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- 7th
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Students engage in a simulation that explains the feeding behavior of the piping plover and the things that disturb the feeding and nesting of this species. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students explore the functions and properties of cells by examining the human digestive system. They read books, complete worksheets, conduct experiments and participate in cell-themed games and songs. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students students practice using chopsticks and play a game to improve skills. They discuss what they experience. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students discuss diabetes, it causes, and old and current technology to control the disease. They discuss biomedical engineering and new technology to control the disease. The examine the various types of insulin delivery systems and demonstrate an understanding of each type of delivery system. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students examine an industrial disaster in India which affected the food for generations to come. In groups, they research the history of pesticides and place them into groups based on the type of pests they control. They partcipate in a game in which they determine what might happen to different foods when pesticides are placed on them. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students work in teams to play a game enabling them to identify the basic components of the female human reproductive system. They view an overhead that describes menstruation and discuss their knowledge of the female reproductive system. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students, analyze and discuss cleft lip, cleft palate, anencephaly, spina bifida and septal defects in the heart--well-known malformations that can occur in the first trimester of prenatal devalopment. They play the review game, Fetal Pursuit. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students investigate the concept of radon and how it develops. They identify the special aspects of radon from other type of air pollution. The lesson requires a guest speaker from the Environmental Protection Agency if possible. There is also special background information for the teacher. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students compare and contrast the characteristics of baleen and toothed whales. They view and discuss a video on whales and their behavior. In small groups they research a particular whale species to create a game piece for a, "Who Am I" twenty questions game. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students, through hands on games and activities, discover how bats live and how bats benefit ecosystems. They play a game designed to show them how echolocation works. They take a quiz to dispel some of the myths associated with bats. Full Review »

