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History of Transportation

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Students use Inspiration to create a time line which represents the evolution of transportation which has changed the way we travel.
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What came first?

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners sequence events in their own lives and assign each a numerical time, students use the same process to sequence actual events in the evolution of life on Earth.
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Fighting Conservation Crime

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify and interpret the evolution and sources of law in Canada. Students compare and contrast the legal rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups, and organizations in Canadian society. High schoolers write a...
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Beans and Birds: A Natural Selection Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners examine the problem concerning the evolution of seed color in pinto bean plants "How does natural selection change the frequency of genes or traits over many generations"? Students work in teams to design an experiment that...
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Hang a Million

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Learners hang 200 sheets of paper, each with 5000 X's, around the classroom. When completed, this gives them a concrete example of 1,000,000 which will be useful in getting a feel for the lengths of time involved in evolution.
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Fighting Ships

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe the evolution of the warfare of ships throughout history. They work cooperatively to acquire information on power, maneuverability, weapons and crew responsibilities. Students brainstorm the ways each of the ships...
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Ships and More Ships

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students become familiar with the different types of ships, their uses at sea, and their evolution over time. The students will also be introduced to some vocabulary describing the different parts of a ship and will then have to use that...
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Jobs on a Ship

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students facilitate each student's comprehension of the different jobs on a ship and the job's evolutions over time. They compare/contrast certain jobs on a ship from history to today. Students work together in cooperative groups to...
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Dinosaur Detectives

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars examine amphibian evolution by comparing fossils with a modern-day skeleton. They experience the scientific thought process of drawing conclusions from limited paleontological data. Student groups align the figures with...
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Dolphin Brains

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students listen to an interview with Lori Marino regarding the development of dolphin brains and read a summarizing text. They conduct further research and participate in class discussion.
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Major Transport Routes 1

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students study the major transport routes used in global travel and tourism in this the first of two lessons. They look at the history and evolution of transport routes and how they affect the travel industry focusing in the United Kingdom.
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Exploring Organisms

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate various organisms in an attempt to understand the process of evolution and related ecological issues. This elementary lesson uses small plastic animals and includes a worksheet for student assessment and reflection.
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Plant Life

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine different categories of plant life and their roles as producers of food and oxygen for other organisms. They study the evolution of plants from simple organisms to very complex ones. They look at the different...
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Decorating Objects... and Re-decorating

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create decorative objects and discuss their importance in form and function. For this art history lesson, students discuss Chinese porcelain objects with mounts later added by the Chinese. Students recreate an example of this...
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Frederick Law Olmsted

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore life in New York and the creation of Central Park. After reading a picture book about Frederick Law Olmstead, they discuss the expectations and evolution of New York's Central Park. Next, students describe a park near...
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AP Biology Demonstrations

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore difficult-to-understand topics in biology. In this biology instructional activity, students participate in a series of demonstration on genetics, evolution and many others to gain insight on these topics. They write a...
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Brine Date

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Have you been wondering what to do with that aquarium full of brine shrimp? This activity has teens sea monkeying around with measurement, observations, and hypothesizing about the mating behaviors of these little critters. If you do not...
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Global Awareness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read about how scientists are arriving at current theories of human origin and migration through mitochondrial DNA analysis. They then piece together a map showing the data from mitochondrial DNA analysis to plot the migration...
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Street Language

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students consider the impact of language. For this literacy lesson, students read an article about literary classics being rewritten in "youth speak" (the article is not included). Students read and discuss the article.
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What is the Nature of Science?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine videos of field researach to discover the components of the scientific process. Using forms, they conduct community surveys about the nature of science. They research the extinction of dinosaurs and compare...
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Who Was Charles Darwin?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine how Darwin used the processes of science to support his theory. They distinguish between artificial and natural selection, recognize Darwin's contribution to science. They produce a newspaper describing the times in...
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Ancient Farmers of the Amazon

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a sample research proposal and create their own. They discover the type of information needed for others to reject or accept the proposal. They practice applying the scientific process to different situations.
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Who Was Charles Darwin?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete two activities to study Charles Darwin's Theory of Natural Selection. They read Darwin's journal from the voyage of the Beagle and look at the scientific ideas that influenced the development of his theory.
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How Did Humans Evolve?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to four important fossil finds: the First Family, the Hadar Skull, Lucy, and the Laetoli Footprints. They explore how scientists interpret fossils to try to better comprehend how humans evolved. This activity...

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