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Micros-organisms

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine mold with a microscope. For this micro-organisms lesson, 6th graders use teacher-prepared mold samples to prepare a wet-mount slide and examine the mold under a microscope then draw and label what they see.
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Inquiry into Infectious Disease: It's a Germy World After All

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students choose a question from a given list and develop an investigation about it. In this biology instructional activity, students analyze bacterial growth by carrying out a guided experiment. They present their findings in class.
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Mathematics Lesson for Grade 12

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine multiple aspects of statistics. In this mathematical reasoning lesson, 12th graders solve problems on probability, logarithms, exponential relationships and transforming rectilinear shapes. This resource contains...
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Money, Commercial Banking, and Interest

For Teachers 12th
Stdents explore the operation of the commercial banking system and the mechanics of money creation through the lending process. They investigate various interest rates to develop the relationship between interest rates and risk and...
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Hydroponics

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students experiment with growing food using hyrdroponics. In this science lesson, students grow lettuce in a confined space with weight limitations. Students start a plastic pop bottle garden observing the growth and charting it....
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The Science of the Sun

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
There's more to that glowing ball of light in sky than most children realize. From the overall structure of the solar system, to the changing of the seasons, these hands-on lessons open the eyes of young scientists to...
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Transportation's affect on the Growth of Cities in the United States

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the major advancements that have been made in transportation throughout U.S. history (waterways, horses, steam power, railroads, automobiles, etc.) They access websites imbedded in this plan and answer questions...
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Developing Countries - International Monetary Fund

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students access the International Monetary Fund website and explore it in order to research the role of the organization. They use their findings to describe the purpose and activities of the International Monetary Fund.
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Using the Scientific Method to Determine Which Conditions Best Favor Plant Growth

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine how the environment can affect biological processes. They identify the best conditions for the germination of bean seeds. They record and analyze their data. They write about their observations in an essay.
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Growth of a City

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students discuss the needs of any city. They view and analyze a 1923 aerial picture of Beverly Hills and discuss possible needs for the city. They draw in facilities to meet the needs they have listed and then compare these needs to a...
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Struggle for Existence and Population Growth in Aphids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students 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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Using Artwork to Develop Personal Narratives

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils use a work or art as a springboard to a personal narrative or descriptive writing. They represent an idea in an artistic product which connects to composition.
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Geographic Landscapes and Interstate Freeway Development

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the topography of the United States through a discovery lesson. They create a hypothetical route for a highway across the United States. Students also conduct research major landforms and define geographic terms.
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Growth in A City Neighborhood

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students take the "role" of city planner. They overlay a map of one area of the city in the past, present, and projected future project. Students discuss reasons for selecting the special features of the area. The lesson refers...
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The Automobile’s Influence on Post-WWII Suburbia

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore post World War II America.  In this American History lesson, 8th graders analyze primary and secondary sources to research how the automobile influenced the growth of suburbs, and how the growth of suburbs...
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Root, Root, Root for the Nutrients

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe the growth of a seed, predict what will happen when seeds are planted without soil, and conduct an experiment using a hydroponics system.
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Technology of the Times: A Comparison

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders compare and contrast how changes in technology impacted the growth of ancient civilizations and modern cities. Using internet research, they identify the positive and negative aspects of technology society. At the...
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I'm a Weather Watcher Watching plants grow by......my,my,my

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate how weather affects how plants grow. They collect data on weather and plant growth for a week and display the data on a graph. For a culminating experience they design a movie using software that shows plant growth...
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Botany: Rice Plant - Second Phase

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make drawings that show the growth of the rice plant in the reproductive phase. In this rice plant lesson plan, 3rd graders read about the second phase of the rice plant, and then draw pictures and label them.
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Great Gravity, Batman!

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders are introduced to the effect of gravity on plant growth. They describe the major processes and mechanisms by which plants grow, develop, and supply various products, including energy and nutrition, needed by other...
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Life Cycles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars are introduced to the concept of life cycles and identify the growth order and different stages attained by various animals. They view slideshows and video of butterflies and frogs as they change through the various stages...
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Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a pumpkin art project that outlines the life cycle of a pumpkin in order to learn the growth process of this particular vegetable. In this pumpkin art instructional activity, students first review the life cycle of a...
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An Introduction to Functions

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate the growth and decay of an exponential function. In this algebra activity, students apply properties of exponent solve problems. They identify any patterns they see in the graphs.
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"Where Do The 'Fungi's' Hang Out?"

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders engage in a lesson looking for the ideal conditions for microbial growth. The lesson is to be given once they have background knowledge about microbes. Students set up a lab in order to grow cultures over a period of two...

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