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\nDarwin Inspired Learning: Ages 11-14\n

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\nInspire young scientists to investigate the natural world, promote an understanding and excitement about how the environment works and how we affect it with four unit modules. Scholars investigate Darwin’s research into bees, consider...\n
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\nPerfect Plants and Precious Pollinators\n

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\nDid you know that almost one-third of all plants consumed by humans are dependent on insect pollination? Find out what the \"buzz\" is all about and share this knowledge with your bright-eyed and bushy-tailed students. Spring into plant...\n
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\nSeasonal Science: Pine Pollen\n

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\nMore than 125 species of pine trees exist, and each species can live over 100 years, with some living over 1,000 years—that's a lot of pine pollen! The Seasonal Science series explains why pine trees produce pollen. The video details the...\n
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\nPaleoclimates and Pollen\n

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\nDemonstrate for your earth scientists how plant pollen of the past has become part of sedimentary deposits, providing clues about ancient climates. Then give them simulated sediment layer samples to analyze for different types of paper...\n
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\nCollecting and Classifying Pollen\n

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\nHigh schoolers collect and analyze pollen from different species of plants. In small groups, they classify pollen according to shape, size and physical characteristics. They draw the basic anatomy of flowering plants and create a...\n
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\nPaleoclimates and Pollen\n

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\nStudents analyze soil for types of pollen to determine the probably climate conditions. In this earth science lesson, students make conclusions on what a climate is like based on soils samples. Students use a model soil...\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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\nNancy Odell: Pollinate\n

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\nWith Nancy Odell's help, students learn what pollination means. She interviews a bee and a flower to ask them to describe pollination. A bee then talks about how he takes pollen from one flower to another. It's a creative way to discuss...\n
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\nPollen & Pollination\n

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\nStudents identify the different ways things are pollinated and how to manage pollen.  In this pollination lesson students complete an experiment on how moths pollinate flowers.\n
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\nAllergies Versus the Common Cold\n

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\nActivities to educate your class on the causes and symptoms of allergies.\n
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\nBee Pollen Popular\n

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\nThe world would be a much different place without the help of pollinators. Read about the important role bats, hummingbirds, and various insects play in plant reproduction, exploring the interdependence of living things in an ecosystem....\n
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\nSeed Plant Reproduction\n

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\nIn this plant reproduction activity, students will conduct an experiment to see how much pollen a flower makes. Then students will use their data collected to complete 3 short answer questions.\n
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\nBees and Flowers – Partners in Pollination\n

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\nWhy are bees so important? After several activities where kids investigate the form and function of flowers, they learn about the different types of bees and label them. They then examine pollen under a microscope and decide which bees...\n
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\nLooking Backwards, Looking Forward\n

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\nHow do scientists know what Earth's climate was like millions of years ago? Young environmental scholars discover how researchers used proxy data to determine the conditions present before written record. Grouped pupils gain experience...\n
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\nFlower Powder\n

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\nStudents collect and observe pollen. In this plant reproduction biology lesson, students use pollen boards to collect pollen from flowers, then match it with the correct paper flowers. Students move artificial bees from flower to flower...\n
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\nLife Cycle of a Flowering Plant\n

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\nThe development of the male and female gametes in a plant is illustrated, explaining plant fertilization, pollination, and reproduction. Overall, get a complete picture of the life cycle of a flowering plant with some wonderful details...\n
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\nPollen Collection And Identification\n

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\nStudents investigate plant reproduction, pollen collection and identification. They collect pollen samples over a twenty four hour period and examine them under a microscope.\n
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\nFantastic Flower\n

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\nHere is a clever lesson on pollination of flowers for you. In it, learners study the anatomy of a flower, and play a game in which they simulate the process of pollination. This fine plan brings in elements of art, physical education,...\n
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\nEvolution of the Seed Plant\n

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\nAdaptations of the plant to develop gametes best suited to different  pollination atyles are detailed, The conditions needed by Sporophytes and gametophytes of different sizes are detailed, along with the development of the seed...\n
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\nPlant Diversity\n

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\nHere is an all-encompassing overview of the plant kingdom! In this activity, beginning botanists describe characteristics of the four different plant phyla, explain various life cycles, differentiate between monocots and dicots, and...\n
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\nDid You Know Honey is Really Bee Puke?\n

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\nDespite the title, here is a video that makes honey even sweeter! Biology scholars journey inside a beehive with a fascinating video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions playlist. Pupils learn about the social structure of a...\n
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\nWhy Do We Get Allergies?\n

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\nAllergies are really just mistakes our immune system makes—and we pay the itchy, watery price! An ACS Reactions lesson outlines the immune response to pollens and other allergens. When the body mistakes these allergens for germs, it...\n
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\nAP: Chapter 29 and 30: Plant Diversity\n

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\nIt's a jungle out there! That is because of the tremendous diversity among plants. In this AP biology assignment, botanists answer questions about plant evolution, diversity, and reproduction. They differentiate between monocots and...\n
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\nIt's that time of season again! The wind is adrift and allergies are in the air. Check out this video about allergies to teach your students what to do in case of allergic reactions.\n
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