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What Does Life Look Like Under a Microscope?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars discover cells make up all living things. In this life science instructional activity, students investigate living organisms and the cells that create them. Finally the young scholars create a testable question, conduct an...
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It's Just a Phase They're Going Through!

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students write about the stages of mitosis. Students prepare an onion slide and examine the cell.Students draw about the stages they see.
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Micro-Organisms

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate microscopic life by viewing video clips.  In this organisms lesson plan, students view photographs and video clips on the internet of micro-organisms and discuss the harms and benefits of the creatures. ...
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Creating a Universally Designed Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students investigate plant cells. In this multiple intelligences lesson, students engage in a variety of activities to foster an understanding of plant cells and how they work. Students read, write, observe, and role-play parts and...
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Comparing Microscopic Organisms in Fresh and Polluted Water: An Invitation To Inquiry

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students have the opportunity to develop and formulate ideas and explanations through the scientific standard of inquiry. They identify organisms by using an identification key for specific aquatic geographical area.
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Science: Bees: An Interdisciplinary Approach

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate the world of bees and describe their characteristics. by identifying the bees' parts, they demonstrate how these parts function. In the lab, students dissect bees and view the various parts under microscopes. ...
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Who Has Hair?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore similarities and differences. For this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students read literature and participate in activities that features mammals and their hair. Students learn that they share things in common while we are...
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How Diverse is That?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Compare various types of biological diversity in a coral reef and calculate a numeric indicator that describes the diversity found in coral communities. Your class can work in groups to look at the abundance and distribution data of...
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Science and Art Museum

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Imagine each one of your learners on task and interested in scientific material. Learners investigate science related art by creating a small museum! Using digital cameras, pupils photograph different scientific actions that look...
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Cell Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate cells. They discover what cells are, where they are found, what they do and what they are made of. They construct a giant cell that is posted on the bulletin board.
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Digestible Computers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the pros and cons of 'embedded computing' in the field of medicine. They invent and describe a computer that would be embedded in an individual to improve their education or school and write essays critiquing their...
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Introduction to Ocean Grazers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore biology by creating a poster with classmates. In this oceanography instructional activity, students identify the importance of coral reefs to the ocean's ecology and examine a food web of ocean animals. Students define a...
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Let's Learn About Lettuce

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners learn more about lettuce. In this agriculture lesson plan, students listen to their instructor lecture about the history of lettuce. Learners then participate in an activity that requires them to compare and contrast iceberg...
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Interdisciplinary Approach to Investigating Popcorn

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students conduct a lab experiment using the scientific method. In this interdisciplinary lesson plan, students will test the difference in popping white and yellow corn. Students will write their lab report in their science, math,...