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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate items for basic survival, needed for survival, and luxury items. They compare what they need to what Indians and Pioneers needed in the 1700's and 1800's. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students divide substances into categories: made of chemicals/not made of chemicals, synthetic/naturally occurring, and toxic/nontoxic. They observe a mystery chemical and determine what precautions they need to take when handling an unknown substance. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the effects on motor functions in mice. They make observations and graph their data. They analyze the data and draw conclusions in each of the three experiments. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students investigate biodiesel feuls. They analyze data comparing various fuel types, develop a diagram comparing the carbon cycle of diesel fuel to biodiesel, and read an article. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students create a model of cells identifying the major parts. They discover the distribution of proteins in the cells and how a certain mutation can lead to autism. They read an article on autism and discuss. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students identify the benefits of soy in one's diet. They examine the chemicals that are active in soy and the limitations of the knowledge of soy products by scientists. They develop their own dietary recommendation based on an article they read about soy. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify key features and uses of the new biometric Robolobster technology. They anticipate and communicate potential limitations of the technology. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate human needs and how they have adapted to different environments. They complete an experiment to discover the effect of stress on muscles. They use the food pyramid to create a plan for healthy eating. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students work together to design an experiment. They discover the origin of a family artifact. They analyze the data and discuss the results. They determine if the experiment is the best way to find out this type of information. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students analyze information from various sources to create a hypothesis about the origin of a family artifact. Students create a hypothesis about the origin of the item and write a paragraph explaining why they believe the hypothesis is true. Students create other possibilities in case their first choice is not correct. Full Review »

