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Photosynthesis Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 7th
You can teach students about the importance of plants and the process of photosynthesis with motivating lesson plans. Follow along and find out how one science teacher uses experiments, stories, and her love of plants to get kids excited...
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Making Variables More Concrete

For Teachers 8th - 10th
When teaching about the different types of variables, practice is the key.
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Mirroring Emotions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Do you ever give your class the "teacher look"? Without saying a word, they become silent and engaged (hopefully). How do they know what you're thinking? Explore the concept of nonverbal communication and how it relates to our...
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The Electromagnetic Spectrum

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Did you realize the visible light spectrum is less than three percent of the electromagnetic spectrum? A hands-onlesson includes five activities and experiments for scholars to explore and discover many advanced science concepts. They...
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MLK Letter From Birmingham Jail Analysis

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Designed as a PowerPoint presentation for AP English class, this resource provides a detailed analysis of the content, format, and purpose of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s “Letter from the Birmingham Jail.” Because much of the...
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Osmosis and Diffusion Lab: Honey I Blew Up the Bear

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Beginning biologists explore passive transport through two demonstrations and a hands-on inquiry. Spray air freshener from one spot in the classroom and have class members raise their hands as the scent reaches them. Also, place a teabag...
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Diversity of Life

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students identify the difference between eukaryote and prokaryotes and examine the structure of bacteria.  In this bacteria lesson students examine the different ways that bacteria are classified through an activity. 
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Plant Parts

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify plant parts by using different classification methods. For this plant lesson students observe and draw different types of leaves then classify them according to species.
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Born of Blood

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners define attributes of human chromosomes and match them to make a human karyotype.  In this investigative lesson students demonstrate how traits are encoded in genes found on chromosomes. 
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Born of Blood: Inheritance of Blood Types

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners examine inheritance of blood types.  In the chromosome lesson plan, students create a model of chromosome and predict the blood type of offspring.
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The Way a Tree Works

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore nature by conducting botany experiments. In this plant life lesson, students define the necessary resources for a plant to thrive on our planet while defining scientific vocabulary terms. Students utilize different plant...
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Population Models and Qualitative Analysis, Part 2

For Students Higher Ed
In this population model learning exercise, students explore models of population growth using the Gompertz growth model and the exponential growth model. They sketch a graph of the slope function and determine possible solutions over...
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DNA AND PROTEIN SYNTHESIS IN THE CELL

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the structure of DNA and the process of DNA replication, describe the process of protein synthesis, recognize the importance of proteins in the human body, and look at how mutations affect protein synthesis.
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Respiration in Sammy's Cells

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars practice translating biological ideas into graphical representations and explore respiration in the context of an exercise session in this 50 minute lesson on aerobic and anaerobic respiration. The lesson includes a...
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Connection to Language Arts-The Structure of Medical Terminology

For Students 8th - 10th
In this structure of medical terminology worksheet, students read about Latin and Greek roots and match nine medical terms to their definitions using a table of defined prefixes, roots and suffixes.
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Tom's Terrible Weekend

For Students Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students complete a cloze activity by filling in each of twenty-eight blanks with a preposition. They answer seven comprehension questions. The learning exercise is intended for use with...
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Pass + Prepositions

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive grammar skills activity, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding the use of prepositions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Quiz 5B: Irregular Verbs Group 3

For Students 5th - 6th
In this verbs worksheet, students write the past tense of 12 irregular verbs. Students then complete 7 sentences by using the past form of those same verbs.
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Study of New York City

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read A Cricket in Times Square and examine the essence of living in New York City. They examine subway maps and other resources concerning NYC and then complete several writing activities about the city. They also create...
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Following Digestion of a Meal

For Students 5th - 12th
In this digestion worksheet, learners review the organs involved in the digestive process along with the function of these organs. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank, 8 short answer, and 7 matching questions.
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine transcripts of the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates and create a platform for each candidate in the 1858 Senate race.
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Let's Learn About Lettuce

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn more about lettuce. In this agriculture activity, students listen to their instructor lecture about the history of lettuce. Students then participate in an activity that requires them to compare and contrast iceberg...
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Plant Structure, Function and Growth

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Young scholars study three structures of a plant as well as their locations and functions.  In this botany lesson plan students complete several activities on plant organs and their functions.
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Pattern Using Unit Cells

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the pattern of the unit cell. In this science lesson, students color the unit cells on a worksheet and create a pattern using unit cells.