Worksheet
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Improving Your Study Habits

For Students 7th - 9th
In this study habits worksheet, students observe two pictures and compare the study habits of two students. They answer questions about improving their study habits.
Lesson Plan
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Digestion & Nutrition: a Case Study

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore digestion/nutrition and utilize scientific investigation skills. They complete meal logs for several days and graph their results. After analyzing their data, they write formal lab reports.
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Baylor College

Activity and Exercise

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Leave it to the classic jump rope to get your class excited about physical activity! Your class will begin by discussing the benefits of jumping rope as a form of exercise and learning a few different types of jumps. Then in groups of...
Lesson Plan
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Water Sources in Cape Verde and West Africa

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young explorers study the scarcity and importance of a continuous supply of fresh water in Cape Verde. They research the five main ways that fresh water is obtained in these countries. Each research group prepares a presentation, and...
Lesson Plan
Desert Discoveries

Keepers of the Prairie

For Teachers 3rd
Young ecologists examine the case of the prairie dog, and their near extinction. They read a terrific student handout embedded in the plan, and engage in a class discussion that's based on what they read. Learners perform research on...
Lesson Plan
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Do You Have a Blog?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Ask learners about their personal writing habits, such as whether they keep a journal or a blog, or if they'd ever want to. Though this is not a fully developed lesson, you can use this article and question to provoke discussion and...
Lesson Plan
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Sampling Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study rocks they find on the playground.  In this investigative lesson students collect and analyze rocks they find and answer questions about them. 
Lesson Plan
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Life Story of an Artifact

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write about an artifact that they are studying. In this artifacts lesson plan, students analyze details of the artifact and answer short answer questions about it.
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Genome British Columbia

Genome British Columbia: Nutrigenomics

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the field of nutrigenomics. Nutrigenomics is the study of the interplay between your genetic make-up and what you eat. Are we at more or less risk of disease from their interaction? Can we adjust our eating habits to...