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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Touch and Abstinence

For Teachers 9th - 10th
FLASH has put together another good lesson about touch and abstinence. Humans need human touch, yet many confuse this need for touch, and their desire for sex. Discuss the four types of touch with your health or teen issues class. There...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Asexual versus Sexual Reproduction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore reproduction. They research organisms and groups of organisms to determine whether they reproduce sexually or asexually. In addition, they determine the organism's habitat.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

THE EMBRYO GAME

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners develop a game similar to BINGO. They compare the reproduction and embryo development of different organisms while initiating group and cooperative learning. They constuct cards from vocabulary words.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Is It A Crime To Be Gay?

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students stage a parliamentary committee hearing in the newly independent Eastern European country of Boldovistan. Role playing characters with differing attitudes towards homosexuality, students testify on legislation to abolish laws...
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Website
Other

University Freiburg, Germany: The Seed Biology Place

For Students 9th - 10th
Providing advanced information on seed anatomy and structure, this site from a German University offers many illustrations, descriptions, and examples of seeds based on research taking place in the Gerhard Leubner lab. Topics covered...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Reproduction

For Students 6th - 9th
Read about the two types of reproduction: sexual and asexual. Review questions follow the module. [Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.]
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Red Queen

For Students 9th - 10th
An example of the Red Queen hypothesis, the sexual population of Mexican Poeciliid fish is able to keep up with a changing environment, while the asexual populations are not as successful. From Evolution: "Why Sex?" Video length: 4 min....
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Handout
Diffen

Diffen: Mitosis and Meiosis

For Students 6th - 9th
Find out about the basics of mitosis and meiosis with this comparison chart. Then read the article, study the diagrams, and watch the videos to go further into the subject.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Meiosis: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
Try this five question, self-checking quiz over the process of meiosis.
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Website
US Department of Labor

U.s. Department of Labor: Women's Bureau

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the U.S. Department of Labor is devoted to helping working women get the most out of their careers. It includes statistics, news programs, and a directory of resources.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Bright as the Sun

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about sunflowers. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Living Things Reproduce

For Students 5th - 9th
Find out about the two main types of reproduction: these include sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Pumpkins

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson students will be involved in hands-on discovery activities using pumpkins and pumpkin seeds. They will compare the size and weight of their pumpkins. They will also have an opportunity to taste pumpkin seeds. Students...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 2.22 Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the different ways that animals and plants reproduce.