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No Joke - My Voice Counts!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students respond to cartoons. In this social and cultural issues lesson, students examine how cartoons can be used to get a message across to the reader. After examining numerous cartoons, students create their own cartoon with a social...
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Simulating the Effects of Biodegradable Wastes on Dissolved Oxygen

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students evaluate the relationship between biodegradable waste and dissolved oxygen in water.  In this biodegradable wastes instructional activity students complete a lab activity in groups then analyze their results.
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Eco-Graphics - Photographic Studies of Man's Impact on the Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, in groups, explored and photographed their own community disposal problems, focusing on the impact of waste disposal behaviors, laws, systems, and management.
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Taste (Gustation)

For Teachers K - 12th
Students conduct various experiments to see if different parts of the tongue are more sensitive to different characteristics of food.
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Heat Flow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore how a whale's countercurrent flow of blood is an example of a heat exchange system and conduction. Excellent worksheet provided.
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Eukaryotic Animal Cell, Candy Cell Model: Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars review the parts of the eukaryotic animal cell and construct a model using various types of candy.
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Introduction to Natural Selection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop an understanding of natural selection, specifically, how it unfolds from generation to generation.
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Gene Puzzles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain that in sexually reproducing organisms, such as humans, typically half of the genes come from each parent. They examine a fictional pedigree and determine which gene is responsible for a given trait.
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Fossils 1: Fossils and Dinosaurs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explain what can be learned from fossils and in doing so, realize the difference between fact and theory (idea). They also gain a general understanding of how fossils are formed.
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Plants 1: Plant Parents

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain that most plants usually reproduce sexually. They learn the parts of the flower and the process of sexual reproduction in plants.
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Pond 1: Pond Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate familiar and unfamiliar ecosystems using Internet resources. They explore how various organisms satisfy their needs within their environments and study the kinds of relationships that exist between organisms within...
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First Class First? Using Data to Explore the Tragedy of the Titanic

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students analyze and interpret data related to the crew and passengers of the Titanic. They draw conclusions to better explain the people who were lost or saved as a result of the disaster, and whether or not social status affected the...
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Ethics and Reproductive Issues: The Dilemma of Choice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the ethical issues raised by three situations in which prenatal testing may be used to prevent or facilitate pregnancy.
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Physical Health

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify how germs are spread, the diseases they can cause, and how hand washing can help prevent the spread of germs.
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What Happens in the First 9 Months?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students become familiar with the stages of human development during pregnancy.
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Values And Attitudes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars identify some of the skills and attitudes that are essential for solving problems effectively. This activity is designed to introduce students to the important habits of mind that one must develop in order to solve...
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Energy: The U.S. In Crisis?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research and assess past, present, and future decisions related to energy shortages. They evaluate economic, political, and social impacts that led California to its near critical energy situation.
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Putting It All Together

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students experience the design of different structures. create, design, and evaluate different structures. They use Lego blocks to create several different designs. They evaluate the various steps involved in creating their structures.
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Sunspots 3: Tracking the Movement of Sunspots

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze sunspots through the use of solar imaging from satellite instruments. They collect two types of images, and track the movement of sunspots using a latitude/longitude grid.
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Hot and Cold Colors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the effect of heating and cooling on the dispersal of food coloring in water.
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Materials and Manufacturing

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners examine different kinds of materials to identify the properties of materials and their suitability for different purposes using the story of the Three Little Pigs.
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Magnets 2: How Strong is Your Magnet?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners experimentally measure the strength of a magnet and graph how the strength changes as the distance from the magnet increases, and as the barrier (masking tape) is built between the magnet and an iron object.
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Properties of Air

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the physical properties of air on the substance level in order to help students' build toward future understanding of how air particles behave on a molecular level.
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Carbon: Structure Matters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the molecular structure of matter and how it can affect the physical characteristics of a specific material. They investigate the role carbon plays in the chemistry of life.

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