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West Virginia University Ext.: Fencing for Deer [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The critical points in constructing a high tensile fence. Including what to look for, what to do and what not to do.
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Graphic
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Disease Transmission by Arthropods

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of diseases caused by arthropods and methods developed to stop the spread of these diseases.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Dealing With Anger

For Students 3rd - 5th
What happens when you feel angry? Do you throw things? Yell? Stomp your feet? Anger is an emotion that we all feel, but we deal with it in different ways. If you would like some ideas on ways to handle your anger, or how to tell if...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Science Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the scientific experimental design.
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Activity
American Chemical Society

Inquiry in Action: Crushing Test

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lab activity will have students crushing crystals to learn about variables and the importance of controlling those variables. Lab activity includes student and teacher instructions.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How Cancer Cells Grow and Divide

For Students 9th - 10th
This animation from NOVA: "Battle in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer" describes how oncogenes cause cancer and how cancerous cells can spread throughout the body.
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Vision Learning

Visionlearning: Data: Statistics in Science

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of how statistics allows scientist to explore the degree of uncertainty that accompanies conclusions that are based on data collected during experimentation and research.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cars

For Students 9th - 10th
Cars shows a car speeding away up a street and asks students to respond to the question, Do you ever feel unsafe and out of control when someone else is driving?
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Interactive
Physics Games

Physics Games: Bubble Quod

For Students 3rd - 8th
You're in a bubble and that pointy thing in each level is your only ticket to freedom. Don't let any obstacles stand in your way!
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Brain Parasites Change Their Host's Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
The biggest challenge in a parasite's life is to move from one host to another. Intriguingly, many parasites have evolved the ability to manipulate the behavior of their hosts to improve their own survival- sometimes even by direct brain...
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Handout
Other

Sociology Guide: Questions on Social Stratification

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This quick snapshot of social stratification includes twelve popular questions with corresponding explanations on the topic.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Independent/dependent Variables: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain the difference between independent and dependent variables. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Independent/Dependent Variables."
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Independent/dependent Variables: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain the difference between independent and dependent variables. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Independent/Dependent Variables."
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eBook
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Trp Operon

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how the trp repressor controls gene expression. Find out about feedback inhibition and attenuation.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rocket Me Into Space

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
One of the exciting challenges for engineers is the idea of exploration. This lesson looks more closely at Spaceman Rohan, Spacewoman Tess, their daughter Maya, and their challenges with getting to space, setting up satellites, and...
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Handout
Other

Chapter 2: The Social Leverage in Active Hand Gestures

For Students 9th - 10th
This chapter, from the Westside Toastmasters, gives a detailed explanation of how to use handshakes to communicate.
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Handout
OpenStax

Open Stax: Introduction to Sociology: Theoretical Perspectives on Deviance

For Students 9th - 10th
Why does social deviance occur? Read about three theories that are grouped according to the three major sociological paradigms: functionalism, symbolic interactionism, and conflict theory.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Statistics: Reducing Bias in Sampling

For Students 11th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept introduces students to methods for reducing bias.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Scientific Experiments

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Experiments, experimental variables, and experimental controls are discussed.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Biological Foundations/scientific Method Quiz

For Students 6th - 8th
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over biology concepts and the scientific method, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Arboviral Encephalitides

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource describes several different kinds of encephalitis in detail.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Collecting Data From Experiments: Experiment Techniques

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This Concept introduces students to good design for statistical studies or experiments.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Themes: Man vs. Nature: Who's in Control: Man or Nature?

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "Who's in control: man or nature?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

For Students 9th - 10th
A coup by religious extremists helps to establish the sexually-oppressive, dystopian Republic of Gilead. Offred, a Handmaid, struggles with her role as a reproductive servant to the elite. Selected (8) reading passages (grades 9-11) to...