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Workshop: Health Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research in order to better understand the concepts of sustainable health design. In this design and architecture lesson plan, students gather data and creat a materials kit that responds to the challenges of...
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DNA Extraction

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students extract and observe a visible amount of DNA from Escherichia. coli cells. They discuss the properties of DNA. Confirmation of the presence of DNA by a reaction with an indicator is confirmed within this lesson. Many hands-on...
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Message in the Bottles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the three realms of the Arctic Ocean, and describe the relationships among these realms. They explain the relationships between gross primary productivity, net primary productivity, and respiration.
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Active Transport in Malpighian Tubules

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the energy dependence of active transport as well as te properties of specificity, competition, saturation, and inhibition. They anesthetize an insect and inject saline into the abdomen.
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What is a Raptor?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore, analyze and discover the characteristics of raptors and generate a word bank for owls and raptors. They identify attributes shared by raptors and practice various key vocabulary words to master and utilize in sentence...
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The Effects of Over Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation on the Growth of Plants and Bacteria

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the effects of UV light and ozone on plant and bacteria growth. In this ultraviolet light and ozone lesson plan, students grow bean and mustard greens to study the effects of UV light and ozone on the plant growth....
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Chromosome Karyotyping

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore chromosome karyotyping. In this chromosome karyotyping lesson plan, students use a chromosome kit to explore chromosome syndromes and disorders. They also produce a large model of a cell with chromosome to simulate cell...
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Bread-Media

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine bread for microbes. In this mold growth lesson, students compare a slice of bread with saliva, a slice of bread with water and a slice of bread with mayonnaise to see which grows mold first. Students record their results.
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Potato Petri dish

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners participate in an experiment to understand how germs grow. In this potato experiment students use their hands to touch a potato and leave it to see what grows on it. Learners also observe a disinfected potato piece. Students the...
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Plant Growth - Light and Shade

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders conduct an experiment comparing plants.  In this plant lesson, 3rd graders plant seeds and grow two varieties of plant comparing the light needed for it to grow.  Students make predictions and record their observations....
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Water Cycle

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson, 2nd graders discover how the water cycle effects erosion and weathering. Students create their own terrariums to view the water cycle. Students illustrate their...
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Help the Duck Find Her Babies

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study the basic need for animals to attract mates and reproduce young.
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"Our Class Hatches the Egg"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students research all about the process of egg development and hatching. They access about temperature, recording data, and charting. In addition to the outcomes for science mastery, students gain experience in cooperative group work,...
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Simulation of Irradiation

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this irradiation worksheet, students simulate the effects of irradiation on bacteria growth by using UV light. Then students complete 6 short answer questions.
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Embryo Development

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe the development of a chicken embryo. In this biology lesson, students compare and contrast the development of human and chick embryo. They make a chart and explain their findings to the class.
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Egg to Chick

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students become familiar with the parts of the egg. For this development of an egg lesson, students understand the difference between a fertilized and unfertilized egg. Students and view pictures, while they record changes in a...
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Fool-proof Yogurt

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students make yogurt from powdered milk. In this yogurt experiment lesson, students combine powdered milk, warm water and plain yogurt. They mix up the ingredients and put it in an insulated cooler for 6-8 hours. 
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The Shape of Things

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore dome shape construction. In this dome shape construction lesson, students explore the history, strength, and endurance of the dome shape design.
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What Is an Egg?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify the parts of the egg and observe the composition of the egg parts.
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Determination of Phylogenetic Relationships Using Restriction Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students applied various mathematical analyses to interpret their data. By using the resulting DNA fragment patterns from several enzymes students established a possible evolutionary relationship among the mice.
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Petri-fied of Bacteria

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the existence of bacteria all around them and consider the roles, both positive and negative, that bacteria play. Over a period of several days, students conduct an experiment in which they predict, determine, log, and...
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Isolating Bacteria from a Mix Culture

For Students 9th - 11th
Students isolate three species of bacteria using the plate streak method, implement sterile microbiology techniques, and produce pure cultures of each microorganism at the end of this exercise. They write a descriptive paragraph for each...
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Phototaxis

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students conduct lab experiment to answer the question: How will starving Dictyostelium Discoideum Slugs respond to white light? They determine whether the slugs are attracted to or repelled by the light.
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How To Culture Bacteria in the Laboratory

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an experiment in which they culture bacteria in a lab setting. They record their observations and analyze the data. They answer comprehension questions to end the lesson plan.

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