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- 4th
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Students dissect a flower. They label all major flower parts and create microscope slides using index cards. They observe flower parts under a microscope. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the characteristics of the Fungus Kingdom. They collect a fungus sample and create a spore print, examine fungi under a microscope, read and discuss articles, and take a quiz. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students work together to dissect a squid. They identify its unique characteristics which have allowed them to thrive in certain environments. They identify the major external and internal organs of the squid. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students view slides or live specimens to name and describe the distinguishing features of groups of arthropods, especially spiders and insects. They complete worksheets, observe webs and then search for and record where spiders can be found at their school site. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students examine organs from dogs and cats to study reproduction, embryology, and the identification of cancer. They record their observations at both the gross and microscopic levels. They present their information to the class. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are allowed to strip away the cell walls of plants cells (using enzymes) and then observe the resulting spherical protoplasts (plant cells minus the cell wall). They see that plants cells indeed have a plasma membrane in addition to a cell wall. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use this laboratory procedure to outline the mechanism by which salivary glands are removed and prepared so that the polytene chromosomes may be observed.Drosophila virilis is used instead of Drosophila melanogaster because D. virilis is much larger and it is easier to dissect and remove the salivary glands from the larvae of this species. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students relate heart rate and development to environmental conditions through experiment. In cooperative groups, students record the heart rate in developing zebra fish. Groups create a standard curve to predict the temperature at which a group of zebra fish embryos were raised. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students begin by using clay to model fertilization and early development of sea urchins and chordates. They move on to mixing live sea urchin sperm and ova together to observe, diagram and record events occurring in fertilization and development over a 1-2 day period. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the relationship between the types of trees, soil, and organisms. They investigate the complex interactions and cycles at work in the forest and understand the factors that contribute to a healthy, sustainable forest. Full Review »
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