. They investigate where biomes are located and what specific biomes are like. Pupils give examples of biomes (land and water), and how temperature and...
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Modeling Mendel's Pea Experiment
Young scholars discover what Mendel uncovered in his famous pea experiments. They form explanations for the result of crossing a true-breeding round pea plant with a true-breeding wrinkled pea plant (the F1 generation) and for the...
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Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD):A Case Study Using the Film
Young scholars study the genetic disorder Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) by viewing the film "Lorenzo's Oil". They complete a summary of the movie and answer questions while viewing the movie. Extensions activities also included.
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Enhancing Uptake of Glucose in Rabbit Muscle Cells
Students observe diffusion of glucose through a cell membrane and research the function of chromium picolinate in glucose uptake into a cell. They conclude and understand the role of insulin and chromium picolinate in the uptake of...
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Ants In Motion
Young scholars brainstorm ants and their characteristics in a class discussion. They observe the ants and answer question pertaining to their behavior; then they apply the scientific method in creating and investigating a problem.
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Apoptosis: Programmed Cell Death During Development
Students model the plasticity of neural pathways for memory in the brain. They simulate the cell activity according to dots on cards that they are given. They complete various simulations of different cell combinations.
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Human Development: The First Trimester & Developmental Malformations
Students, analyze and discuss cleft lip, cleft palate, anencephaly, spina bifida and septal defects in the heart--well-known malformations that can occur in the first trimester of prenatal devalopment. They play the review game, Fetal...
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Embryological Development Using Medaka Fish
Students analyze and record major events that occur in the development of Medaka fish eggs from fertilization to hatching. In small group, students describe the processes involved, creating a timeline of the major events in the...
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Experimentation with Teratogens on Zebrafish
Young scholars compare mitosis and meiosis with regard to chromosome number in parent cells versus daughter cells, types of cells produced, total number of cells produced, and the number of divisions. In groups, identify and...
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Investigating the Behavior of Lumbriculus
Students perform a classroom experiment on the organisms of worms. They view the behaviors of the worms and analyze their results. This lesson introduces students to the techniques involved in behavioral studies.
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