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- 7th - 8th
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Students label the parts of a compound microscope. After studying cell structure and as a way to reinforce and simulate the concept of magnification, students create Microsoft PowerPoint slides containing one plant and one animal cell. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students examine and label the parts of a microscope. They discover magnification as well. They draw and label a plant and animal cell and create a PowerPoint presentation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students use a microscope in a series of activities that are designed to help them explore the "invisible world" and make meaningful microscopic discoveries and learn the importance of the microscope as a tool in science and research. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students understand the fundamentals of microscopy. They explore the history of microscopes, their types and functions. Students explore how to use a microscope. They are able to visualize different cells types. Students are able to understand the concept of magnification, field of view and depth of focus. They explore how to make a wet mount slide. Students are able to understand the importance of staining. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students are able to understand the fundamentals of microscopy. They explore the history of microscopes, their types and functions. Students explore how to use a microscpe. They are able to visualize different cells types. Students are able to understand the concept of magnification, field of view and depth of focus. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 9th
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Students use a light microscope to observe the organisms living in a sample of ocean or fresh water. Students create a drawing of the organisms that they observe. Students then discuss the different body plans of the organisms and the importance of clean water as a habitat. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students witness various stages of mitosis through preparing onion root tip slides. With teacher guidance, they learn a great deal through the hands-on process of preparing the slides themselves. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students perform a lab to becoe familar with scientific concepts. The skill of inquiry is essential and this lesson furthers its development. The intelligence of kinesthetics is used as learners perform the many aspects of this lab exercise. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students relate heart rate and development to environmental conditions through experiment. In cooperative groups, students record the heart rate in developing zebra fish. Groups create a standard curve to predict the temperature at which a group of zebra fish embryos were raised. Full Review »
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