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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore controversial issues related to food production and the treatment of animals and report on the issues in balanced news features. They discuss the definition of humane treatment of animals from different perspectives. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students learn about one scientist's quest to make her field of canopy ecology accessible to a wider audience and to synthesize their knowledge by developing toy figures that could potentially educate children about different scientific fields. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the political impact of different pieces of literary works. After reading an article, they analyze the various perspectives regarding political Palestinian poetry. They interpret the poems and present their findings to the class. They write in their journals about which factors shape how people interpret literature. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students show their knowledge of current events in the Middle East by predicting the outcome of peace talks. After reading an article, they analyze the history of the area. As a class, they develop a "Peace Process" board game showing the positive and negative events on the road to peace in that region. They share the game with family and record their reactions to it. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students create an illustration of what they believe life under occupation is like. After reading an article, they discuss the dispute over areas in the Middle East, such as the Gaza Strip. Using the internet, they research other occupied land disputes around the world and write letters to the United Nations either supporting or refuting the need for international intervention. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore and evaluate several distance learning Web sites. They defend whether or not they would like to participate in the distance learning experience by either writing a proposal for including this distance learning project in their science classroom or school or by writing a justification of why they did not like it. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explore roots and how they grow. They observe as seeds planted in various directions grow and record their observations. Students discuss the direction in which the roots are growing. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the ALzheimers disease. They conduct research using a variety of resources. They obtain information and input the data into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Students identify trends in the data and categorize them for an audience. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the biology of ADHD and its implications upon the formation and treatment of the disease. They draw and label the parts of a neuron. Also, they describe the neurotransmission cycle. Students create a list of pros and cons to the use of medication for treatment. Full Review »
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- 7th - 11th
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Students explore the importance of sun safety in relationship to skin cancer prevention. They test the effectiveness of various sunscreens and administer and analyze a simple survey to their peers. In adddition, they implement a public service campaign designed to increase student use of sunscreen and sun safety awareness. Full Review »
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