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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Challenges of Laparoscopic Surgery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students teams use a laparoscopic surgical trainer to perform simple laparoscopic surgery tasks (dissections, sutures) using laparoscopic tools. Just like in the operating room, where the purpose is to perform surgery carefully and...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: The Mighty Heart

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about the form and function of the human heart through the dissection of sheep hearts. They learn about the different parts of the heart and are able to identify the anatomical structures and compare them to the all of the...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Aging Heart Valves

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this unit, students learn about the form and function of the human heart through lecture, research and dissection. Following the steps of the Legacy Cycle, students brainstorm, research, design and present viable solutions to various...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Heart to Heart

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars learn about the form and function of the human heart through lecture, research and dissection. They brainstorm ideas that pertain to various heart conditions and organize these ideas into categories that help them research...
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Michigan Education Association

For Students 9th - 10th
This state affiliate of the National Education Association provides information on the organization, its membership and benefits, legislative initiatives, student resources (e.g., "Interactive Frog Dissection," "Kids' Korner," and the...
Article
CNN

Cnn: Economists Call It Recession

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an article that examines the 2001 recession. Looks to economic research and experts to dissect the economic slow down. Includes a brief history of recessions since WWII and links to related stories.
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NASA

Nasa: Model Rocket

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive tutorial that depicts the parts of a subsystem within a system. This tutorial dissects a rocket and explains how each part is integral to its actual functioning. Excellent links to otherresources dealing with aerodynamics.
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PBS

Pbs: Don't Buy It Get Media Smart

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
PBS provides resources to help teachers encourage media literacy. Access, evaluate, and analyze electronic and print media. Dissect pop culture and advertisements. Use the Get Media Smart Resources to uncover advertising tricks, make...
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Microscope | Hobby Shop

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students use a virtual biology lab to perform investigations and learn lab procedures using compound and dissecting microscopes to look at a variety of animal and plant cells.
Handout
New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: Dissecting the Sermon on the Mount

For Students 9th - 10th
Two part analysis of The Sermon on the Mount. Very indepth and intellectual information given. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Equipment for Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
Given investigation scenarios, students will determine the equipment that best fits the procedure.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Sharks and Rays: Myth and Reality

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the reproductive system of the dogfish shark through a video gallery. Also read about the myth that sharks must constantly swim or they will die. PDF transcripts are available for each video.
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OpenSciEd

Open Sci Ed: 8.3 Forces at a Distance

For Teachers 8th
This unit allows students to investigate the cause of a speaker's vibration in addition to the effect.
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Children's Museum

Children's Museum Indianapolis: Plants and Seeds

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will observe the parts of a seed, and identify how the different parts of the seed help a plant germinate.
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George Mason University

George Mason University: World History Sources: Official Documents

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A guide to dissecting official documents. Learn how to find the author of documents, the primary audience, and other important information.
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University of Guelph

Department of Animal and Poultry Science: Digestive System

For Students 9th - 10th
The main focus here is on the comparative anatomy of animals raised for meat. Beware of the photographs, as they are dissection photos.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: National Center for Atmospheric Research: Severe Weather Storms [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Teachers and/or students are given four scientific experiments related to severe weather. Included are making clouds, homemade lightening, tornado in a bottle, and dissecting hailstones. Dramatic photos of severe weather conditions are...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Cockroach Beatbox

For Students 9th - 10th
Neuroscientist, Greg Gage, takes an unusual approach to showing how legs respond when brains receive and deliver electric impulses by dissecting a cockroach live on stage. [6:16]
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Cross Fencing Pastures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students use the Geoboard to determine the areas of polygons by dissecting them into parts that are squares, rectangles, and triangles.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Learning the Science Behind Electricity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Following a PowerPoint lecture, students will participate in a laboratory investigation where they dissect a disposable camera.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What "Orwellian" Really Means

For Students 9th - 10th
If you've watched the news or followed politics, chances are you've heard the term Orwellian thrown around in one context or another. But have you ever stopped to think about what it really means, or why it's used so often? Noah Tavlin...
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Other

University of Haifa: Excuses, Emotions and in Between

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on emotions looks at the viewpoint of the listener when excuses are given. They dissect the excuse and what emotions are behind it.
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Other

Pc Guide: Hard Disk Drives

For Students 9th - 10th
This site takes a very detailed look at hard disks and how they work. This includes a full dissection of the internal components in the drive, a look at how data is formatted and stored, a discussion of performance issues, and a full...
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Other

Foundation for Critical Thinking: Elemental Structure for Analytical Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th
Dissect the eight elements identified which make up the human thought process. Everyone thinks and everyone follows this course to produce thoughts.

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