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EngageNY

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 15

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What do a cheetah, Audi commercial, and air have in common? They're all topics of an engaging inquiry-based, hands-on workshop for educators about background knowledge, reading strategies, the CER model, and argumentative writing. The...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: 7th Grade Life Science at the Observatory: Life Throughout the Universe

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson is used to review basic concepts of Life Science and to utilize that knowledge by making the young scholars think about and wonder if there is life somewhere else in the universe and what that life would be like.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Life Science for Grade 4 With Wild Kratts

For Teachers 4th
This unit uses Wild Kratt videos, hands-on activities, and document resources to teach about animal senses. Extensions for further learning are also provided.
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Other

Siemens Science Day: Life Science: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through this hands-on science activity, students make a model of the human ear as well as explore the parts of the ear and their roles in transferring sound.
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Other

Siemens Science Day: Life Science: The Key to It All

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this hands-on science activity, students will create their own unique creatures as well as dichotomous keys so that classmates can identify the creature.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Minding Your Mummies: The Science of Mummification

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Mummies have always played a part in nightmares for Western cultures, but in ancient Egypt, mummification was a serious religious ritual. They believed that preserving human remains was necessary so that the previous owner could enjoy...
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University of Maryland

Univ. Of Maryland: Master of Chemical and Life Sciences: Dna Bracelets [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using a bead-bracelet simulation, construct a sequence of amino acids. Then, discover the effects of silent, point, and frameshift mutations.
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The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: 3 Ls1 1: Plant and Animal Life Cycles

For Teachers 3rd
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 3-LS1-1: plant and animal life cycles.
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Other

Siemens Stem Day: Life Science: The Time of Our Life [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars will learn about ancient organisms as they create a timeline showing when they appeared on Earth.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Butterfly Life Cycle Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
Science and exercise unite in this lesson plan! Students learn about the life cycle of a butterfly while performing certain physical tasks at each stage.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Newton's Triple Play: Baseball Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students watch a video and animations that relate Isaac Newton's three laws of motion to baseball and apply what they've learned about these laws to another sport or other real-life situation. It includes formative and...
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National Institutes of Health

Nih Curriculum Supplement Series: The Science of Energy Balance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A great resource for teachers to help explain the balance between calorie intake and physical activity. There are many student activities that reinforce the need for physical activity in a healthy life style. Included are a teacher's...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Diverse Life Forms of the Ocean

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan allows students to view and draw conclusions on the importance of life in the ocean. It uses student created movies to explore what is going on, as well as identifying the zones and diverse life associated with the...
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Other

My Science Box: Is It Alive?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A lesson plan that introduces middle schoolers to the concept of classifying objects as either living or non-living. From this lesson, students begin to think about the necessary characteristics of life.
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Other

Nutrients for Life Foundation: For Teachers: Nourishing the Planet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Download free curriculum with three modules on soil and plant science: elementary, middle, or high school. Each module includes hands-on investigations to help learners understand the importance of healthy soil and thriving plant...
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Science & Plants for Schools

Science & Plants for Schools: Teaching Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of teaching resources to help learners explore plants! Resources investigate anatomy of plants, reproduction and life cycles, fruits, seeds, classification, photosynthesis, factors that affect plant growth, and respiration....
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Other

It's All About What's Inside. Classification and the Tree of Life [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this science lesson, young scholars look at how animals have traditionally been classified in a tree of life diagram by examining the characteristics of plastic eggs. They then analyze the genetic code assigned for each egg and look...
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Other

Nutrients for Life Foundation: For Teachers: Nourishing the Planet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Download free curriculum with three modules on soil and plant science: elementary, middle, or high school. Each module includes hands-on investigations to help learners understand the importance of healthy soil and thriving plant...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Life's Instruction Manual: Interactive Lesson: Unc Tv Science

For Students 9th - 10th
The human genome serves as an instruction manual for life, with its own distinct letters, alphabet, sentences and chapters. Learn about the genome, nucleotides, DNA and genes with this interactive activity.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Monitoring Life in the Rocky Intertidal Ecosystem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity will allow students to learn the sampling techniques used in the field by citizen scientists who participate in LiMPETS, five national marine sanctuaries along the West Coast.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Nova: Earth System Science Share Favorite: Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
NOVA's Earth system science collection highlights important Earth processes normally invisible to the human eye. The standards-based media resources below expose the intricate web of forces that sustain life on Earth, allowing educators...
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University of Michigan

Michigan Sea Grant: Teaching Great Lakes Science: Fish Identification

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this lesson, students examine the physical characteristics of fish that live in the Great Lakes and identify common features that help species to survive in that environment. Downloadable resources include a fish poster, fish family...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Creating a Life Form

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this particular lesson, the students will create an unknown life form and planet. The creation of the life forms will begin at the chemical level and be explained throughout the levels of organization to the level of organism. The...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Radiation / Half Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The students will evaluate their personal radiation dose. They will develop an understanding of the term radiation and how it relates to everyday life. The will simulate how radioactive material decays and apply the term half-life....

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