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\nThe Sexual Deception of Orchids\n

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\nA plant engaged in sexual deception? Strange but true. Believe it or not, orchids have developed a range of sexual adaptations that permit them to attract pollinators. The narrator of a short video describes a variety of strategies used...\n
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\nOrchid Time Lapse\n

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\nAn orchid unfolds slowly to a few solitary notes of the piano. A brief, but beautiful video that could be shown in a biology or botany class.\n
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\nOrchid Mantis: Looks That Kill\n

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\nRather than hunting for food, the orchid mantis entices the prey to come to it. A cool video discusses this type of mimicry as part of a larger biology playlist. The orchid mantis appears like any typical orchid to us, but it stands out...\n
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\nSpecialty Crop Production/Orchids\n

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\nTwelfth graders explore the fascinating world of orchid production including propagation, care, culture, and finishing. They complete market research and design a production schedule for an orchid crop of their choice. They write a short...\n
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\nOrchids and Evolution\n

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\nYoung scholars study Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory and how he applied it to orchids.  In this evolution lesson plan students repeat Darwin's orchid pollination experiment.\n
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\nOrchid in Blind Contour Format\n

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\nStudents create blind contour drawings. They compare methods of drawing including blind contour and contour approaches. Students follow a blind contour method to produce a drawing of a flower and then complete the piece with a watercolor...\n
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\nPollination, Plants and Insects\n

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\nThe pollination of milkweed involves a high risk for the bees and butterflies involved. Though the nectar is sweet and delicious, the pollen is very sticky. If a bee is not strong enough to pull the pollen free, he will be stuck and die....\n
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\nClassification of Life\n

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\nIn this classification of life learning exercise, learners use an on line source to answer questions about how species are classified, named and grouped. They give the classification of a bear, an orchid and a sea cucumber.\n
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\nContrivances: Orchids and the Panda's Thumb\n

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\nStudents read and discuss selected and edited excerpts from the essays of Stephen Jay Gould on the subject of contrivances.\n
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\nPlants: Hanging Tough\n

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\nLearning about the rainforest can be more fun than you think. The class discusses vocabulary-in-context as they cut cardboard boxes, destined to become part of a rainforest model. Small groups of children color, cut, and construct...\n
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\nSizing Up Species: Measurement Activities\n

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\nMeasurement devices can be used to determine the height, length, or weight of all kinds of things, even plants and animals. This presentation acts as the basis for two estimation activities. Each activity requires the children to...\n
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\nVertebrates and Invertebrates\n

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\nSpine or no spine? Vertebrate or invertebrate? Learners sort and classify a list of animals as vertebrates or invertebrates into a graphic organizer.\n
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\nLu Shih — The Couplets of T’ang\n

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\nWriting poetry in ancient China was the modern equivalent of sending a greeting card. Scholars learn about the ancient Chinese poetic form called the lu shih. They read about the context of poetry during the T'ang Dynasty and complete a...\n
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\nRomanticism 1800-1860\n

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\nWhat do Roger Chillingworth, Dr. Heidegger, and Ethan Brand have in common? They are all American literature poster boys for Romanticism, advertising the dangers of valuing reason over feeling and intuition. Introduce your class to...\n
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\nThe Sex Lives of Nonvascular Plants: Alternation of Generations\n

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\nPlants evolved more than 400 million years ago into two types — vascular and nonvascular. Here's a video that explains the difference between vascular and nonvascular plants and then focuses on the over 24,000 types of nonvascular...\n
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\nEcology\n

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\nPsychologists study human relationships while ecologist study relationships between organisms in the environment. An introduction to ecology and the related vocabulary benefits scholars as they progress through the presentation and...\n
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\nMy Forest or the Rainforest?\n

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\nStudents explore the flora and fauna of temperate forests and rainforests. They examine the environmental conditions that allow certain plants and animals to live in the rainforest.\n
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\nThe Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston\n

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\nFor this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on The Woman Warrior. Students may submit their answers to be scored.\n
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\nPlants And Pollination\n

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\nHigh schoolers describe sexual reproduction in plants, including the process of pollination, how insects assist in pollination, and how pollination differs from fertilization. They also explore the importance of honey bees to Arizona...\n
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\nCo-evolution of Plants and Pollinators\n

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\nLearners explore biological evolution and natural selection and its evolutionary consequences. They also explore how organisms are interdependent on one another.\n
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\nBog Science\n

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\nStudents study bogs. They tour, collect physical, chemical, and biological data and analyze a pristine bog community. Using the data, they draw a map and a cross section of the bog.\n
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\nFlying Casanovas\n

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\nLearners view a video clip on bowerbirds. They research and compare and contrast the different types of bowers created by them. They work together to answer questions on the birds behavior.\n
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\nLearning To Look\n

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\nSixth graders investigate a flower plant and the plant cycle. They extend observational skills when looking at a tree by observing, questioning and sharing ideas. They observe a living and nonliving flower and compare and contrast how...\n
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\nArea of Polygons #5\n

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\nStudents explore the concept of area.  In this area worksheet, students find the area of trapezoids given a drawing and given equations of lines.  Students answer 9 multiple choice problems.\n
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