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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students participate in an extended laboratory research to experience how scientific information is obtained, upon which we build scientific knowledge and understanding. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students examine how all living things are born, grow and change, consume water and food, and die. This process is commonly known as the life cycle. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students investigate the concept of lab safety using a variety of different activities. The equipment necessary is covered. They draw the different types of lab tools using a graphic organizer. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are introduced to how to practice science experiments safely outside of school. In groups, they create a poster showing the safety guidelines and responses to specific situations should they occur. They also practice using different scientific tools properly. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students investigate how knowledge of science influences people in their daily lives, specifically in their careers. Students conduct interviews with an individual in a Science or Technology career as part of their research on the impact science has on occupational decisions. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Literature containing life cycle information is available from many sources. Several examples of this type of literature are listed below with a synopsis and sample questions for each. These examples have been taken from a variety of reading and interest levels in the hopes that there will be something for everyone here. This brief survey is not meant to be inclusive, but rather to serve as a starting point. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students in an upper level Biology class focus upon the problem of aggression by conducting research and reviewing the Scientific Method. They apply it to the real life problem by making a hypothesis and creating some possible solutions. Full Review »
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Students discuss and observe the life cycle of an ant. They define and assess a lengthy list of vocabulary terms to assist them with their observations. In addition, they view a variety of books about ants and see an ant farm first hand. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students experience and experiment planting a lima bean seed and then discuss what the plant needs to grow as well as how to take care of it. They observe the life cycle of a lima bean over a designated period of time during class each day. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students discuss and make a model of the life cycle of a butterfly. They discover that a "model" is a representation of the "real thing." They use beans and pasta to represent the stages of the butterfly. The lentil bean = egg, spiral pasta = larva, shell pasta = pupa, bowtie pasta = adult butterfly. They use a green leaf cut out of construction paper as the background for life cycle stages. Full Review »

