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- 6th
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Students research a variety of ocean animals, organizing the facts in the form of a database. They input the results of the research into the appropriate field of their database for their Oceanography Science Unit. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 9th
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Students explore density of fresh and salt water by observing what happens when fresh and salt water come together. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students role play as paleontologists who make inferences about the weight of dinosaurs. They use models and the density of water to make these inferences. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students use the Internet and a field trip to the zoo to explore animals. They brainstorm about animals that start with different letters of the alphabet and create a class alphabet book and presentation showcasing the animals they studied. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students use two different methods to determine the densities of a variety of materials and objects. After the densities are determined, students create x-y scatter graphs of mass versus volume. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students determine how to determine the density of an object or material that has a simple geometric shape. They apply the method for determining density to a more complex geometric shape. They complete an experiment with items that sink or float in water, develop a scatter plot, and determine densities using the graph. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 7th
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Students observe small animal activity. They identify local water animals and describe the habitats where water animals can be found. Students collect samples to observe in the classroom. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students watch the teacher do a demonstration of density with diet and regular soda. Note: try this first, as different types of artificial sweetener have different densities. Students discuss density and volume. They discuss "Relational Causality." Students use diagrams to show how heating a thermometer is similar and different to the soda can density experiment. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students infer the connection among humans, animals, and disease through the interpretation of concept maps. They are introduced to the idea of a connection human disease and the domestication of animals. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students discover the interconnectedness of plants and animals in ecosystems. In groups, they create a food web and discuss the problems when one link of the chain is broken. To end the lesson, they set up a balanced environment and identify the factors that are needed to keep it balanced. Full Review »
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