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Curated OER

What Is an Egg Without its Shell?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars observe osmosis, a cellular process that normally can't be observed without a microscope, and use scientific method to observe osmosis in a chicken egg.
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Curated OER

Molecules Rock

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders engage in this interactive lesson which illustrates diffusion and osmosis and shows them that molecules of life move dynamically and powerfully. They must analyze their lab orally and in writing.
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Curated OER

Skeletal, Skin, and Muscular Systems

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explain the functions of various body systems. Using a concept map, 8th graders identify and explain the fuctions of the skeletal, skin, and muscular systems of the body. After completing their concept map, students...
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Curated OER

Allergies V. Viruses

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how viruses and allergens affect the body.  In this viruses lesson students create flow charts and examine the differences in how colds are diagnosed. 
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Curated OER

Polytene Chromosomes from Salivary Glands

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use this laboratory procedure to outline the mechanism by which salivary glands are removed and prepared so that the polytene chromosomes may be observed.Drosophila virilis is used instead of Drosophila melanogaster because D....
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Curated OER

Milkweed Monitoring

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study milkweed and see how it is effected by ozone.  In this air pollution lesson students complete a lab activity that includes data analysis. 
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Curated OER

Does the Chicken have Anthrax (Explain I)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain how each of the components of innate immunity function in the protection of the body. Following an investigation, they articulate how innate immunity functions.
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Curated OER

Making Embryo Sets

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students preserve embryos to study embryonic development from day 3 through 21.
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Curated OER

Immune System Function

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study the different facets of the Human immune system, including the functions of all the different organs in the immune system.
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Curated OER

Studying Living Organisms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students discover and discuss the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Using a microscope, they examine various prepared slides of prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
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Curated OER

Is There Really Life on Mars?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the work of scientists and determine how they test their theories.
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Curated OER

Ion Flow in Neurons

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Student perform an experiment in which they determine the velocity of ion flow in an electrotonic potential and compare it to the velocity of action potentials. They record and analyze their results.
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Curated OER

Shop projects Summer Smile Program

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the list of products available to make and choose at least 2.  In this project lesson plan students pick and choose their own projects to create in a shop class.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Cell Membrane Structure and Function

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about the different structures that comprise cell membranes, fulfilling part of the Research and Revise stages of the legacy cycle. Students view online animations of cell membrane dynamics (links provided). Then they...
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Google

Google for Education: Cell Biology: Filter Design and Construction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students participate in a simulation which shows the movement of molecules across a cell membrane so that they understand passive and active cell transport. Students also use computational thinking skills by developing systems based on...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: How Do Different Liquids Affect Movement of Materials Across a Membrane?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars investigate the movement of different materials across the cell membrane of a raw egg once the egg shell has been dissolved in vinegar.
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Other

Teachers First: Cell Parts Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teacher lesson plan on cell organelles description and function using advertising.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Diffusion Demonstration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An interactive demonstration where students make observations of the process of diffusion. Students draw and record observations, make predictions, and make comparisons between what they're observing and how a cell membrane works.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Observing Cell Division

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, middle schoolers make microscopic observations of onion root tips, discuss them with classmates, then make detailed drawings that are shared.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Keepers of the Gate Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are presented with a real-life problem as a challenge to investigate, research and solve. Specifically, they are asked to investigate why salt water helps a sore throat, and how engineers apply this understanding to solve other...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Rubber Egg Diffusion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lab will illustrate diffusion and osmosis through a semi-permeable membrane. A chicken egg will be used as the model cell, because the yolk is actually a single large cell. The surrounding egg white, or albumin, contains water and...
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University of Washington

Our Chemical Senses: Olfaction Experiments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This website provides information on our chemical senses. "Students learn how to investigate the olfactory system and then find out how to plan and carry out their own experiments."

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