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A Dog's Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students get a look into the life of dogs-from their origins and basic biology, through selective breeding, and into how dogs have become intricate parts of everyday life for many people worldwide.
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Introduction to Adaptation

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders observe collections of specimens and discuss their answers to provided questions. They explore common ancestry, homology, analogy, adaptive radiation, and evolution, while formulating creative answers based on their...
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Adapting to the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider dog breeds that are helpful to humans and their hereditary link to wolves. In this biology lesson plan, student research a dog breed for traits that make it useful to humans.  Students write a report of how these traits...
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Appalachian State University

Science Fiction - Genre

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Unsuspecting George McFlys are presented into the craft workings of the science fiction genre of literature. Speculations are developed through teacher-led dialogs about how science fiction impacts science, technology, and comments on...
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Mammals: Mammals and Their Ways

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the difference between innate and learned behaviors. They observe the adaptations and behaviors of mammals in this series of lessons.
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Can You Beat Jet Lag?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine the health condition of jet lag. Using mealworms, they test the effect of light on the development of them into adults. They answer discussion questions and examine the relationship of age and one's activity level.
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Basic Genetics

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders discover where their physical appearance and personality traits come from. In this genetics lesson, 9th graders learn about cells, chromosomes, DNA and genes. Students discover where genes come from as well as dominant and...