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First Aid

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in first aid demonstrations. In this first aid lesson plan, the students answer questions and participate in demonstrations focusing on common household first aid conditions. The teacher poses first aid...
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The Search for Extraterrestrial Life

For Students 9th - 12th
In this extraterrestrial life worksheet, high schoolers review the different space craft used to explore space for existence of life beyond Earth. This worksheet has 8 matching and 5 unscramble words.
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Life Traps - Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students observe and discuss microbes.  In this microbes lesson plan students complete a lab activity where they grow microbes in petri dishes and discuss their findings. 
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Spud Smear

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study various samples of microorganisms in petri dishes. For this microorganism lesson, students place various samples of items in petri dishes and observe them after several days of incubation.
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Protection and Compassion

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate ways to protect themselves against AIDS while learning compassion for the those with the disease. In this HIV/AIDs lesson, students discuss ways to protect themselves against contacting the disease. Students discuss...
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ESL: Mustn't/Don't Have To

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ESL mustn't/don't have to worksheet, students correctly fill in blanks in sentences, choosing either "mustn't" or "don't have to," 20 sentences total.
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Antibiotic Resistance in E. coli

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the antibiotic resistance of bacteria. They design an experiment to test the resistance of different strands of E. coli. They answer discussion questions to end the lesson.
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Comparative Embryology Using Japanese Medaka Fish

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers conduct an experiment to control the breeding of Japanese Medaka fish. They collect the fertilized eggs and view and record the fish's embryological development daily to compare the stages to human development.
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Black Inventors: Lloyd Hall

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lloyd Hall was a pioneer in the field of food chemistry, preservation, and sterilization.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Now You're Cooking!

For Students 6th - 8th
Here is a project that uses direct solar power, gathering the sun's rays for heating and sterilizing water or cooking. It's a low-cost technology that seems to have everything going for it. Use this project to find out if it works, and...
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University of Hawai'i

Univ. Of Hawaii: The Effects of Gamma Rays on Mars Rocks

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Hawaii describes the results of experiments to use gamma rays to sterilize rocks from outer space.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that Listerine mouthwash was named after Joseph Lister? This Wikipedia encyclopedia reference gives an overview of the work and accomplishments of prominent physician, Joseph Lister (1827-1912 CE). Lister is credited with...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Radiation Treatment

For Students 9th - 10th
X-rays, gamma rays and beta particles are all used in medicine to treat internal organs. X-rays are produced by firing electrons at a metal target and gamma rays are emitted by the nucleus of radioactive atoms. Gamma rays are used to...
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Erskine Caldwell (1903 1987)

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed biography site includes a brief analysis of the writer's work, as well as a list of suggested readings.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Designing Insects

For Students 9th - 10th
Biologists are busy developing and testing insects that are "homemade" for a variety of reasons, but an example would be genetically modifying a mosquito to not carry a particular strain of malaria. There are pros and cons to these...
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PBS

Pbs Nova Teachers: The Most Dangerous Woman in America: Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Test the efficacy of different types of hand hygiene to stem the transmission of diseases by conducting an experiment using variables and a control group.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Guiteau Shot President Garfield

For Students 3rd - 8th
President James Garfield was shot, but it wasn't the bullet that killed him. Go to this Library of Congress to get more facts.
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Principia Cybernetica Project: Insect Societies

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the evolution of the caste differentiation in insect colonies.

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