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As students utilize the scientific method, they will be able to discover principles of food preparation and preservation, and evaluate food and food products in terms of the scientific composition of food, and use their creativity to solve problems in val Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students gain a better understanding of endangered species. This lesson requires a field trip to the North Carolina Zoological park. At the park, students use a worksheet imbedded in this plan to identify and categorize the animals. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore the lives and work of Galileo, Percy Julian, Linnaeua,and Ernest Just in this four lessons unit. The observations are made through the analysis of "fanny packs" belonging to these scientists. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students review the information they gathered on different websites to write a poem about spiders. They use other websites to gain more information if needed. They share their poem with the class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate the different types of Plankton and analyze the importance of plankton in the marine food chain. They research filter feeding and evaluate the basic principles of an experiment. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students hypothesize as to the spread of dandelion seeds and its effectiveness. Throughout the remaining lesson, students experiment and discuss their results. This usually leads to a discussion of natural selection, populations, exponential growth, etc. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students inquire as to the right conditions that cause germination. They also experiment with varying conditions that might effect the time germination takes for seeds. The class compares their results to real-world scenarios and where they may find these conditions and the impact on the surrounding environment. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students practice their vocabulary words selected from a context piece relating to the Vista Module. They are given the following vocabulary: classify, botany, zoology, ecosystem, food chain, photosyntheis, microscope, habitat, and biology. Students discuss that biology is the science of life. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine a PBS special about howler monkeys as an introduction to scientific forensic investigative methods. In groups, they conduct a host of experiments containing clues which point to discovery. By challenging assumptions, students discover how researchers assess previously held beliefs. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students incorporate the knowledge they learned about spiders on the ISM Web site, Spider Collection, and other Web sites they viewed on spiders to write a rhyming poem (possibly choosing a poem type illustrated here) about an aspect of spider anatomy, habitat, or behavior. Full Review »
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