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The Lesson: Disaster

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students study natural disasters. In this Chinese and Burmese disasters lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about earthquakes and cyclones and their devastating effect on the 2 countries. Students complete a...
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Seesaws

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students make direct comparisons between objects using balance and spring scales. They also are encouraged to estimate which object is heavier by holding the objects before using the balance scales. Comparing the masses of objects is the...
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Can small actions change the World?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students review some examples from the website "We Are What We Do" and examine the impact of lots of people making small changes to their lifestyles. They complete a worksheet to introduce them to the variety of challenges. Students...
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Asian Tsunami

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss natural disasters, global community and address Students concerns and worries. They review thoughts about the tsunami written by high schoolers logging onto the Newsround website and determine which statements...
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Robot Soldiers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the studies on scientists building a mechanical super-soldier that can heal its own wounds. Students consider and discuss the implications of mastering and using this type of technology. Students analyze the importance...
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Chemistry: Metals and Non-Metals

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment to test the reactivity of metals and non-metals. For this chemistry lesson students test metals with different chemicals to observe the reaction. The results are used to categorize the metals.
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Bubble-ology and Bernoulli

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students explore aerodynamics and Bernoulli's principle by devising ways to keep bubbles aloft.
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Cloning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners view the history to cloning cats. Students show examples of what they know about cloning. Learners surf the net on all theories on cloning. Students view the critics views on cloning.
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Litter and recycling

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students read and discuss as a group the story, " Litter bugs Ignoring new laws." They discuss the story and then fill out a questionnaire and discuss ways of improvement and recycling ideas.
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The Renaissance, Background

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are introduced to the Renaissance by viewing a PowerPoint presentation. In this Renaissance lesson, students locate the important countries and cities of the Renaissance. Students compare how it was in England from the rest of...
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Blood Typing Investigation

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students role-play a scenario in which a car crash patient is inadvertently given the wrong blood type during a transfusion. They perform blood typing and explore the genetics behind ABO and RH blood types using simulated blood.
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Little Bees, Big Potential

For Teachers 6th - 9th
After reading an article on the alfalfa leafcutting bee, learners chart its characteristics alongside those of the honeybee. Then they draw the leafcutter lifecycle. The article provides fascinating reading when studying the role of...
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Improving Deductive Reasoning Skills

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students develop a strategy list for problem solving by working with different types of problems. They recognize problems that may be solved using deductive reasoning and solve deductive reasoning problems.
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Student And Teacher Behaviors In Science Classrooms

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students work in cooperative learning groups and respond to cases involving ethical choices by students and teachers in science classrooms. They create and submit additional cases and questions for use throughout the school year.
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A STEP IN SPECIATION

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students place different subspecies of a CA salamander are placed on grid map of CA according to where samples were collected. Then discuss patterns of their distribution, their likely evolutionary relationships, and probable sequence of...
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Science As Inquiry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice problem solving through the inquiry approach. They are divided into small groups and given various problems to folve regarding the germination of radish seeds.
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Comparing the Impact of Multiple Uses

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study multiple land uses and their effects on one another. They assess multiple land uses in National Forests and Grasslands and evaluate the effects of each use on all other uses. They develop a comprehensive list of human...
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The Race for the Double Helix

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students participate in an ethics-based simulation. In this ethics lesson plan, students role play research scientists working to decipher a code. Students work in small collaborative groups and must interact with other small groups to...
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Geologic Hazards WebQuest

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of geological hazards that have occured in the past. In groups, they research one of the hazards to identify its cause, repsonses and impact. They must also interview a scientist on the issue to analyze their...
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Devising a Set of Experiments to Test Water for Dissolved Substances

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to test water samples for pollutants. They design data tables to collect and record their observations. They complete discussion questions to end the lesson.
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Reach for the Stars

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners consider the significance of space exploration. In this space science lesson, students  visit selected websites to discover information about astronomy, lunar missions, and space travel. Learners discuss the value of space...
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The Puzzle of the Ice Age Americans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils describe alternative theories for how the first humans came to the Americas, and explain evidence that supports or contradicts these theories. They examine the role of skepticism in scientific inquiries.
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WHAT, IF ANYTHING, IS A ZEBRA?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners read the essay, "What, If Anything, Is a Zebra?" following a teacher made reading guide. They investigate cladistics, shared derived characteristics, with further online research to enhance their study of evolution and...
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Lesson 2, Student and Teacher Behaviors in Science

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars explore ethics. In this science ethics lesson, students examine science lab classroom ethics as they consider various scenarios that encourage authentic student discussion and the formulation of guidelines and principles.

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