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- 5th - 8th
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Students construct ratios using the hand as data. They use examples of cortical and trabecular bone found in the long bones to measure circumference, diameter, length, and weight of long bones. They perform computations using growth chart data. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students identify eleven white substances that are commonly found in the household. They, in pairs, perform experiments on a variety of substances, and must identify them based on the reactions they observe. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students examine and discuss what owls eat and how their digestive system works. They dissect owl pellets, identify the bones found, and analyze and record the results. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students study the components of the skeletal system naming the bone groups that make up the appendicular and axial skeletal systems. They name the different layers of bone and the types of joints. They create an animated skeleton. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the type of evidence that is found at a typical dinosaur dig. They create rubbing casts of bone impressions on paper and, using bones, identify dinosaurs. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students create and construct human skeletons by rubbing casts of bone impressions on paper, and then label most important components of human skeleton. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students study early Native American-European trade. They play bartering games to discover trade as an economic funtion, as well as other implications of trading one good for another. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students determine how a stop animation movie is created. They compare the similarities of a stop animation movie to a flip book and construct a flip book showing fluid motion. They examine the different theories about why when a series of images are viewed in succession our eyes translate it into motion. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students study how archaeologists record the past. They discuss archaeology and artifacts. They view a list of artifacts discovered by Marquette at the Illinois Village and answer questions regarding them. They complete a test about three objects Marquette saw the Peoria Indians use, the objects that survived, and foods the Indians ate. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students demonstrate the ability to perform various basketball handling skills. They participate in several drill-type games in order to practice controlling the ball while changing speed and direction. They compete to see which team can complete the drill the most effectively. Full Review »