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Students investigate the concept of biological succession by simulating the process in a microenvironment with various microorganisms. By engaging in a lab, students determine the factors causing succession and learn population sampling techniques. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students explore the concepts related to a food web and consider the biological and ecological consequences each part of the web plays. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students complete several activities that stimulate their assessment of time. They consider the term 'biological clock' and how animals in the wild depend on their own internal clocks for survival. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students describe marine biology/biologists; explore the life and work of Tierney Thys; describe how technological advances help us study the ocean and its life forms; identify and describe some lesser-known ocean species, and create murals. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Studentsl explore the consequences of Iraq's use of chemical and biological warfare on civilians. They discuss the question of whether the U.S. and other countries should further develop such means for their own protection. Students examine two opposing perspectives and develop arguments defending their viewpoints. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use the Internet to analyze the function of a biological pump and how it reacts to various changes in the environment. 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop a working vocabulary of terms related to the life cycle. In small groups, students play the life cycle's game which consists of matching and defining vocabulary. Directions for creating the game board are included with the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify basic components of skin on a cross sectional diagram. They provide a basic description of cancer in terms of cell biology. Students explore the ABCD of skin cancer/mole evaluation and perform their own evaluation of "test moles." They name the three kinds of skin cancer and describe where in the skin they originate. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students choose a problem or question related to biology research the problem, possible solutions, and supporting data, and make a decision about a solution to the problem or an answer to the question based on their accumulated data. Full Review »