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- 3rd - 8th
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Students examine how all living things are born, grow and change, consume water and food, and die. This process is commonly known as the life cycle. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students role-play consumers attempting to purchase a desirable good that is in high demand. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine a fruit-related Q & A Science Times article. They write their own food science questions and answer them in the same format as the article. For homework, they analyze their fruit consumption according to U.S. nutrition guidelines. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students discuss advertisements and techiniques they have discovered. They read an article about the science of selling and create an advertisment of their own selling a book. They record people's reactions to their advertisement and analyze how they could have made it more effective. Full Review »
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Students invent new uses for discarded materials in an effort to see how the reuse of materials can be beneficial to both people and the environment. A Science and Technology Museum will provide space and materials to explore, extend understanding and display the their creativity. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the area of Southeast Asia and how its economy has become the power that it is today. The concepts related to being a consumer are discussed. They go over how globalization has been introduced into Asia and helped to change how consumers spend money. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students create a PowerPoint presentation outlining the curriculum and assignments for a Consumer and Family Science class. Students present their work to their parents during conferences or meet the teacher night. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students research air bags on the Internet and use the information to design their own version of an air bag. After exploring the benefits and dangers of air bags students perform a chemistry lab in which they mix baking soda and vinegar in a Ziploc bag, with the goal of determining the correct ratio of acid and base that leaves no appreciable amount of either reactant behind, yet fully inflates the bag. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are able to identify questions they need to answer to comprehend a specific news article. They are pushed to question how they know that their drinking water is safe. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students observe an ecosystem in a local park or forest. They use an observation grid to look for biotic and abiotic factors in the ecosystem. using their observations, they propose a possible food chain for that ecosystem including producers and consumers. Full Review »

