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- 3rd - 12th
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Students examine why plants have both common and scientific names, then complete the activity by matching each common plant name with its scientific name. They finish by working in cooperative groups to create an ABC of Plants class book. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore what plants need to survive in a high saline environment. The adaptations developed for survival are examined in the different biological communities surrounding the Great Salt Lake. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students work in pairs to investigate the causes of genetic disorders. They act as a married couple who is expecting a child that will be born with a genetic disorder and decide what decisions need to be made as a married couple. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students encounter an introduction to biology. They investigate how science has an effect on our daily lives. Students analyze how it can shape our future through medical discoveries, genetic engineering and choices in life style. They focus on scientific research methods and the six major themes in biology. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss what it means to be alive and examine the features and behaviors that living things share. They view a slideshow about the principles of biology and then go outside and list 20 living and 20 non-living items found in nature. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read and analyze an obituary written for Charles Darwin. They are already familiar with Darwin and the theory of evolution. This is an introduction to evolution, or in fact, an introduction to biology. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students conduct two set experiments on Lumbriculus worms and create a third experiment of their own. The first of the two set experiments allows students to observe regeneration of the worms while the second allows students to test the effects of nicotine on its heart rate. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students explore the dose response principle, an introduction to what the "natural log" (ln) is and how it behaves. They create and analyze a dose response graph. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students know the concepts of: common ancestry, homology, analogy, adaptive radiation and adaptation. They comprehend that the structure of body parts of organisms is important to their functions. In accordance with, the students make observations and comparisons of organisms and discuss answers to open-ended questions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students are introduced to the concept of natural selection. In groups, they define the term and partcipate in role playing activities in which they play the role of different animals. To end the lesson, they discuss the results of natural selection and how it relates to adaptation and genetic drift. Full Review »
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