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Northwestern Mutual: Longevity Game

For Students 9th - 10th
This game gives you a peek into your future by identifying the factors that can lead to a healthier, more productive life. Through the game, you gain insight into your daily lifestyle-plus receive tips on how you can make some positive...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Never Say Die: Use It or Lose It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the affect of the aging process on memory, and conduct experiments to test your short-term, or working, memory.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Never Say Die: How to Make a Nose

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate breakthroughs in stem cell research, and explore the structure and function of a DNA molecule. Create a model of a DNA from tagboard.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Never Say Die: Wisdom of the Worms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore scientific research in gene mapping, and discover the way genes regulate aging in people. View actual DNA after isolating it from onion cells.
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Europa: Espana

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a map of Spain in Spanish, with informational data also presented in Spanish about the country. Land mass, population, life expectancy, literacy, industry, agriculture, minerals, and resources are among the topics...
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Kqed: The Lowdown: Life Expectancy: Finding Ratio Relationships

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive map, learn how life expectancy, obesity, hypertension, and physical activity rates have changed dramatically throughout the United States over the last three decades.