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- 3rd - 5th
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Students predict, observe, and explain the details of salt as they view it under a variety of magnifications. They observe salt with the naked eye, and then under a hand lens, microscope, and the electron microscope. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students label the parts of a compound microscope. After studying cell structure and as a way to reinforce and simulate the concept of magnification, students create Microsoft PowerPoint slides containing one plant and one animal cell. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students review slide samples take with a scanning electron microscope. They use a virtual electron microscope and their knowledge of cell structure to identify images shown to them. They discuss their observations. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine and dissect a worker honey bee to analyze the structures and functions of honey bees. They draw the structures they see and compare/contrast them to drawings or electron micrographs. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students view the video "The Invisible World" and discuss different types of microscopes and what can be seen with each type. They work in pairs to view several objects with a microscope. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine and label the parts of a microscope. They discover magnification as well. They draw and label a plant and animal cell and create a PowerPoint presentation. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students work together to make predictions based on the information they read on different websites. Using a virtual microscope, they determine if their prediction was correct. They discuss their choices and the correct answer to complete the lesson. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students attempt to answer the question of how life is formed. The Cell Theory is the place where the inquiry is based. The answering of the question is an important one because its helps to form the basis for many other Life Science lessons. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students match Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) pictures with real life objects. They discuss the uses of the SEM. Students identify the real-life origins of samples by matching some SEM pictures with real-life objects. Students analyze the samples and choose the real life objects they resemble. Students develop an appreciation for the applications of the SEM. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students comprehend that before the discovery of antibiotics, many more people died or were disabled by diseases that are now curable. They comprehend that antibiotics fight diseases that are caused by bacteria. Students comprehend that bacteria are microscopic organisms, invisible to the unaided eye, that are constantly changing and developing antibiotic-resistant strains. Full Review »
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