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Struggle for Existence and Population Growth in Aphids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the population of aphids. They identify adaptations they have made for their environment. They make predictions, test their hypothesis and collect information that either proves or disproves their theory.
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Exploring Organisms

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars investigate various organisms in an attempt to understand the process of evolution and related ecological issues. This elementary activity uses small plastic animals and includes a worksheet for student assessment and...
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Artifact Exploration

For Teachers 11th
Students develop an understanding of the ways in which different people can use, relate to, and understand an object. Students look at each artifact collected in this lesson plan. For each artifact, the students describe how members of a po
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For All Time

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the oldest building in their community, then if any have gargoyles. They explore the date of the buildings and what types of materials were used to build the building.
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Checks and Balances: Japanese-American Incarceration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the three branches of the Federal Government and their decision to place Japanese-Americans in camps during World War II. They analyze debates made by leaders during this time period.
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Pick a Holiday

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the internet to research a holiday of interest to them. After researching the holiday, they research the country, culture and group who celebrates it and why. They create a presentation to share their information with the...
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Plant Phylogeny

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine live potted plants and create a hypothesis regarding their relationships in this upper-level introductory lesson on phylogenetic reconstruction using morphological characters. The lesson can be accomplished in...
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Forests for People

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students devise and conduct a survey at their school to discover what the students like to do in forests. They then plot the results in a line-graph. Students research the various things threatening forest life.
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Falling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students should describe the path that the motion would take as well as what might begin or stop the motion. The common characteristic of all the motions that students have experienced directly is that one or more forces are acting on...
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Studying Wetland Plants

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students identify some common wetland plants. they use the scientific method of surveying the plant community to record accurate data that they observe. they cut a sample of each plant and save in plastic bags to identify and preserve...
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Are We Alone

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders collect/analyze data and draw conclusions; support reasoning by using a variety of evidence; construct logical arguments; access information at remote sites using telecommunications; apply the concept of percent;...
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore what happens to water as it goes from solid to liquid and back. In this state of matter lesson, students observe, measure, and describe water as it changes state.
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The Solar System

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research the characteristics of planets in our solar system. In this space science lesson, students create a solar system model with each planet arranged according to their distance from the sun. They solve problems using the...
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Interactive Physics & Projectile Motion

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore projectile motion using an interactive program and the projectile launcher. In this physics lesson, students calculate a give projectile motion problem. They compare their answer to Interactive Physics' answer.
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Laws of the Jungle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils build a video game on predator-prey relationship. In this biology lesson, students identify the variables that affect this relationship. They write a short description and play each other's game. 

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