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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students recognize that science writing is organized in identifiable patterns called text structures. Understanding and using these different text structures help refine students' abilities to read and write in science. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students create simple 2D concept driven visualizations of cells and cell organelles and organize them into an effective presentation. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students write a detailed description of a monster or alien they have created. They e-mail the description to another student, and the e-mail buddy draws the monster based on the descriptive writing. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the effects of global warming on specific organisms. They research the possible problems global warming is causing. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students participate in a memory experiment to discover how the eye works. After reading an article, they analyze a new technique which examines how the brain registers sight. They develop their own memory game and conduct trials using the game on their classmates. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students work in small groups of three or four to create books based on the Eric Carle books studied. Topics may include tadpoles, guppies, people, moths, and plants. Media used may include Kid Pix, sound recordings, art pieces, sketches, digital camera, scanner, etc. Students end up with a hard cover copy of their book, as well as, a web-based multimedia version and present their creations to an audience of other students. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students role-play as specialists hired to investigate high levels of bacteria in the San Antonio River. They utilize various sources for their background research a.d conduct a visual survey of the river on a field trip. Students use water quality testing kits and take digital pictures. They also compose an action plan with solutions for cleaning up the river. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use guided questions and research to compare two biomedical imaging methods. they effectively present their findings to the class. Students use new technical knowledge to summarize and compare new techniques with those they researched. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate oxidation-reduction reactions involiving iron by conducting an experiment in which they expose iron filings to different atmospheric and ocean conditions. They relate the results to the oxidation banding patterns seen in sedimentary rocks and the formation of an oxygen-rich atmosphere on Earth. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students use a spring scale to drag an object such as a ceramic coffee cup along a table top or the floor. The spring scale allows them to measure the frictional force that exists between the moving cup and the surface it slides on. By modifying the bottom surface of the cup, students can find out what kinds of surfaces generate more or less friction. Full Review »
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