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Students discover how the sense of sight helps us recognize each other and explore color, motion and distance. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify patterns to distinguish crystals from rocks. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate and identify common rock types. They research key concepts including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. They read rock books and examine rocks with a magnifying lens. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students develop a timeline of all the major events in the formation of the Earth and the emergence of humans. In groups, they focus on a specific topic watching a PBS program and take notes. After the video, they list their notes under the categories of facts, opinions or hypotheis. To end the lesson, they work together to examine space micrometeorites. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students study the parts of a plant. They make a terrarium and observe how seeds develop and grow into plants. They have a salad party in which they each bring in various parts of a plant that can be eaten. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students participate in reviewing the definition of still life and looking at two still life paintings. They complete an activity utilizing ideas of still life paintings which are flowers in a vase. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students why the environment may contain dangerous levels of substances that are harmful to human beings. They also as a challenge identify pollutants, such as PCBs, asbestos, mercury, radiation, lead, molds, and carbon monoxide. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students perform a series of experiments which show that plants require nutrients in certain quantities. They also cooperatively read materials on the nutrient requirements of plants, fertilizers, composting, and soil management, and students identify plant nutrient deficiencies using a specialized key. Students apply their knowledge to vote on mock ballot propositions that relate to agricultural and urban water issues. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students observe organisms found in pond water with a microscope. In groups, they discuss how single-celled organisms satisfy their needs for food, water and air. They compare and contrast the needs of macroscopic and microscopic organisms and review the basic cell structure. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the Karyotyping which is a process in which chromosomes are cut out from an enlarged picture and arranged in decreasing order of size. They use a template to arrange and glue chromosomes to data sheet, indicate sample code, chromosome abnormality and sex of sample. Full Review »

