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Which Sex is It?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the structures of flowers. In this determining the sex organs of a flower lesson plan, students dissect flowers with both male and female sex organs and identify each. They also identify the other parts of the flower...
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Blocks And Screws (or "screwy Contrivances")

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, given a block of wood and a screw or nail, are asked to put that screw or nail into a block. They examine how many contrivances and other imperfections found in living things are best explained by the process of evolution.
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Alas, All Human

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students define a scientist. In this ethics and science lesson, students read Asimov's Alas, All Human and write responses and discuss the possibilities of imperfection within science by scientists. Students discuss what steps should be...
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Weather Lesson Five

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars define a weather forecast, make a forecast using a weather map, identify three prediction guidelines, and explain how computers help to make forecasts. Students make a 24-hour forecast for each of the thirteen states...
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How Evolution Works

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss the evolution of the eye and how a complex organ can evolve through natural selection. They research genetic variation, adaptation, and sexual selection. They analyze data to determine how beak length of Gal??pagos...
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Data Analysis and Measurement: Ahead, Above the Clouds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore and discuss hurricanes, and examine how meteorologists, weather officers, and NASA researchers use measurement and data analysis to predict severe weather. They plot points on coordinate map, classify hurricanes...
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The Parts of a Perfect Flower

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the parts of a flower. In this flower structures lesson plan, students study a model of a flower and dissect a flower. They label each structure of the flower and observe the pollen grains and ovules under the...
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Light and Vision

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore how light affects vision. In this light lesson, students construct a shoe box model to represent an eye. Experiments are performed with various light sources. Students draw conclusions about how the eye works as they...
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Gross Motor Development

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a game reflecting the solar system, stars, and rockets. They simulate how space invaders move and hit stars and rockets. They discuss how scientists study the stars and planets.
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Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how to sort and manage information.  In this organization lesson students complete an activity on sorting.
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Powdery Mildew Fungi: Classification and Ecology

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students use a written key or illustrated key to identify fungi on plant leaves into its genus based on sexual or asexual reproduction, host range diversity, and host-parasite relationships.

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