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- 9th - 10th
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Students cross wild type flies and mutants, both purchased from a biological supply house (Carolina Biological Supply or Wards, for example) in groups from lesson one. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research one of the many types of viruses. They create a 3-D model of the virus they researched with graphics software. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students examine basic cat biology and various species of wild cats. They develop a list of cat characteristics, and create Cat Fact information cards. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students research a topic from the basic biology curriculum and relate it to a recent discovery or technology. They investigate the societal implications of using the new technology. They design a PowerPoint presentation, web page or brochure based on the research. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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The students will design a lab to test the mechanism that triggers spore dispersal. They should have some clues after making observations of the life cycle. Part of the fun here is to let the students devise a method for testing this mechanism and be able to repeat the protocol with similar results. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students create a place mat to attain the following objectives: determine the important ideas, concepts, and definitions relating to a list of embryological terms. Match the terms with their definitions and create short quizzes for them. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students investigate the effect music has on short term memory. They graph on a spreadsheet how retaining knowledge in a Biology classroom can be improved by performing experiments to music. In the end, a better appreciation of the dynamics of music is tied to how the brain perceives sound. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students create their own science fiction stories. Students can demonstrate their understanding of complex biological concepts by writing their own short science fiction stories on topics such as "The Day Diffusion Stopped." What a difference a gene makes: food in the future, medicine in the future, eugenics revisited, and restoring extinct species are possible genetics ideas that could be developed. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students describe the niche of a park species. They identify a critical feature of that organism's niche. Students cite threats to biological diversity and ways preservation of biological diversity can be promoted. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students create and organize a concept map correctly. They research a topic in biology and apply that information in their concept map. Students complete a concept map from one of the five topics discussed. They work in groups, with in the groups they add notes, graphics to their concept map. Full Review »

