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- 9th - 10th
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Students explore the cell cycle. They identify the major events that characterize each of the five phases of the cell cycle by drawing each stage of the cycle. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students research information about plants and how they work in terrariums. They visit a local flower shop and write a journal article about what they learned from the florist. They investigate different plants such as ferns, mosses and carnivorous plants. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students examine how plants collect water and breathe. In groups, they participate in a variety of activities in which they discover how plants operate in terrariums. To end the lesson, they discuss why plants are important to the environment. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students determine that all living organisms are composed of cells. They discover that details usually are visible only through a microscope. They determine that cells function similarly in all living organisms and discover the characteristics that distinguish plant cells from animal cells, including chloroplasts and well walls. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students discuss bacteria, participate in lab that demonstrates ubiquity of bacteria and effectiveness of cleansers in killing bacteria, describe and draw structure of bacterial cells, evaluate cleanser's effectiveness, and make conclusions about bacterial growth and distribution. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students explore the structure and content of galaxies. Through discussion, lab, and hands-on activities, they discover the general structure of the three types of galaxies as well as the effect they have on the structure and function of the universe. Two lessons are included. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students identify and compare the properties of substances of different masses, volumes, and textures and then describe and compare the difference between the student's own weight and mass. They also determine the temperature change when several different substances are mixed and interpret the data. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students identify and interpret when radioactive decay processes occur in accordance with first order kinetics. They use pieces of candy, count them and record the data of those with the print side up. Finally, students graph the number of undecayed atoms (candies) verse the time. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore the concepts of DNA and RNA. Students discuss the basic principles of DNA and its transcription into RNA and then translation into amino acids. Students work in groups, following given directions, to discover a code and its translation. They discover mutations and how they can occur. Full Review »
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