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Amphibians-Frog Dissection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare the anatomy of a fish to an amphibian and that of an amphibian (frog) to a human. They complete a virtual frog dissection to gain some experience prior to the real dissection.
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Going Places

For Students 6th - 8th
In this going places instructional activity, students read the passages provided and answer the given questions. Students answer questions as it relates to the skeletal system, puberty, and microorganisms.
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Dino Dung!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine how there is more to poop than they think! After reading through material, they answer a series of questions on coprolite, and explore the diet and physical attributes of dinosaurs, as well as their environment.
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Alkaline-Earth Metals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the importance of alkaline earth metals.  In this metals lesson students research the minerals that are essential for human health. 
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Vertebrate Skeletons

For Students 6th - 8th
In this biology worksheet, students examine the human skeleton and then classify animal bones according to their similar function.
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Health: The Skeleton with a Message

For Teachers K - 5th
Students identify human muscles and bones from a cardboard skeleton, named "Mr. Skelly." Using dialog balloons as props, the teacher holds up advice from Mr. Skelly, such as noting he drinks milk to keep his bones strong. The lesson...
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Mathematics In You

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students construct ratios using the hand as data. They use examples of cortical and trabecular bone found in the long bones to measure circumference, diameter, length, and weight of long bones. They perform computations using growth...
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FOOTSTEPS IN TIME

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils measure and correlate their foot lengths and body heights, then use this data to estimate height of Laetoli hominids. They use metric measurement and graphing to determine these heights.
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Diversity And Adaptations Of Organisms

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders demonstrate the processes of science by posing questions and investigating phenomena through language, methods and instruments of science. They study the body features or systems of several animals.
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How Does Radiation Affect You?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the use and misuse of radiation. They examine human activities that add to the exposure of radiation. They also discover how it can be useful in saving lives.
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Anatomy

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify and describe the functions of the major body systems. They discover how to maintain a healthy lifestyle with proper nutrition and exercise. They answer comprehension questions to end the lesson.
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The Ultimate Choreography

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research the required elements of the short programs in men's and women's figure skating. They analyze the physical requirements of each move and relate the types of muscles, bones, and joints required to perform them.
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Martian Mummies

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students participate in "Raiders of the Future", a role play about futuristic scientists sending a spaceship to Mars for research and exploration. They collect geological samples for analysis, discover the ruins of an ancient...
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Tissues, Organs and Systems

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Young scientists are introduced to the connections among cells, tissues, organs, and systems in a life science reading comprehension worksheet that asks them to respond to a series of questions based on the passage.
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Hunt the Fact Monster

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Fact Monster search engine worksheet, students access the Internet to one specific website to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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History of the X-Ray

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss the history of the x-ray machine. In this social science lesson, 7th graders understand how a x-ray machine works. Students recognize that there have been many improvements to the x-ray machine over the years and...
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Health Issues Related to Space Experiments

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a science lesson that integrates connections between health issues on Earth and how those issues are related to studies conducted on the International Space Station. T
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Anatomy and Physiology "Quickies"

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars use a variety of creative writing tools within this assignment: poems on particular organ systems, write a short story and/or create a word graph. They are involved in a demonstration of lactic build up in the muscles, a...
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Proteins

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students conduct a variety of experiments to explore protein. For this biology lesson, students solve a mystery by testing for the presence of glucose, protein starch and triglycerides. They explain how DNA transcription and translation...
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Open Your Eyes Wide-Shut!

For Teachers K
Students, using the book, Good Night, Gorilla, show how a speech pathologist uses children�s literature during whole class time to teach articulation, receptive, expressive, and written language skills.
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Top 10 Aerospace Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can use these exciting aerospace lesson plans to supplement nearly any unit in your science curriculum.
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Skin and Sports

For Teachers 4th - 8th
The topic is protecting our own protective covering: the skin. In particular, the information deals with sweating as a means of temperature regulation and the need to wear clothing appropriate for allowing the process to occur. Learners...
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What Do You Know About T. Rex?

For Students 6th - 12th
There's so much to learn about dinosaurs. A 10-question quiz tests knowledge of the more detailed characteristics of the Tyrannosaurus Rex. As individuals complete the quiz, they better understand how fossil records helped define some of...
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Vitamin C Module

For Students 9th - 12th
Test the levels of vitamin C in different juices. After a lesson on the importance of vitamin C in our diets, learners use titration to determine the vitamin C content in juice. They use their experience with the titration to study the...

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