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Who's Hungry?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students research the importance of a healthy diet and the world's nutrition. In this health and diet lesson, students discuss the foods animals and people eat. Students discuss the food chain and create a food chain. Students create a...
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Making a Human Tree

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners explore botany by defining the anatomy of a tree. In this environmental exploration activity, students research plant vocabulary terms and discuss the uses of each word. Learners create a "human" tree by role-playing as one of...
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Consider the Issues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers develop and express opinions on personal and societal issues in biology through journal entries (written and other forms), oral position statements and group discussions.
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Secrets of the Ocean Realm - In the School "Star Gardens"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students learn to use a tide table in plotting tidal curves and create a tide calendar by plotting a month-long tidal curve on an ordinary pictorial calendar.
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Going for the Green

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils use satellite imagery to obtain information on chlorophyll concentration at selected locations in the Earth's oceans.Students explain the relationship between chlorophyll concentration and primary production.Studen
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Ring Detectives

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students describe the overall flow of the Gulf Stream, and explain how it affects biological communities in the North Atlantic Ocean.Students describe Gulf Stream rings, and explain how they are formed.Students be abl
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Who's Your Neighbor?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers recognize and identify some of the fauna groups found in deep-sea coral reef communities. They describe common feeding strategies used by benthic animals in deep-sea coral reef communities.Students be able
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What are Hunger and Malnutrition and Who are the Hungry?: Food, Ethics, Global Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explain the consequences of hunger and malnutrition, to know the magnitude of hunger in the world today and to know who is hungry and malnourished in the world.
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Paper, Microorganisms, and Biocides

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students study the paper making process and discuss the implications of recycling paper. Students conduct a lab to determine if microorganisms are present in different solutions used in the papermaking process today.
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Changing unhealthy eating habits

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the elements of a balanced diet, then compile a daily diet and exercise log to assess their lifestyles and improve them if applicable. They recognize and explain the importance of proper nutrition practices.
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Land Use and Nitrogen

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students consider the effects of development on water quality. They test nitrogen levels in waters before and after development, investigate wastewater treatment options and research best management practices to reduce nitrogen loads.
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Photography and Composition

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the techniques and principles of photographic composition using various scientific tools such as a camera, a digital computer scanner, and a computer.
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From Seed to Plant

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students adopt seeds, recording their observations as they draw their seeds, germinate them, and plant their seedlings using the hydroponic method. Students maintain journals recording their germination experiments.
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An Investigation into Effects of Rhizobium Soil Bacteria on Nitrogen Availability

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify the control and the variables in the experiment. They describe the growth of plants with and without nitrogen fixing bacteria, then name the bacterium responsible for making nitrogen available to the plant.
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Growing Plants with Worm Castings

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students test worm castings for content and use them to grow seeds. They hypothesize which castings best sustain seed growth. They observe growing plants to test their hypotheses. Later they graph their data.
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Have You had Your *5 a Day*?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine *5 a Day* Dole program to reinforce facts learned about nutrition.
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Termite Trails

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students observe the behavior of termites and draw conclusions about their behavior. They record data as to termite behavior and recognize elements in the experimental design which must include a hypothesis.
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Classifying Space Food

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students write a written summary of what they have learned about the astronaut nutritional diet in comparison with their own diet habits.
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Nutritionist for Hire

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders role play that they are nutritionists devising a healthy dietary plan that focuses on the client's needs.
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What Goes in Must Come Out

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars monitor their calorie intake and energy expenditure. They keep track of daily data in a journal and assess and adjust their diets as appropriate.
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Can Bacteria Arise from Non-living Things?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, determine whether bacteria arises from non-living things,
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Teaching Modeling Water Quality

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the basics of interpreting RUSS temperature and oxygen profile data. They are introduced to the Geographic Information Systems (GIS), particularly with respect to interpreting maps.
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Teaching about Rain Storms, Land Use, and Lake Turbidity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the impacts of major rainfall and subsequent runoff on turbidity in lakes. They, in groups, develop a presentation of their research and/or write a paper summarizing their investigation.
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Water Quality and Nitrates & Phosphates

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine the effects of nitrates and phosphates on the dissolved oxygen levels in different water sources. In this series of 3 lessons, they consider the reasons for nitrate and phosphate level increases and their effects on...

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