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Brain Development

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the discoveries that were made in the brain in the 1960's and compare them to the effects of today.  In this brain development lesson students divide into groups and participate in several activities that help them...
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Back to School: Traits of a Scientist

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the traits a successful scientist must possess. For this biology lesson, students research articles about an accidental scientific discovery. They share their articles with the class.
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What Do I See When I Picture Saturn?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create their own Saturn Discovery logs. They draw pictures of the planet and its founder. They share their drawings and writings with partners.
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How Fast Do Ants Go?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make discoveries about some important aspects of biology as a science. They study basic science precepts such as communication specificity, designing procedures to test theories by designing an experiment that tests the speed of...
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THE LEAVES OF AUTUMN

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Dance gives children an opportunity to express creativity through free flowing movements developed in the mind of the child. Creating these dance movements involves discovery and exploration using different parts of the body in personal...
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Lost and Found

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore the historical and modern-day significance of archeological artifacts. They research other important archeological discoveries throughout history and write articles based on their research.
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Pulsar Stars And Black Holes

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the discovery of pulsar stars, and the characteristics of pulsar stars. Theories and ideas behind black holes are discussed. The issues of women's historical role in science are also touched on.
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Wild Swans

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students, watching the movie, "Wild Swans," explore a writer's journey of discovery about her mother, grandmother, and herself. They also study the Chinese culture and history of the last 50 years.
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Hypothesis Testing: Top Ten Singles

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students review and better examine hypothesis testing and evaluation of probability distributions. the use of the discovery method is vital to the studying because it is about student interests which helps for motivation.
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Let's Relate It

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students relate pirate history to present day locations. They stimulate background knowledge established through the research project. Students exercise communication skills as a means of discovery. They create their own trading cards...
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The Basics:Life Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils explore concepts in life science using segments drawn from Discovery Channel. In this life science lesson, students participate in discussions about the food chain. Pupils create a poster to illustrate a predator and...
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Buckyball

For Students 9th - 10th
In this molecules activity, learners read about the discovery of new carbon molecule which has been nicknamed buckyball. Students answer 2 short answer questions.
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Who Invented It? When? Chinese Inventions: An Introductory Activity

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students use Robert Temple's "The Genius of Chins: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery and Invention", to understand how much the Chinese have contributed with their scientific and technological ability.
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Two Faces of Paul Gauguin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine Paul Gauguin's self-portraits and letters to explore the individual who created them. They consider how first-person art forms aid the process of self-discovery and produce a symbolic self-portrait
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Scientists at Work: What'll they think of next?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore scientific discovery while watching a video. They, in groups, are to research a scientific invention and present their findings to the class.
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Language Arts: Five Senses Walk

For Teachers 1st
First graders take a discovery walk around the school. They use their observations to compose a class book about their school.
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Classical Art

For Teachers 6th
Students study the evolution of Greek and Roman art in pottery and human form. They examine how the artistic evolution is related to discoveries in science and travel through the lessons in this unit.
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Exploration and Settlement of the American Southwest

For Teachers 3rd
Students scrutinize the Zuni Pueblo Revolt in this seven lessons unit on early Spanish explorers in the American southwest. The discovery of the Spanish missions, the search for the seven cities of gold, and particular geological...
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Lost Creek- Sacred Landscapes

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders engage in the discovery of the meaning of Sacred Landscapes. The religious concept is researched for its impact upon the practices of Native Americans and the geographical regions. They write reflection papers upon the...
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Our Nebraska Story

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research and use their discoveries to create a computer presentation and a quilt block on Nebraska. They will tell the story of Nebraska in an oral presentation using each piece of the quilt.
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Who Are The Main Characters?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the main characters in the Lewis and Clark expedition. As a class, they discover background information related to the Corps of Discovery and the people who were involved. They review the material to...
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A Medal for Peace

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a class peace medal to present to another grade/class as a symbol of friendship between the two groups of students. Then they write an explanation of what the purpose of the peace medal is and how it relates to Lewis and...
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Spacd Day:Probing For Knowledge

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate the uses and purpose of the Hubble telescope. They create a model of the telescope and conduct research about the history behind the invention of it. Students use the information in order to create a context for the...
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Periodic Table & Its Trends-Day 6

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners intergrate science, technology and society into exploring the periodic table. They investigate one element of their choice and write a one page paper on the elements discovery, properties, uses, and the effect on society.

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