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Dewey and Chemistry: The Water Cycle Revisited

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students undertake a series of experiments related to the water cycle. All experiments use John Dewey's experiential philosophy as their bases. Each instructional activity is clearly based on philosophy and attempts to be relevant.
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Healing Fallen Warriors

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read ancient Greek texts to explore evidence for healing wounds and compare ancient healing practices to those of modern times.
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Microarrays: Chipping Away at the Mysteries of Science and Medicine

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research microarrays on the internet in cooperative groups. Students write an essay describing the use of microarrays in environmental research and in medicine.
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When One Beat Is Better Than Two

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create an individualized wellness plan that addresses these controllable health risk factors:obesity, high cholesterol level, high blood pressure and inactivity.
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Health/Wellness Interdisciplinary Unit

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine human body systems, research a disease or condition, analyze their family trees to look for health conditions and/or diseases which may be prevalent, discover ratio and proportions of human body, and read novel, The...
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Do Different Colors Absorb Heat Better?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students work together to test how the color of a material affects how much heat it absorbs. They make predictions and take notes on their observations. They discover how engineers use this type of information.
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Gun Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars gather data about guns, and examine the resulting treatment and death from bad decisions and guns. They author an original newspaper with information on "Gun Safety."
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Robert Boyle and Experimental Methods

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars discuss the difference between the Baconian inductive method and the Aristotelian deductive approaches. They complete a given set of questions then discuss them with the class.
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Energy Is Everywhere

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students determine the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources and identify the different forms of energy. They discuss life without energy and where energy comes from before reading an article about the different...
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Taxes: Where Does Your Money Go?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study taxes and the role that they place in our lives. In this economic lesson, students explore the reality of taxes, how they work, why we pay them, where the money goes and how to make the most of the money you pay into taxes...
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America's Infrastructure: Miller Center National Discussion Debate Series

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Junior high and high school learners study infrastructure and its relationship to the current economy. They review handouts, watch a PBS clip, and review case studies in order to answer provided questions and role play over...
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Body Parts of a Butterfly

For Teachers K
Students identify the seven major parts of a butterfly. For this butterfly anatomy lesson, students explore three dimensional models of butterflies and discuss the anatomy. Students view a PowerPoint for the anatomical parts of a...
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Radiation Reassessed

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students investigate the dangers of radiation by exploring recent nuclear tragedies.  In this scientific debate lesson, students define the idea of radiation "half life" and determine if low doses of radiation are truly damaging to...
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Congressional Scenarios

For Teachers 7th - 11th
In this U.S. government worksheet, students read 12 scenarios pertaining to government intervention and determine what to do as lawmakers in response to each of the scenarios.
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E3 Project Instructional Plan: Light

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders investigate the nature of light. In this physics lesson, 11th graders determine how light intensity varies with the distance of the light source.
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Simulated Genetic Counseling Session

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students, in groups, prepare a family history for a family with a genetic condition. They simulate a genetic counseling session and listen to a guest lecture by a genetic counselor.
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Mystical Chinese

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore various Chinese beliefs about the environment. Using the internet, they research the characteristics of Feng Shui. They discuss how human actions modify the physical environment and vice versa. They discover how the...
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Skills You Need to Succeed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars identify basic skills needed to succeed in the world of work, including communication skills, computation skills, problem solving skills, and interpersonal skills.
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Unearthing The Facts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use agriculture related questions in order to build research skills. The questions are given and then they are expected to determine the best resource for finding the answers. The connection to the farmer is how they use...
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Ethical Decision Making in Biology

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explore a model that illustrates the spread of HIV through an adolescent population. Acting in the role of epidemiologists, students explore the dilemmas of HIV infection presented by a simulation. Young scholars produce a...
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Classroom Triangles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use bearing measurements to triangulate and determine objects' locations. Working in teams of two or three, students must put on their investigative hats as they take bearing measurements to specified landmarks in their...
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Doctor's Dilemma: Advocacy for Whom?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate why doctors feel torn between patients and insurance companies. They examine the health care system and how it affects patients. They discuss one's ability to afford health insurance as well.
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Lesson Plans for the Novel "Jurassic Park"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the book, Jurassic Park, then answer questions.
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Diabetes

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students identify community cultural practices that enrich or challenge health behaviors. Students evaluate television commercials for their effects on health and initiate a survey of cultural and media influences that might affect health.

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