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\nWater Filtration\n

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\nAs an example of nature's water filtering system, young ecologists conduct an experiment in the lab. They construct a funnel out of a plastic bottle, fill it with specified layers of materials that simulate layers of soil, then run muddy...\n
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\nBuild Your Own Biogas Generator\n

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\nWhat is biogas and how is it made? After examining background information about the sources of biogas and biogas generators, class members follow the provided information and build a biogas generator that can be used in the...\n
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\n\"Deep-Sea\n\n
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\nDeep-Sea Ecosystems – Cool Corals\n

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\nYoung oceanographers research deep sea corals that thrive on chemosynthesis. The lesson focuses on the biology of the animal, preferred habitat, associations, and interactions.\n
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\nImportance of Deep-Sea Ecosystems – Chemists with No Backbones\n

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\nMarine invertebrates offer us many new options for developing pharmaceutical drugs, such as w-conotoxin MVIIA, which is extracted from the cone snail and is a potent painkiller. The lesson encourages scholars to research various types of...\n
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\nImportance of Deep-Sea Ecosystems – The Benthic Drugstore\n

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\nYou never know what you will find next in the deep sea ecosystem. So far, scientists have found items that work as anti-tumor agents, anti-inflammatory agents, agents that stop uncontrolled cell division, and much more. The lesson begins...\n
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\nDeep-Sea Ecosystems – Entering the Twilight Zone\n

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\nImagine an ecosystem without any light or oxygen, where living things convert carbon dioxide into food. This ecosystem is thriving and might just be the largest ecosystem on our planet, yet we know very little about it. The lesson...\n
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\nDeep-Sea Ecosystems – Life is Weird!\n

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\nA pool of brine in the deep sea can be up to four times as salty as the surrounding sea water. The deep sea ecosystem relies on chemosynthesis and the organisms that live there are often strange to us. The lesson plan focuses on...\n
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\nDeep-Sea Ecosystems – A Tale of Deep Corals\n

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\nMany have debated which came first, the chicken or the egg, but this lesson debates which came first, the hydrocarbons or the carbonate reef. After a discussion on deep-sea corals, scholars receive a set of questions to research and...\n
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\nImportance of Deep-Sea Ecosystems – How Diverse is That?\n

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\nWhen judging diversity of an ecosystem, both species evenness and species richness must contribute. After a discussion of diversity and a guided example using the Shannon-Weaver function, scholars use the same function on two other...\n
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\n”Build a Bacterium” Scavenger Hunt\n

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\nAn exciting activity has scholars use cell parts to build bacteria through cooperation with other groups. Each group has some of the cell parts needed, but they must trade with other groups to be able to fulfill their function as a...\n
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\nFood Web II\n

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\nYoung ecologists are shown a picture of eight animals and two plants. On another piece of paper, they are asked to construct a food web that includes the animals pictured. They must also identify the producers, consumers, herbivores,...\n
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\nWhat is Water?\n

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\nYoung scholars examine water's properties. They participate in hands-on activities to show the properties of water.\n
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\nWildlife Variety Show: Biodiversity In Illinois\n

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\nEighth graders write a short report in first person about any plant or animal found on a list of Illinois species. They become the character of the plant or animal and give a short report describing the plant or animal.\n
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\nLight and Starch Production in Photosynthesis\n

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\nYoung scholars are given the unique opportunity to see the contrast between parts of a leaf that have photosynthesized and parts of the leaf that have not. This visual image helps students see the results of this biological process. At...\n
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\nThroat Culture\n

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\nIn this biology worksheet, learners review the procedures used to complete the lab activity and then examine the purpose and add the information while answering the questions.\n
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\nCell Celebration!\n

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\nAre you eukaryotic? (Answer: Yes.) The first of six installments in the Cells units teaches pupils about the similarities and differences of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It also covers the functions of various cell components in both...\n
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\nClean it Up!\n

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\nHarness the power of bacteria. Scholars see how using organisms that exist in nature can help solve human problems in the process known as bioremediation. They research and discuss several successful examples, such as using oil-eating...\n
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\nBuild an Outdoor Compost Heap\n

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\nStudents study how to create a compost heap. In this composting lesson, students create a compost heap. Students write an essay describing the process.\n
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\nFourth graders experiment with compost. In this Science lesson plan, 4th graders begin a worm compost as well as an outdoor compost. Students discuss decomposition.\n
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\nAntibiotic Attack\n

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\nStudents examine how antibiotics work and why they are effective. In this antibiotic lesson, students discover that when harmful germs get inside the body, the immune system may not be strong enough to fight the germs off.  Students...\n
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\nComposting: A Scientific Investigation: California Academy of Sciences\n

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\nGarbage, recycle, compost: Does it really matter where we put our trash once we are done? By making detailed observations over seven weeks, kids will see which materials break down naturally to become a healthy part of the soil, and...\n
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\nPlankton Parade\n

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\nPlankton isn't just a tiny cartoon character, it's also a very important food source for animals around the world. Budding scientists discuss the types and functions of plankton, including where they are found, how they are caught, and...\n
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\nBeneficial Bug Scavenger Hunt\n

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\nMany people think of bugs as annoying pests to be squashed, but most insects and spiders are beneficial, eating the actual pests or pollinating plants. After reviewing some of the common bugs in your area (they may differ from those...\n
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\nCommunicable Diseases\n

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\nPathogens, what they are, how they spread, and how to prevent them from spreading are the focus of this resource that can be used to prepare learners for a performance task assessment or to begin the study of communicable diseases.\n
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