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- 3rd - 5th
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Students work together filtering different substances through a screen to represent the kidney. They discover the size of the filter is what decides what is filtered out. They examine how engineers design different filters to improve one's way of life. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students examine the difference between sea mammals and other ocean organisms. They also note the similarities between land and sea mammals. They participate in assembling a chart that displays the differences between mammals and fish. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss concept and specificity of habitats, both marine and terrestrial, list similarities and differences in the habitats of a kelp forest and a terrestrial forest, compare types of organisms that occupy corresponding types of ecosystem habitats, and create two different habitats. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the life of a teenager from their own perspective and an adult's. In groups, they focus on the biological changes and how they are different in a girl and a boy. Individually, they write a paper about these changes and include characteristics that relate to their personality and identity. To end the lesson, they are introduced to Kohlberg's theory of Moral Reasoning and Piaget's theory of Cognitive Development. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate how kidneys function. They discuss how a dialysis machine works, and conduct an experiment in which they filter different substances through a plastic window screen, various sizes of hardware cloth, and poultry netting to analyze how the excretory system functions. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students use creative writing in order to review the digestive system and other various parts of the human body. They write a creative story about a hamburger and the journey it takes during digestion. The lesson includes key words that should be listed in order to aid student writing, Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students investigate taxonomy. They explore some of the commercial marine species caught in Magdalena Bay and develop a classification system for presented animals. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore the body parts of salmon. They identify the external body parts of a salmon and make and label a drawing of a fish. They create a Venn diagram to identify features in fish and humans that are similar and different. They create a fish using clay and observe it as they move it through water. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine characteristics of salmon fry and other characteristics used to classify organisms in biology. Students practice classifying aquatic and land organisms in an activity with 10 pictures of each, conduct a buoyancy experiment, examine aquatic life found in a pond sample, and explore the impact of runoff. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze and record major events that occur in the development of medaka fish eggs from fertilization to hatching. In small group, students describe the processes involved, creating a timeline of the major events in the development process. Full Review »
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