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- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
Students examine the characteristics and behaviors of visible light. They explore how these characteristics affect how one sees color. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students participate in a variety of activities surrounding their study of ponds. They visit a pond, collect organisms, view them under a microscope, perform simple chemical tests, and finally, create small ponds in the classroom. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students pretend they were Anton looking through the microscope for the first time. They describe the way he felt when he observed tiny moving objects in the sample of pond water. They look at their own samples of pond water, make observations and drawings, and describe what they see, and how they felt. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th
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Students participate in a lesson that compares ancient Roman roads to those that are found in present day America. They create a model of a cross section of a Roman road and a research paper on the subject. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 4th
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Students perform an experiment to look at the differences in plant growth when using a whole soaked lima bean and two separated halves. They monitor and record growth daily for two weeks then relate the seed parts to the growth results. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 8th
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Students brainstorm list of ten essential items they would want in event of being stranded in wilderness area, discuss supplies that would be needed for expedition to Antarctica, create spreadsheets, and discuss survival items that would be needed for emergency situation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the stereotypes used to classify the Middle East. After taking a regional literacy survey, they discover their own global awareness. They discuss how stereotypes are formed and how they persist over time if not stopped. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students formulate a testable research question containing a comparison and a quantitative measure. They state the null and alternative hypothesis for a testable research question. In addition, they describe some of the abiotic and biotic characteristics of a hydrothermal vent system. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students count nematodes, cestodes and crustaceans on approximately one-hundred and fifty fish. They fill out autopsy reports for external and internal parasites then complete and discuss guide questions to make inferences about parasite evolution. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students observe the aquatic segmented worm, Lumbriculus varigatus and the life processes. They explore the processes of nutririon, transport, regulation, locomotion, and removal of wastes. Full Review »

