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The Lesson: Cloning
Students explore the concept of cloning. In this cloning lesson, students research reproduction, cloning, and ethic issues. Students discuss their findings and write stories about extinct animals that are brought back to life.
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The Diversity of Fungi
In this fungi worksheet, students will review the growth and reproduction of zygomycetes and the characteristics of ascomycotes, basidiomycotes, and deuteromycotes. This worksheet has 15 fill in the blank, 4 short answer, and 8 matching...
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Sponges - A Coloring Worksheet
For this sponges worksheet, students read the information about sponges. Students answer the provided questions about the reading passage. Students color the illustration at the bottom of the page.
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Fungus
Young scholars study fungus, its reproduction and uses. In this eukaryote lesson students complete several fungal experiments.
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A Reef of Your Own
Students research and study the life and reproductive strategies of reef building corals. They examine how coral reefs can produce high levels of biological material when they are surviving in areas of low nutrition.
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Fungi
In this fungi worksheet, high schoolers will review the different types of fungi and the structures these fungi have for reproduction and growth. This worksheet has 5 terms used in word puzzles, 5 matching, and 5 true or false questions.
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Meiosis
Intrigue the class by completing a lesson on meiosis, filled with challenging and insightful activities to spark the interest of every person in the room. Each member of the class learns about genetic disorders due to faulty meiosis, and...
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Comparing Mitosis with Meiosis
Life science learners view an online animated mini textbook comparing two types of cell division. Working in groups, they use a digital microscope to capture images of cells in different stages of mitosis and meiosis. Then they create an...
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Modeling Mitosis and Meiosis
Students construct and manipulate models of mitosis and meiosis and compare/contrast them. They create the models using index cards and yarn, interpret diagrams and photographs, and summarize written descriptions.
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TE Lesson: What's Dominant?
Students study the number of chromosomes in the body cells, sperm cells, and egg cells of humans. They define allele, and examine the difference between dominant and recessive alleles. They complete an activity with jelly beans that...
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Project Conclusion
In this cells worksheet learners answer questions regarding the characteristics of living organisms observed during a pond water survey. Students draw diagrams of a food chain.
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Sociobiology: Heredity Factors
Students examine DNA replication and how proteins are synthesized from DNA codes and continue to explore the effects of genetics in additional lessons. Among the topics covered are: protein synthesis, cell chemistry, environmental...
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Cell Growth and Division Vocab
A vocabulary note-taking handout for the processes surrounding mitosis and meiosis. This is a Word document, so if formatting consistency matters to you, editing will be easy. A few of the words have definitions pre-populated, so...
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Kingdom: Fungi
The general characteristics of fungus types are presented here. Your class will love the pictures of the amazing features found on these strange living things. The internal and external structures and their functions are highlighted. By...
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Kingdom: Fungi
The general characteristics that affect classification of fungi and other organisms in the domain Eukarya are detailed for the students on 12 attractive slides. Teachers can access individual slides to cover life cycles or diversity, or...
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Fungi
The general characteristics that affect the classification of fungi and other organisms in the domain Eukarya are detailed on 12 attractive slides. Teachers can access individual slides to cover life cycles or diversity, or can use the...
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Vegetative Propagation Project
Students, in this project, successfully start new plants by various means of vegetative propagation.
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Sorting
Students identify how objects can be sorted or classified for easy access. In this sorting activity, students will investigate how letters, numbers, and symbols are used in sorting and classifying.
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Determining the Effectiveness of Handwashing
Students participate in an experiment in which they grow bacterial colonies. They examine the effects of antibiotics killing the germs. They discuss their findings to end the lesson.
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Sponges and Cnidarian Crossword Puzzle
In this marine science worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 32 questions on sponges and cnidarian. They identify the different characteristics of sponges and cnidarian.
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Don't Wait, Just Propagate
Students explore the process of growing plants from seed. In this propagation lesson, students examine methods of propagation and determine how to rapidly propagate plant species. Students listen to a lecture informing them on the topic...
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Plants, Plants, and More Plants
Young scholars examine several types of plants. In this plant instructional activity, students complete activities that require them to identify types of plants, chart plant anatomy, and explain plant propagation.
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Turkeys in the Cell--The Meiosis Square Dance
Students identify synapsis as the key event in meiosis. They explain how synapsis leads to the formation of haploid gametes. Exploration of the differences between the processes of mitosis and meiosis occur. In accordance, explanations...
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Population Growth
Students grow duckweed, observe what happens when an organism population is allowed to grow without predation or competition, view videos about invasive species, and develop a proposal for controlling the growth of an invasive species in...