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- 9th
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Students demonstrate the basic principles of taxonomy and the characteristics of the major genera, demonstrate how organisms are classified and named, and explain and apply the concepts of taxonomy as opposed to memorizing names of animals. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students examine the acid and base balance in the human body. They identify the physiology of how they relate to acidosis and alkalosis. They work together in groups to write an original clinical study. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students engage in a hands-on lesson of identifying the primary and secondary muscles used when lifting weights. They also use an Internet site to learn the proper terminology for labeling these muscles. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students take a pre-test to show their prior knowledge of dinosaurs. Using the internet, they reasearch the time period in which they roamed the Earth. Focusing on the area of Connecticut, they compare and contrast the large and small dinosaurs in which bones were found. To end the lesson, they make dinosaur footprints out of clay or plaster. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the importance of the Polymerase Chain Reaction for biologists. They explain what factors make the Polymerase Chain Reaction possible. Students explain the steps in thermocycling and what happens during each step. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students engage in a lesson looking for the ideal conditions for microbial growth. The lesson is to be given once they have background knowledge about microbes. Students set up a lab in order to grow cultures over a period of two weeks. They make daily observations and record what is happening. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students are introduced to the concept of organic chemistry and biochemistry. In groups, they develop a lab to test their hypotheses they developed in an earlier lesson. As the experiment is occuring, they must identify all chemical reaction. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students formulate a hypothesis regarding the validity of the current status of the Arizona Hedgehog cactus as a distinct variety of cactus. They design a procedure to isolate DNA from the tissue of plants, given a list of chemicals and equipment, and prior knowledge of the structure and biochemistry of plant cells. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students view a cartoon showing different foods and the heading "You are what you eat." They discuss the difference between different important biomolecules and their precursors. Students evaluate the differences between biologically important polymers. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students review materials that they had been taught for the past six weeks. They are each given a review worksheet. Students discuss the review worksheet. They are asked if there are any questions from the review sheet that they need to go into details about. Full Review »

