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- 9th - 12th
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Students explain how the starfish relates to its classification. They dissect the dorsal side of the starfish to expose the internal structures. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students identify parts of a fish and the purpose of those parts by participating in a class activity and completing a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students list seahorses' unique characteristics and identify function of their dorsal and pectoral fins, discuss how seahorses reproduce, identify their marine habitat and food sources, and color and label drawing of a male and female seahorses. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students examine the fossil remains of ancient sea creatures. They create casts of fossils and identify how sea fossils are formed and consider what type of information fossils can give to scientists. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students are introduced to the process of classification. In groups, they discuss the importance of the classification system while classifying themselves. Using a dichotomous key, they describe the classes of fish, trees and salamanders. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students review how to classify different species using a dichotomous key. In groups, they classify five different species of fish found in the waters of South Carolina. Using the internet, they label and describe the function of a fish's main parts to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover the uniqueness of deep sea hydrothermal vent organisms through an exploration of the NOAA Galapagos Rift Expedition. They study the genetics and evolution of a shrimp species that lives near the vents then they design another species of shrimp that could survive in a different portion of the rift. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare mitosis and meiosis with regard to chromosome number in parent cells versus daughter cells, types of cells produced, total number of cells produced, and the number of divisions. In groups, identify and differentiate the major characteristics of vertebrate development and explain the relationships among the number of eggs, methods of fertilization, and rates of embryonic development as related to species survival. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students perform a transection of a redworm. They discuss spinal cord injuries in humans. Students compare the ability of the redworm to regenerate the ventral nerve cord with the inability of humans to repair damage to the dorsal nerve cord. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students discuss the anatomy of an earthworm. They are each given a lab worksheet and they begin labeling and answering the questions on the external earthworm anatomy. Students fill in a diagram for which areas of worm were dorsal, ventral, anterior and posterior. Full Review »
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