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- 9th - 12th
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Students evaluate opposing sides to the debate regarding whether or not there is a future for scientific discovery. They assess quotations from the articles and write final reflections about their views about science's future. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the changes to the space shuttle Discovery and its history by creating a classroom exhibition about NASA's space shuttle program. They create an informative and attractive invitation about the gallery for outside visitors. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students define the meaning of discovery, and view and discuss the images on the Florida Quarter. They read about Ponce de Leon and the space shuttle, and complete a chronological order activity. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students analyze the importance of selected discoveries. They research the history and impact of historical discoveries, using the information to compare and contrast two important discoveries. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students turn scientific eye on their own neighborhoods, make their own "discoveries," and record their observations in words and drawings. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students view and discuss several video segments and then work in groups to identify several scientific discoveries that were made by accident. They summarize their findings and present them to the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate the rivers encountered and mapped by the Corps of Discovery. They analyze maps, outline and label rivers on a blank map, complete a chart, and answer discussion questions while watching a National Geographic video, "The Power of Water." Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students create a long time line representing twenty scientific discoveries that are still applicable today. They determine a scale to use for the time line and tag the events along the length spanning the years from 13,00 B.c to the present day. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students imagine they are a specific explorer and examine how their discoveries changed the people of their homeland and how the discoveries changed the people native to the lands explored. Students create PowerPoint presentations with this information and complete self and peer evaluations of the products. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students debate the future of scientific discovery. In small groups, students determine what is left to discover in the realm of science. Students offer their opinions about the future of science. They write a report on their findings. Full Review »
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