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Outbreak! Electrophoresis: Where the Bands Are

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Students examine why pieces of DNA move at different rates and over different distances.  In this DNA lesson students complete an activity. 
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Alternative Power Project

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders identify existing forms of energy and create possible solutions to resource limitations.
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Making Friends With Franklin

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students will reflect upon the life of Benjamin Franklin in order to understand his place in history. Emphasis is placed upon the development and contributions he made to modern science inquiry. The learner uses readings to do various...
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Hybrid Automobiles

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners explain the basic principles of gasoline engines as propulsion for vehicles. They cite reasons why alternatives for gasoline engines are being considered and explain differences between a motor and an engine.
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What's the Attraction?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students experiment with magnets to determine the distances at which they attract and repel each other.
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How Small Can You Cut?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore quarks, the smallest particles known. They follow a table to determine how many paper cuts they would have to make to get down to the size of a quark. They cut a paper strip in half as many times as they possibly can...
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Blast's Cosmic Carnival

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars, after analyzing the history of a concentrator, model how a Genesis spacecraft concentrator works by playing a game. In groups of three or four, after being given materials to work with, are challenged to roll the rubber...
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Preparation for Engineering Careers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore all the careers that deal with math, science, technology and engineering. They assess the importance of clearly explaing yourself in writing, making public presentations and utilizing technical jargon in dealing...
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School Building Survey

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research information in their school.  For this school building lesson students answer questions about their school to see how it was made, how it operates and what the energy costs are. 

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