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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Science and Religion

For Teachers 11th - 12th
A lesson using the strategy of structured academic controversy where students explore the roots of differing perspectives on evolution, In the process, they develop a deepened understanding of science and religion, and tolerance for...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mice Rule! (Or Not)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the relationships between genetics, biodiversity, and evolution through a simple activity involving hypothetical wild mouse populations. First, students toss coins to determine what traits a set of mouse parents...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: Lactase Film With Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover why people are lactose intolerant. Understand the genetic traits that allow some people to be lactose tolerant.
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Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance

Religious Tolerance: Religious Aspects of the Yugoslavia Kosovo Conflict

For Students 9th - 10th
A description from ReligiousTolerance.org of the religious component involved in the ethnic conflict in Kosovo between the Albanians and the Serbs. The description provides statistics and comments by religious organizations.
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Other

City of Austin: Watershed Protection Office: Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides guidance for what plants will survive the best in the Texas environment, and how to grow and protect them. There is information about native and adapted plants, invasive plant species, plants resistant to deer, backyard ponds,...
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Other

Green Facts: Scientific Facts on Dioxins

For Students 9th - 10th
Dioxins have been found to impose potentially harmful, even fatal effects. Learn about these persistent organic pollutants in this thorough report on dioxin exposure. A summary, details, and cited sources section are provided on this site.
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Colonial Williamsburg: Colonial Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
The site provides a detailed overview of role religion played in the lives of the colonists. Content explores how religion played a part in the Revolution, and the statute for religious freedom, as well as providing a lesson plan, a link...
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information: Jobs and Making Money

For Students 9th - 10th
Consumers in the market for a job, an investment, or a business to run as a second career, see many opportunities in the media. Learn how to navigate through ones with false promises.
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Other

The Plant Cell: Teaching Tools in Plant Biology: Why Study Plants?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Plants are essential for all life and development. Teach your students about this incredible lifeforce with this teaching guide, lecture notes, and PowerPoint presentation. [PDF]
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Diabetes

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, student-led lesson on diabetes including causes and treatments. Students work their way through illustrations and animated tutorials, and answer review questions along the way. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the...
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NASA

Nasa: Two Special Girls Use Nasa Spacesuit Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Seeking a broader use for spacesuit technology, Johnson Space Center scientists work with two girls who have "xeroderma pigmentosum", a disease that prevents them from tolerating exposure to sunlight or even bright indoor lighting. Using...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Middle Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
Society in the middle colonies was far more varied, cosmopolitan and tolerant than in New England. In many ways, Pennsylvania and Delaware owed their initial success to William Penn.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Who Was Voltaire?

For Students 9th - 10th
Voltaire was one of the wisest, funniest and cleverest people of the 18th century. He continues to have a lot to teach us about toleration, modesty, and kindness. [2:15]
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Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Suffix Study: Ance #1

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
MyVocabulary.com includes these SUFFIXES as a part of your Root-A-Week program! Suffixes modify and extend meaning. Use 9 suffix puzzles at grade level for each of these 9 "important" suffixes."-ANCE" words: Annoyance, Defiance,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Come on Over Rover

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Have you ever wondered why it takes such a long period of time for NASA to build space exploration equipment? What is involved in manufacturing and building a rover for the Red Planet? During this lesson plan, students will discover the...
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Trial of Anne Hutchinson (1637)

For Students 9th - 10th
America was not always the "Land of Liberty." In the 1630s, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, questioning Puritan dogma could bring you a world of trouble. It could get you shunned, it could get you ex-communicated, it could even get you...

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