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Limu in Your Lunch

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils explore various types of algae found in Hawaii. In this science lesson, students research species of the three types of limu and identify various uses. Pupils explore products that contain limu.
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Insect Classification

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders learn the classification system of living organisms. They identify general body parts of an insect, learn insect classification into orders, families, genus and species, and classify given insects by using a scientific...
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Dinosaur Paleoecology: Determining the Diet of Ancient Animals

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students study dinosaur teeth and bones to determine the creatures diet, size and shape.
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Macroinvertebrate Sampling

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars identify macroinvertebrate species to investigate ecological systems and the relationship between humans and the environment.
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Crystals: Geometry and Groups

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners discuss the importance of examining crystals and experiment growing them. In groups, they complete a project in which they use groups in geometry just like crystallographers. They practice solving the groups and proofs and...
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Cricket Dissection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct an experiment to test the effects of various chemicals on breathing and to practice animal dissection. They carefully dissect house crickets to identify the breathing structures and determine their rate of respiration....
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Studying Plant Development Through Metabolic Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A hands-on activity which allows students to learn about cellular respiration. This lesson contains a range of investigations testing the rates of cellular respiration to demonstrate the relationship between metabolic rates of...
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Studying Species by Examining the Evolution of the Canidae Family

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the definition of species. Students complete a phylogentic tree of the Canidae family. They write an essay justifying why or why not wolves and dogs should be classified as different species.
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Simulation of Gene Splicing

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students simulate gene splicing by examining bacteria. They create a bacterial DNA into which they insert the human DNA (gene) that codes for growth hormone. They cut the sites of the enzyme to study how the human DNA can be joined to...
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Plant And Animal Adaptations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine plant and animal life while looking at the environments the organismisms live in. They determine how form follows function by looking an aquatic turtle and noticing its feature of adaptation features. They work in...
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Identifying Quincy's Birds

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners compare a variety or bird characteristics. They identify and classify birds within their local area. Students investigate how to examine and scrutinize differences in features of organisms and understand variation in the...
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Window Gardens

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use a plastic sandwich bag containing a damp paper towel taped to a window as a model system to observe the germination and early growth of radish seeds. They are challenged to pose a question about seed germination and...
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Coastal Geology and Geomorphology

For Students 9th - 12th
In this coastal geology worksheet, students use Google Earth to locate and identify different types of landforms and phenomena that occur along a coast. This worksheet has 2 short answer questions.
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Coastal Geology and Geomorphology

For Students 9th - 12th
In this coastal geology activity, students use Google Earth to locate the Oregon coastline. Students then complete 6 short answer questions based on coastal geology.
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Case of the Threespine Stickleback

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine why some freshwater populations of stickleback fish.  In this macroevolution instructional activity students read a study packet then answer questions. 
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Do you see what I see?

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Pupils examine the importance of making and recording observations and accurately describing an object.  In this biology lesson students work in groups and report to the class what they learned.
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Mammals

For Students 5th - 10th
In this mammals worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about mammals to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 8 questions total.
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Bacteria Crossword Puzzle

For Students 9th - 12th
In this biology instructional activity, students complete a crossword puzzle with 42 questions about bacteria. They identify the different characteristics of bacteria.
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Coral Reef Ecology

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore coral life cycles. In this coral ecosystems lesson plan, students view videos explaining the life cycle of coral, including examples of sexual and asexual reproduction. Students read a related article cooperatively in...
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Natural Selection: Exploring the 'Ohi'a Common Garden

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine natural variation by visiting the Ohi'a Common Garden in Volcano, Hawaii. In this natural selection lesson, 7th graders study background information about phenotypes, genotypes, and phenotypic plasticity before...
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Taxonomy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners complete a short quiz reviewing classification. In groups, they create their own family trees and discuss who is related to whom and are introduced to phylogenies in genetics. To end the instructional activity, they take notes...
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Arsenic and Human Health

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders concentrate on arsenic poisoning as an example of the connections among health, geography, and geology as they develop a persuasive presentation about the dangers of arsenic in the drinking water, targeting a specific...
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The "Nuts and Bolts" of Taxonomy and Classification

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students develop classification scheme that meets the established rules of the Linnaean system. They write one page essay on classification choices.
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Anolis Lizards of the Greater Antilles

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students "take a trip" to the Greater Antilles to observethe Anolis lizards. They study the body structures and habitat of different species, then plot this data on a map to look for patterns in their distribution. From the patterns they...

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