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Studies on enzymes that break down hydrogen peroxide Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students identify the origins of meats and vegetables consumed by humans on a daily basis. They classify foods (meats, dairy products, grains...) and create a food pyramid. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain the rate determining step, the dependence of total rate on the rate determining step and the effect of a catalyst on rate. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students trace a piece of food through the digestive system. They describe the functions of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, etc. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students create a list of signs the human body gives during threatening weather conditions. They investigate the causes and conditions of dehydration, overheating, and hypothermia. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students explore the causes of disease, how organisms, spread disease, and the process of infection. Examples of inherited diseases, environmentally caused diseases, and the agents that cause them are examined in this lesson. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students identify products in their home as either toxic or non-toxic. They examine the potential health hazards if they use the chemicals in the wrong way. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students, working in cooperative groups, extract very impure samples of DNA from a number of tissue samples. They determine how the samples can be preserved and how they are similar. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students study diseases that are related to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs, both prescription and illegal. They determine illnesses that can occur as a direct result of the use of or inappropriate use of these substances. They attempt to perform tasks after spinning around to become dizzy, listen to speakers, and determine other problems associated with these substances. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students investigate the concept of radon and how it develops. They identify the special aspects of radon from other type of air pollution. The lesson requires a guest speaker from the Environmental Protection Agency if possible. There is also special background information for the teacher. Full Review »

