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Mendel's Laws of Heredity

For Students 9th - 12th
For this heredity worksheet, students will review the work Mendel did on predicting how traits were passed down from generation to generation. Then students will review monohybrid and dihybrid crosses and Punnett squares. This worksheet...
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Interesting Insects

For Students 4th - 7th
In this insects worksheet, students read about insects and then answer the 10 questions pertaining to what they just learned. The answers are on the last page.
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Photosynthesis

For Students 8th - 10th
In this photosynthesis activity, students are given a diagram of photosynthesis and words that correlate with the process. They use the words to fill in the blanks about the process and the structures involved in photosynthesis.
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Hot Weather, Rain Mean Fewer Pumpkins

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share their knowledge of pumpkins, then read a news article about how hot weather and rain are affecting the pumpkin crop. In this agriculture and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and...
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Recording Electricity in the Brain

For Students 9th - 12th
In this electricity in the brain worksheet, students read about neurons, electrical impulses, brain activity and EEGs that measure electrical activity in the brain. They answer four critical thinking questions about brain activity.
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Looking at French Decorative Arts: The Science of Good Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the style of an 18th-century compound microscope and its case. In this scientific design lesson plan, students look at Jacques Caffieri's, "Compound Microscope and Case" before comparing the design to a modern...
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Genes at Work

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore and discuss genetics stories and answer questions about genetic outcomes of offspring. In this genetics instructional activity, students read genetics stories on a web site. Students use a chart to answer questions...
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Corrosion to Corals

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study galvanic exchange and how it produces electric currents.  In this ocean lesson plan students predict what metals deteriorate in salt water. 
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Panther Exam: Writing a Play

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students demonstrate their knowledge of panthers by writing a play on the subject.  In this animal life lesson, students view a slide-show on school computers of a veterinary exam of a panther.  Students utilize this scenario to write a...
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Sudoku Puzzle: Definite Integrals

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this Sudoku worksheet, students first solve 36 definite integral problems and then place them into the puzzle.  The remainder of the Sudoku is left to solve.
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DNA Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this forensic science worksheet, students analyze the characteristics and uses of DNA to complete 26 short answer questions.
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Common Vaccinations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine vaccinations and how they work.  For this vaccinations lesson students create posters that describe the various types of vaccines. 
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Breaking English News: Children Into Computers Younger Than Ever

For Students 9th - 11th
For this ESL/ELL reading and listening comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to an article entitled, "Children Into Computers Younger Than Ever." They complete discussion activities, and matching, true or false, fill in the...
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Making Paper

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore paper making. In this cross curriculum multicultural ecology and art lesson, students follow written and oral instructions to make paper using common household items. Students predict the amount of paper use in their...
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Proteins

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students conduct a variety of experiments to explore protein. In 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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Democracy Lesson Plans: History And Political Protest

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Technology, and democracy lesson plans can help students understand recent events in Iran, and their link to such sites as Twitter.
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Teaching the Complexities of Earth's Systems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An understanding of systems is integral to the study of the Earth.
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Discovering the Forgotten Kingdom Protista

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Protists, like algae and mold, are sometimes overlooked for classroom study, but they are astonishing in their diversity and importance.
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Mass Measurement

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Middle schoolers explore geometry by completing a physics activity on-line. In this mass measurement lesson, pupils define the terms mass, volume, and density and identify their relationship with each other. They complete an on-line...
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Foods for Better Health

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define biotechnology and discuss the economic impact of biotechnology. They also describe what a 1015 onion and a slow-softening tomato are and how they are produced. They examine the safety of genetically-engineered or altered...
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Pedigree Charts

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explain how offspring inherit traits from their parents. In this biology lesson, students investigate the genes for nicotine addiction using an interactive website. They construct a fictional pedigree using their chosen...
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The Systems of the Body: How they Work

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study what a body system is, how they function and how the systems work in unison.
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Body Organization and Organ Systems

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders begin the lesson by building a house of cards. They discuss ways that building a house of cards is similar to the way the body is built: different systems work together to help the whole body work together. Students listen...
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Neuroscience for Kids

For Students 7th - 12th
In this neuroscience learning exercise, students explore the Neuroscience for Kids website and then complete the questions. Students compare axons and dendrites, the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous system, and the different...

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