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The Heart

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the structures in the heart and follow the path of blood through the heart and lung. They copy the Fill-in-the blank notes from the colored folders that are located at the stations throught the room. Students are...
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Frogguts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students comprehend the basic anatomy of the frog and prepare themselves for dissection. They work through the virtual dissection. Students complete the worksheet and begin to assemble the frog skeleton. They are assigned frog...
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Drawing Birds

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss what they know about birds and share picture books. They read text on the page and discuss the question and draw the flying bird on their paper by having them look at the color drawing of the bird.
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Trail of the Cougar

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine cougar behavior, habitat, social organization, efforts to support their survival and the threats to it. They create posters to present information about cougars.
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How Does Climate Influence Civilization

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars demonstrate their knowledge of the Earth's systems.  In this climate lesson students identify the climate of a chosen area and the effects it has on the lifestyles of those living there. 
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Celebration and Satire

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast different perspectives of the French Revolution. In this visual arts lesson, students discuss the use of satire and caricature in history and create satirical cartoons based on contemporary issues.
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Threads

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students group observed data, filtering from all their observations the similarities between burring threads. In the second part they make a comparison of a chosen attribute between the two threads.
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Historical Success Stories: Banneker, Blackwell, Drew, and Faraday

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate how all races and religions have contributed to US history by looking at the scientists Elizabeth Blackwell, Benjamin Banneker, Charles Drew, and Michael Faraday. They research these scientists individually and...
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Africa

For Teachers K
Students complete various activities related to the continent of Africa. They label and color a map of Africa, sing the Continent Song, view pictures and discuss animals of Africa, listen to the book "Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile,"...
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The Human Organism

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils identify their feelings and learn constructive ways of handling conflict. In this feelings and conflict lesson, students read a story about conflict and identify ways to understand emotions and resolve conflict.
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A Journey Through Time!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover more about conducting genealogical research on the challenges that their ancestors and others experienced during their immigration to Canada and their migration within Canada. They engage in a variety of creative...
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The Farmer Cares for the Land

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify cause and effect relationships in issues relating to agriculture and the environment.
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"Approaching Walden: From Emerson to Thoreau"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine selected local leaves in greater detail in the classroom by using more analytical drawing techniques. They use Thoreau's drawing of a Scarlett Oak as their model. Students choose a leave from a box of leaves removed...
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Orca Search

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students conduct a variety of research activities to widen their knowledge about Orca Whales. They compile their research into a paper.
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Introducting the Concept of Medical Ecology

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the effects of the breakout of the West Nile Virus. They make predictions on its origin. They develop and present an action plan to stop the virus from spreading.
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Using Hyperstudio To Introduce Dinosuars

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils access this multimedia program as an introduction to dinosaurs. The program will provide information regarding the classification of several dinosaurs. They view the multimedia program to develop background information for their...
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Where Do Animals Come From?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners use library search engines to research an animal and its origin. In this animal research lesson plan, students research their assigned animal using ProQuest. Learners then find the country of origin of the animal using a library...
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Animal Adaptations to Various Environments

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine animal adaptatations for various animals and different environments throughout the year. They use the Internet to research these environments and apply them to the animals.
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Water, Water, Everywhere!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students become aware of the important role the ocean plays in our lives. Students will gain general knowledge about the ocean by reading information on the Internet. They discover the weather events generated by ocean conditions.
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Bat Facts

For Teachers 3rd
Student's demonstrate an understanding of basic facts about bats by creating a picture representation of bats in their habitat describing information they learned. The lesson is especially favorable for visual learners.
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Exploring Bats

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a graphic organizer about bats in cooperative groups. The graphic organizer is used to illustrate the information that has been researched. The specific graphic organizer is the KWL.
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Geologist and Core Sampling

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe a cupcake and attempt to answer each question on the observation page. They write three sentences that explains how a geologist takes core samples of the earth's surface. Students make sketches and write...
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Sampling Variation in a Natural Population

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students examine the phenotypic variation within a natural population of a single species. They collect data on the species and analyze the data using statistical/spreadsheet software. Students interpret their results and present their...
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Have Fun With Technical Report Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use Clarisworks Word Processing and Spreadsheet, Quick-Take Camera and Software, and produce a publishable technical paper.