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Micro-organisms

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the world of micro-organisms. In this science lesson plan, 6th graders discover additives which will deter micro-organism growth.
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Sources of Support

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students examine sources of support. In this personal health lesson, students participate in activities that require them to consider people. organizations, and websites that they may contact when they need emotional support.
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SAY IT WITH DNA: Protein Synthesis Tutorial

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore protein synthesis. In this DNA lesson students complete a worksheet and a DNA lab activity. 
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Foiling Spoilage

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this agricultural education activity, students read 6 descriptions of bacteria that cause food spoilage.  Students then read 4 descriptions of preservatives that can be used to prevent spoilage.  The activity is meant as a display.
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Charting Mold Growth

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students chart mold growth based on food supply. In this mold growth lesson plan, students chart micro-organism growth and the decline of the growth as food runs out.
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Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 5

For Students 7th - 8th
In this advanced sentence completion exercise 5 worksheet, students complete 10 sentences interactively by choosing the correct word(s) with immediate feedback.
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Waving Flag

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this waving flag worksheet, students listen to the song, fill in the missing words, complete a crossword and word search, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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Phytochemicals

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study what phytochemicals are, how they work and where you can find them. In this food chemicals lesson students complete and activity and study products that contain phytochemicals. 
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Bacteria

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars study food borne illnesses and what foods are more likely to carry them.  In this investigative lesson plan students examine harmful bacteria. 
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The Three Sisters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore companion planting. In this instructional activity, 3rd graders listen to the Native American story The Three Sisters about crop planting. Students determine the important roles within companion planting.
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Plant Galls

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study what a plant gall is and the different types that there are.  In this plant lesson students examine what causes galls and how to prevent them.
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OK in Oklahoma? All-Black Communities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils read to discover the African-American migration to Oklahoma following the Civil War and the eventual settlements of thirty-two all-black towns. To present their findings, students will write position papers and participate in oral...
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Are You Being Poisoned by Your Dishes?

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore lead poisoning and how it relates to ceramic dishes. They perform an experiment to discover if any of your ceramic ware is leaching lead which might cause lead poisoning.
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Lead Poisoning and Ceramic Dishes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the amount of lead in ceramic plates through an experiment. Students determine if everyday dishware is leaching lead into food. They chart their results and discuss how much lead in ceramic dishware may cause lead...
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How Are Magnetic Fields Related To Sunspots?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover that sunspots are the result of intense magnetic forces on the photosphere of the sun by observing images from the SOHO satellite.
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Saving Habitat

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners pick an animal native to Maryland and research how populations of that animal might be affected by land use changes over the past thirty years. They predict population trends for the next thirty years.
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Autumn

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the cycle of nutrients in a forest. They research the concepts of decomposing and recycling within a forest.
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Responding to Alcohol: What's Important?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the effects on motor functions in mice. They make observations and graph their data. They analyze the data and draw conclusions in each of the three experiments.
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But They Never Told Me!

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate how government legislates the protection of citizens from natural disasters such as earthquakes in California. They read the Alquist-Priolo Special Studies Act and debate its pros and cons. They discuss how much...
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Toxicology 2: Finding the Toxic Dose

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm with group partners to decide upon a chemical they would like to test, and outline a procedure for their investigation. They then present in groups their ideas to the rest of the class as well as the chemical they...
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A Model of Morphogenesis in Drosophila Melanogaster

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners investigate the following scientific terms and ideas: rates of diffusion, the role of morphogens in the development of larva, the chemical dynamics of a cell, and the significance of embryo polarity during development.
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Generation of Action Potentials in Nitella Giant Algal Cells

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students observe cytoplasmic streaming in Nitella cells. They examine the conduction of a wave of depolarization across other membranes, such as the axons of neurons. Students predict the effects of sending a small electric current...
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This Stuff Makes Me Sick

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a lab showing the effects of pesticides on Lumbriculus variegatus. Several extensions and variations are also included in this lesson including one which relates the experiment to how pesticides enter our drinking...
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Mysterious Music

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate how to compose music for a detective program. The goal is for them to discover the method needed. The idea was simple, they were told to compose the music with emotional tension that climaxed and then relaxed...

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