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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Life's Little Questions: Investigate the Yawn

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore observational psychology by conducting an informal study on yawning. Present an oral essay before a group while continually interrupting the talk with yawns, observe the reactions of the audience and ask them to explain their...
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Wolfgang Kohler

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides biographical information and references to the work of Gestalt psychologist Wolfgang Kohler.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Love: How Are We Changed by Love?

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How are we changed by love?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...
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International Wolf Center: Basic Wolf Information

For Students 9th - 10th
From an organization that cares about wolves find: Types of Wolves, Biology and Behavior, and information on wolves and humans. Under Biology and Behavior, be sure to click on Virtual Wolf, an interactive wolf skeleton.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The following lessons help middle schoolers from grades 6-8 understand sleep and circadian rhythms. Lesson topics iinclude: day and night, seasons, sundails, clocks, sleep and sleep patterns and sleeping in space.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Surface Tension

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Surface tension accounts for many of the interesting properties we associate with water. By learning about surface tension and adhesive forces, students learn why liquid jets of water break into droplets rather than staying in a...
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Noise Pollution

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what noise pollution is, sources, the effects of noise propagation, the impact on health and on human and animal behaviors, strategies for reducing the effects of noise, and standards in place for regulating noise pollution....
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Other

E Fossils: Step by Step: Evolution of Bipedalism

For Students 9th - 10th
In this tutorial, students will identify the fossil evidence for the evolution of bipedalism then hypothesize about the evolutionary pressures affecting bipedal behavior.
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Harvard University

Harvard University: Neurosurgical Service

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Harvard University offers a rating system of diagnosing Parkinson's Disease. It also presents the Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) which measures mentation, behavior and mood, activities in daily life and...
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Arizona Game and Fish Department: Big Game Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on a variety of big game that are hunted in Arizona. Includes each animal's life history, their hunt history, behavior, and a chart listing facts, e.g., habitat, predators, etc., as well as a narrated video of them...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: "Why Dolphins Make Us Nervous" by Robert Krulwich

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
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PBS

Pbs: Nature: Orangutans: Just Hangin' On

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Nature features, Orangutans. Learn how orangutans are similar to humans, how they communicate and how you can help save this endangered creature.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Foraging

For Students 9th - 10th
An article discussing the evolution of humans and animals relying on nature for their food. Learn about how humans have used the natural environment to hunt and gather food.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Dog Smarts: What's Going on Behind Those Puppy Dog Eyes?

For Students 6th - 8th
Have you ever wondered what goes on in your dog's mind? Even though humans have the benefit of language, trying to understand another person's thoughts can be hard enough sometimes. This project will show you some behavioral tests you...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Psychologists

For Students 9th - 10th
All the information you would need to decide if becoming a Psychologist is the right occupation for you. Employment is expected to grow faster than average.
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PBS

Idaho Public Television: Birds of Prey Facts

For Students 1st - 9th
Dialogue for Kids, a program on Idaho Public Television, offers facts, information, and images of birds of prey. Learn what makes a bird a raptor, what raptors look like in the sky, threats that face these birds, and more! Classroom...

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