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Kingdom Animalia

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to the basic characteristics of the animal kingdom. this lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life. In this segment, students explore the the members of a few phyla of the animal kingdom.
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Tackling Taxonomy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study physical characteristics of separate phyla and place them into similar groups. This instructional activity is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life. students develop a classification system by grouping...
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Creative Classification

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create an animal by using physical characteristics to classify that animal in the Linnaean Classification System. This lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life.
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Missing Links

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students change one animal group into another animal group by changing only a few body characteristics. This lesson plan is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life. In this session, students the basis of classification.
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Diversity Debate

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners investigate the importance of dependency and diversity in a rain forest ecosystem. This lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life.
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The Angiosperms

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study angiosperms and their classifications.  In this investigative lesson students compare the sexual reproduction of angiosperms and seed formations. 
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The Lesson: Cloning

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students explore the concept of cloning. In this cloning lesson, students research reproduction, cloning, and ethic issues. Students discuss their findings and write stories about extinct animals that are brought back to life.
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Wait, They Can do it by Themselves?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize the concepts of evolution and natural selection as well as cladistics and phylogenetics. They observe the process of regeneration in a sea anemone to simulate asexual reproduction.
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TE Lesson: What's Dominant?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study the number of chromosomes in the body cells, sperm cells, and egg cells of humans. They define allele, and examine the difference between dominant and recessive alleles. They complete an activity with jelly beans that...
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American Physiological Society

An Inquiry into Alcoholic Fermentation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Introduce life science students to their new "best buds" yeast! Using a wide variety of materials, lab groups design an experiment that illustrates how yeast acquires the resources it needs to undergo cellular respiration. The teacher's...
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Powdery Mildew Fungi: Classification and Ecology

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students use a written key or illustrated key to identify fungi on plant leaves into its genus based on sexual or asexual reproduction, host range diversity, and host-parasite relationships.
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A Reef of Your Own

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the reproductive strategies of reef building corals.  In this coral reef lesson students describe the behaviors of reef building corals and their nutritional strategies. 
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Mitosis Cookies Activity

For Students 7th - 12th
Reward biology learners for working hard in their mitosis lesson with a sweet snack at the end! They begin by twisting apart creme-filled cookies and using the icing as a cytoplasm. Colored candy sprinkles make up chromosome pairs, which...
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Comparing Mitosis with Meiosis

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Life science learners view an online animated mini textbook comparing two types of cell division. Working in groups, they use a digital microscope to capture images of cells in different stages of mitosis and meiosis. Then they create an...
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Plants And Pollination

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students 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 agriculture.
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Sociobiology: Heredity Factors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine DNA replication and how proteins are synthesized from DNA codes and continue to explore the effects of genetics in additional lessons. Among the topics covered are: protein synthesis, cell chemistry, environmental...
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Don't Wait, Just Propagate

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners explore the process of growing plants from seed. In this propagation lesson plan, students examine methods of propagation and determine how to rapidly propagate plant species. Learners listen to a lecture informing them on the...
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A Reef of Your Own

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and study the life and reproductive strategies of reef building corals. They examine how coral reefs can produce high levels of biological material when they are surviving in areas of low nutrition.
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Plants, Plants, and More Plants

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils examine several types of plants. In this plant lesson, students complete activities that require them to identify types of plants, chart plant anatomy, and explain plant propagation.
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Determining the Effectiveness of Handwashing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an experiment in which they grow bacterial colonies. They examine the effects of antibiotics killing the germs. They discuss their findings to end the lesson.
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Fungus

For Teachers K - 12th
Students study fungus, its reproduction and uses.  In this eukaryote instructional activity students complete several fungal experiments.     
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Barnacles: Harder than Cement

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders watch the movements of the complex animal hidden inside the tiny barnacle shells. This instructional activity allows students to study the behavior, adaptation, and larval stage of the barnacle.
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Characteristics of Living Things

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify the characteristics of living and non-living things. In this biology lesson, 7th graders define vocabulary words as they go through the lesson. They answer a crossword puzzle after class discussion.
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Fungi

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study fungi and its parts.  In this exploring fungi activity students fill out a worksheet that includes a diagram of fungi and questions.