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Dissect with Respect

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students, through exercises and discussions, examine ethics involved in the process of choosing and using laboratory animals, respect for the animal they dissect and how to behave in an ethical manner as they dissect various lab specimens.
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Engineering

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students examine how Shell uses engineering.  In this engineering principles lesson students visit a web-pages, answer questions, and examine the ways that engineers go about exploring different ideas. 
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Mold

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners explore mold, the different types and the health risks that they pose.  In this mycelium lesson students grow different molds and see which type of foods mold the fastest. 
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Moore S Word Search Puzzle 1

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy instructional activity, learners find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the theme of the sheet.
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Electrons on the Move

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study current electricity while constructing a simple electric circuit. They build a galvanic cell to examine the concepts of voltage, current and resistance.
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Polymers and Crystals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experiment with crystals and polymers and examine their roles in food science.
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Body Organization

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore how the body is organized. They create flashcards of key terms and visit stations to view levels of organization in the human body. They examine themselves and rearrange their flashcards in order of increasing...
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Controlling the Code: Molecules at Work

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this DNA worksheet, students access a website to learn about how single-celled organisms function successfully. Then students pretend they are a bacterium and determine how to transport lactose across their cell membrane for food....
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Fungi

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study fungi and its parts.  In this exploring fungi lesson students fill out a worksheet that includes a diagram of fungi and questions. 
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Types of Reactions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reactions worksheet, students describe combustion as either exothermal or endothermal. Students balance reactions and label the types of reactions. This worksheet has 1 multiple choice, 2 short answer, and 10 problem solving...
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RP Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy learning exercise, students find the words that are related to the concepts that are the theme of the word search. New vocabulary is the focus of the puzzle.
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How Sensitive Are The Lungs to Radon?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the effects of radon on the lungs. They review pictures of the lungs on a large and small scale. They work together to answer questions to complete the lesson.
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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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Effects of ATP and Ions on Rabbit Psoas Muscle

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students prepare single strands of muscle cell. They microscopically examine muscle cells and identify bands of darker and lighter proteins. They predict, observe, describe and quantify the effects of ions and ATP.
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CALORIE COUNTDOWN

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students will categorize foods according to their components and energy content.1. Design a large bulletin board with sections for carbohydrates, fats and proteins. 2. Ask students to bring labels and packages of different food products....
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Protein

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine protein, what it is and how it functions in the body.  In this protein instructional activity students study the food pyramid, what a protein is and what it does. 
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Microorganism Multiplication

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete two experiments to learn about harmful and helpful microorganisms. In this microorganisms lesson plan, 7th graders read background information about fungi, yeast, and club fungi. Students then complete two...
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DNA Fingerprinting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars experiment with chromatography as a technique which is similar to electrophoresis that scientists use to identify DNA samples.
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Super Scientists Bingo

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, middle schoolers select twenty-five scientists from the list to fill in their bingo card. Then they match each of the scientists listed to their correct description strip.
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Generators: Three Mile Island vs. Hoover Dam

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students are given a history of electricity and its development into the modern age lifeline upon which we so depend. The methods of power generation are introduced, and further discussion of each technology's pros and cons follows. ...
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Super Scientists Code

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students use the key code on the right to unscramble each of the scientists. They also match each of the scientists found to their correct description.
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Diffusion an Osmosis

For Students 6th - 7th
In this crossword puzzle instructional activity, students read the clues that relate to diffusion and osmosis. Students then complete the 20 question crossword using the given clues.
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Nutrient Biochemistry

For Students Higher Ed
In this lipids worksheet, students review the different types of lipids and how lipids are used by the body. This worksheet has 3 drawings and 27 fill in the blank statements.
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The Senses

For Students 9th - 12th
In this senses activity, students use a text book to complete 34 fill in the blank statements about the structures and functions associated with the 5 senses.