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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Bitter to Sweet: Sugar Changes in Ripening Fruit

For Students 9th - 10th
In this science fair project, use a refractometer to measure changes in sugar content in ripening fruit. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and introduction, followed by a...
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University of Maryland

Umbc/plant Growth and Development

For Students 9th - 10th
A good description of the growth and changes in plants from the seed through the adult plant. College level discussion that includes the chemicals involved in the regulation of plant growth.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Brain: Teaching Modules

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of 32 video learning modules on everything to do with the brain.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Glands

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online lesson students will list the glands of the endocrine system and their effects.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Endocrine System Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online lesson students will be asked to identify general problems and diseases associated with the endocrine system.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Kidneys

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Why are your kidneys so important? Find out in this online tutorial. You will learn to describe the roles of the kidneys in homeostasis.
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National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Cancer.gov: What You Need to Know About Kidney Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides detailed information about kidney cancer. Includes information on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and causes of kidney cancer. Also, has links to definitions of many of the medical terms used throughout the site.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ligands & Receptors

For Students 9th - 10th
Article looks at different types of receptors and ligands, seeing how they interact to turn information from outside the cell into a change inside the cell.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Maternal Changes During Pregnancy and Birth

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the changes that happen in a woman's body during pregnancy, labor, and delivery of a baby.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Water Balance

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how water levels in the body influence the thirst cycle and body fluid regulation. Find out about dehydration and identify common causes of dehydration.
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Other

Partnership for a Drug Free America: Play Healthy

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts on the use and abuse of performance enhancing substances in sports. Includes toolkits, contest information, fact sheets, and other resources.
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National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Reproductive System

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the male and female reproductive systems. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Building a Protein

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This hands-on activity is an assessment of the students understanding of peptide and disulfide bonds formed during protein synthesis, and the structure of an amino acid (R-group plus the common structure that all amino acids share)....
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Your Kidneys Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
After drinking a few glasses of water on a hot day, you might be struck with a sudden urge. Behind that feeling are two bean-shaped organs that work as fine-tuned internal sensors. This video describes how the incredible kidneys balance...
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PBS

Pbs Nova Science Now: Sleep: Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students practice a procedural skill -- knot tying -- to investigate if and in what way sleep affects learning and memory in relation to a learning a procedural skill. Sleeping is a behavior that is natural and essential for our health...
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PBS

Pbs: Frederick Banting 1891 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS provides a brief profile of the life and work of Frederick Banting including his research into the hormone insulin.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Female Reproductive Structures

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Think producing millions of sperm each day is complicated?If producing millions of sperm each day, as in the male reproductive system, is complicated, that is...
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Other

My Vits: Pituitary Gland

For Students 9th - 10th
The pituitary gland is located at the base of the brain in a pocket inside the sphenoid bone known as the sella turcica. It weighs only 1/2 gram (.018 ounces) of which 85% is water and it produces 1/100,000th of a gram of hormones daily.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: Male and Female Reproductive Development

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the development and hormonal changes associated with reproductive development for both males and females.
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Sumanas

Sumanas Inc: Life: The Science of Biology: The Ovarian and Uterine Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
What exactly happens when you ovulate? This tutorial explains what happens including what hormones are released and when.
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Units for Common Medical Lab Values

For Students 9th - 10th
Comparing and contrasting the amount of elements and function (hormone or enzyme activity in lab values.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: How Does Depression Develop?

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains short descriptions of the causes of depression. There is a link to more information for each cause.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: About Kids Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This page for the huge KidsHealth site gives you a jumping-off point and an overview of the site's content, purpose, and usage. With sections for parents, kids, and teens, KidsHealth has been online since 1995 and today it is accessed...
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Lipids

For Students 3rd - 8th
This overview of lipids explores triglycerides, saturated and unsaturated fat, steroids, waxes, and the role of lipids in energy.

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