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Plant Growth & Development
Students share what they know about plants and discuss what else they would like to know. The teacher evaluates students' prior knowledge of plants to inform future instruction. Students practice observation and prediction skills.
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Observing the Growth Spurt
Young scholars notice a growth spurt in their Brassica plants and closely monitor this growth by measuring their plants and predicting the next day's growth based on the pattern of their data. They also read and highlight the objectives...
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Memory/Physiology Lab Activity
Students investigate the nervous system and how physical distractions influence mental performance. They work in pairs as a researcher and subject and memorize a series of words with no distractions. After repeating the list of words,...
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Planting the Seed
Students plant their seeds and collect and organize their own materials for planting. They also set up their planters with wicks, fertilizer, potting mix, and seeds. Finally, students write their names on planter markers with a ball...
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Our Five Senses
Students explore the five senses through hands-on and Internet activities.
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Barnacles: Harder than Cement
Fourth graders watch the movements of the complex animal hidden inside the tiny barnacle shells. This lesson allows students to study the behavior, adaptation, and larval stage of the barnacle.
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Authentic Assessment/ Lab Practicum (Video format)
High schoolers are given this authentic assessment format after the study of any laboratory activity (or group of labs). It's purpose is to replace the lab practicum when it is not possible to do a real set-up and /or to serve as a...
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The Microscope
In this microscope instructional activity students explore the compound light microscope. Students discover techniques concerning cleaning, storage and proper use of the microscope. Students discover the working parts of the compound...
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Termite Trails
Learners observe the behavior of termites and draw conclusions about their behavior. They record data as to termite behavior and recognize elements in the experimental design which must include a hypothesis.
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BOUNCING INFORMATION AROUND
Young scholars examine how satellite signals are sent and duplicate it with a mirror, flashlight and black paper.
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Crazy Quilts
Students research women's roles in agriculture's history and how they have changed. They create a paper "crazy quilt" using a variety of colors and pattersn to help them explain the role of quilts in women's history.
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President Internet Project
Students utilize search engines to locate information on one of the first five Presidents of the United States. Students utilize various technological skills that incorporate higher level thinking, analysis, and summarization. Students...
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What Is It?!
Working individually or in groups, 4th graders are presented with unusual or at least unfamiliar objects and are asked to speculate on what they are and/or how they are used. The intention is to get students to make careful observations...
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Cells
In this biology worksheet, students use the clues given at the bottom of the sheet to complete the crossword puzzle on cells. There are 22 clues to solve in the puzzle on cells.
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Nature Art Exploration
Students draw a nature landscape using watercolors. In this life science lesson, students share their personal experience on the beauty of nature. They create clay models of different native animals.
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Kids Health: How Eyes Work
How do we see what we see? The eye works all day from the moment you wake up to the moment you close them to go to sleep. Let's take a tour of the amazing eye! Included is a video, an article, quiz, activity and word find.
National Institutes of Health
National Eye Institute: The Cornea
This government site explains the function and structure of the cornea and includes a diagram with labeled parts of the eye.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: A Look Inside Your Eyes
Take a look inside the human eye in this slideshow of photos, eye diagrams and descriptions that help explain the parts and functions of the eye.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Refraction and the Ray Model of Light: Anatomy of the Eye
This tutorial looks at the anatomy of the eye and how the sense of sight works. This is the first part of a learning module. Subsequent sections cover how images are formed and detected, the concept of accommodation where the eye adjusts...
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Merck Manual: Structure and Function of the Eye
This site provides a an excellent guide to the structure and function of the human eye. Content addresses how the eye is built, as well as how it works to translate light and shadow into sight. A diagram illustrating the various parts of...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: How the Eye Works
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The job of the eye is to focus light. The parts of the eye help it to carry out its job. Follow the path of light through the eye as you read about it. Learn more...
Other
Vision Direct: The Human Eye
Explore this interactive visual to learn the parts of the eye, what the function of each is, and how they work together to give us the ability to see.
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: Open Your Eyes
This webpage is a great resource for elementary teachers who are looking for activities, lessons, facts, and experiments pertaining to the eye.
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Kids Health: Your Eyes
Take a look at this article to learn about the different parts of this amazing part of the body that's at work from the moment you wake up until you close them to go to sleep.