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Plant Classification

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students share with the class how they think plants are classified and are assessed on their prior knowledge. They use a packet to complete throughout the week at their own pace, which includes various activities to familiarize...
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Time Lapse Seed Germination with the QX3 Intel Digital Microscope

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use the time-lapse feature of the QX3 Intel Digital Microscope to observe germination of seeds. They use the QX3 Intel Digital microscope to create time lapse video films of seed germination experiments.
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Pond Life Identification Kit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore ecology and biodiversty. They use the wet-mount procedure to make several slides to view using the microscope and draw what they see.
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Creepy Critters

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students develop a classification scheme based on the structural features of organisms.  In this organism activity students divide into teams and complete a fun activity. 
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Creepy Critters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students classify imaginary newly discovered organisms. In this classification lesson, students are given cards showing imaginary organisms that have been recently discovered. They must classify the organisms based on their characteristics.
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Water Molds (Oomycetes)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore a group of fungus-like organisms; the Oomycetes, by baiting them from natural sources (water and soil) and observing them.
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Earthworms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research the earthworm and write a one paragraph report on its anatomy and habitat. They learn about worms and how to dissect them through Video Streaming and virtual dissections, along with actually dissect a worm as...
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SEXUAL LIFE CYCLE DEVELOPMENT USING MONOCYSTIS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers perform a lab to becoe familar with scientific concepts. The skill of inquiry is essential and this lesson furthers its development. The intelligence of kinesthetics is used as learners perform the many aspects of this lab...
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Transmission of Disease

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students provide names of viral diseases that they would possibly like to be infected with today; listing them on the Smart Board. They then come to an agreement about what virus to use and use beakers of fluids to simulate how viruses...
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Animal Kingdom: Phylum Chordata

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars use a dichotomous key to classify various vertebrate jar speciments into classes. They examine the speciments for general characteristics of each class and fill in a corresponding chart and then complete a few final...
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Invertebrate Classification

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the recent disovery of the "furry lobster" to peak interest in the animal kingdom. They classify various speciments using invertebrate dichotomous keys, identifying major animal phyla and classes. Thy the complete...
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The Fungus Among Us

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the basic characteristics and roles of fungi. They discuss the importance of fungi to humans. Students investigate the relationship between cell structure and function and explore the diversity and variation of...

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