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Plant Biotechnology: Controlling Tissue Differentiation

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students demonstrate hormonal control of plant tissue differentiation and relate this differentiation to gene expression. They explore the effects of hormones (auxin and cytokinin) on the genes that control tissue differentiation in callus.
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Plant Biotechnology: Controlling Tissue Differentation

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students demonstrate skills of biotechnology stringent aseptic technique and statistical analysis. They describe hormonal control of plant tissue differentiation and relate this to gene expression. Students observe the effects of...
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Fuel Cells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine how fuel cells and combustion engines work. Using the internet, they research the positives and negatives of the various energy sources. In groups, they complete an experiment with a working fuel cell model and...
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Stomata

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore what the stoma does for a plant.  In this botany lesson students complete a stomatal peel experiment and measure its densities.
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Underneath the Microscope

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders enhance their skills in operating a microscope. They become comfortable with the vocabulary associated with microscopes and investigate how to place slides and focus them properly using the microscope. Students are given...
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Science: Comparing Beer and Bread

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students compare and contrast cellular respiration in yeast and plant and animal cells. After discovering the role of yeast in making beer and bread, they describe the short and long term effects of alcohol on the nervous and digestive...
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Chloroplasts

For Teachers K - 12th
Students study chloroplasts, their structure and evolution.  In this photosynthesis lesson plan students experiment with polarized light and the production of chlorophyll.
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Classification/Taxonomy/Statistics Review

For Students 9th - 12th
"Does King Phillip Cry Over Flimsy Grass Stems?" You might not answer that question with this exhaustive worksheet, but your biology class will get the full scoop on the hierarchy of biological classification with this resource. It...
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Photosynthesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct experiments with plants.  In this photosynthesis lesson, students examine plants under different types of lights.  They calculate the amount of dissolved ocygen concentration and compare it to the formula for...
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Backyard Bugs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Explore the concept of scientific classification and the similarities and differences between plant and animal species. Your class will participate in hands-on activities by investigating dichotomous keys and classifying their shoes. To...
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Cloning a Living Organism

For Teachers 6th - 12th
It's the attack of the clones! Not to worry; these are just plant clones. Teen horticulturalists will enjoy growing their own clone into a plant in an activity designed to be revisited after a few weeks. It is one experiment that kids...
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Dating a Volcanic Eruption

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discover how to "read" tree rings to determine the date of a volcanic eruption and the effects an eruption has on plant growth. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to date an eruption.
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Photosynthesis

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students are introduced to the process of photosynthesis. In groups, they test the effects of the lack of sunlight on plant leaves and compare the results with their hypothesis. They note the characteristics that plants and animals share...
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Mobiles For Good-Mobile Phone Uses

For Students 7th - 8th
In this mobile phone worksheet, students read a selection about mobile phones and their uses in today's society, then complete a variety of comprehension activities related to the passage.
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Botany

For Students 4th - 5th
In this botany worksheet, students read a 2 page article on botany, choose the multiple choice answer to 3 questions, determine if 3 statements are true of false and fill in the blanks in 5 facts about botany.
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Prokaryotes

For Students 9th - 12th
In this biology learning exercise, students answer questions.
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Soggy Seeds

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners conduct experiments to learn about seed germination. In this seed germination lesson, students write a hypothesis for the seed experiment. learners complete the experiment for seed germination and graph the data obtained from...
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How Does a Green Plant Grow?

For Teachers K - 8th
Students examine how a seed grows, and design an experiment to explore this concept. They make predictions, conduct the experiment, record the results, and interpret the results.
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Biology: Understanding Cellular Organelles

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students distinguish the differences between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells. Using microscopes, they examine a variety of plant and animal cells. Working in groups, they draw and label plant and animal cells and show the mathematical...
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Sunken Millions Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
This PowerPoint includes a game with ocean graphics in which two teams answer increasingly difficult questions about animals. Topics covered include plant and animal cells, animal adaptation, and similarities and differences between...
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Vocab Chapter Seven: Transport

For Students 9th - 12th
A note-taking resource for the topic of transport between cells. If formatting is important to you, there are some slight changes you'll need to make to this Word document to make it consistent. 
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Plants: Form and Function

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this plants worksheet, learners compare and contrast vascular and non-vascular plants. Students learn the structure and function of the 3 types of plant tissues: dermal, ground, and vascular tissue. This worksheet has 27 fill in the...
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Matching Flowers With Their Pollinators

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students match flowers to pollinators and construct models of flowers to demonstrate why different kinds of flowers need different kinds of pollinators. They use their flower models and the "Scientific Method Format" included in the...
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Nonvascular and Simple Vascular Plants: Mosses to Ferns

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Sometimes conservationists use specific plants to prevent erosion or fight invasive species. A 50-slide presentation covers both nonvascular and vascular plants. It discusses the plants, their stages and life cycles, reproduction, uses,...

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