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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate recent archaeological challenges to theories of human origins. They research the history and geography of various African regions to create proposals for future excavations. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students deal with the issues of abortion and right to life. They construct their own opinions and laws by defining the human condition. They model the democratic decision-making process to students in a real and meaningful way. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discover the uses of mitochondrial DNA in Human evolution research and familial identification. They use the online Biology Workbench and the,"Recovering the Romanovs" module from dnai.org to determine how DNA evidence was used to rule out the possibility that Anna Anderson was a Romanov and compare pre-historic and modern human mitochondrial DNA. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast the diversity of species in natural and human populated ecosystems. In groups, they describe the relationship between the species and humans in the same ecosystem and share their observations with the class. They discuss what can be done to lower the effect of human involvement in these ecosystems. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore, analyze and study various patterns of change in the context of biological/internal clocks. They observe the opening and closing of a Morning Glory flower as they are introduced to the concept of biological clocks in a tangible, hands-on way and then in a personal way with their own biological clocks. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read, write and reflect on Science articles, this approach will promote both literacy and critical thinking skills. Critical thinking skills learned in the science classroom from these activities will impact students in many ways and help them make choices about issues they will confront in their daily lives. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop a working vocabulary of terms related to the life cycle. In small groups, students play the life cycle's game which consists of matching and defining vocabulary. Directions for creating the game board are included with the lesson. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students view a transparency of the human heart and answer questions based on their observations. They read pages from their textbook and discuss the information presented. They visit a website to view the human heart and create a model at home. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students make their observations about the structure of the human heart. Students trace the flow of blood through the human heart. They touch a model of the human heart, students read aloud a handout that is found in their biology books ( Science Explorer: Human Biology and Health). Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students engage in a variety of activities in order to review a Biology unit. For example, they research the Bird Flu, it's history, how it is spread, what has been done about it, what better options exist for controlling or removing it. They write a 2-3 page (typed) report. Full Review »
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