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Drugs in Schools: Preventing Substance Abuse

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students evaluate substance abuse problems at their school and then create solutions for the problems.
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Designing a Flotation Strategy for the Purification of Recycling

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders work in teams to design a method of recycled plastics purification by flotation. They base their design on the concept that different kinds of plastics have different densities and keep overall costs and purification time...
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The Sexual Response System

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students in upper-level sex education/family living classes study and discuss the stages of sexual response. As a group, they discuss possible real-life scenarios and the myths and misconceptions which can affect the functioning of the...
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DNA Extraction From a Variety of Tissue Samples

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, working in cooperative groups, extract very impure samples of DNA from a number of tissue samples. They determine how the samples can be preserved and how they are similar.
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SEXUAL LIFE CYCLE DEVELOPMENT USING MONOCYSTIS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers perform a lab to becoe familar with scientific concepts. The skill of inquiry is essential and this lesson furthers its development. The intelligence of kinesthetics is used as learners perform the many aspects of this lab...
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Who Lives In The Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the environment of a stream or lake to collect and observe macroinvertebrates in their natural environment. They record data and summarize the information obtained. Students look to see if there has been any human...
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DNA Isolation

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Learners use scientific methods to investigate the concept of DNA. They observe the DNA of human cheek cells. This is done with the use of a lab experience. Students record their observations and reflect upon on how each organism is...
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Getting the Minerals Out

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the tissues of the bone. They discuss bone composition and physiology. Students perform experiments to compare and contrast the decalcifying properties of several liquids.
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How Clean Is Our Water?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine samples of water to determine its cleanliness. They visit a waste treatment plant and/or reservoir. Students explore what protects the water supply from contamination by chemical or organize pollution. They trace the...
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Cells and Cancer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students idenitfy that cancer is a growth of mutated cells and that cancer cells are only one type of cell that causes disease in our body. They also identify that all eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus, cytoskeleton, and a cell...
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The History of Ethanol in America

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore and examine the production of biofuels from the 1850's to the present. Included in their research is Henry Ford, ethanol, World War I and prohibition. They explain the importance of grains and grasses for the...
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The Practical English Dictionary

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students examine and use in writing and conversation this 47 page dictionary of common words. This is a word list with no meanings arranged in alphabetical order.
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Using Hazard Symbols

For Students 7th - 12th
In this hazards worksheet, students determine what the different hazard symbols mean and then match the symbols that would be found on specific chemicals. This worksheet has 1 matching and 3 short answer questions.
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Microorganism Multiplication

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders complete two experiments to learn about harmful and helpful microorganisms. In this microorganisms lesson, 7th graders read background information about fungi, yeast, and club fungi. Students then complete two experiments...
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DNA Extraction From Living Things

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students extract DNA from split peas. In this biology lesson plan, students hypothesize what DNA looks like and perform the experiment to verify their hypothesis. They explain the importance of DNA in living things.
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Breaking News English: Drinking Wine Can Rot Your Teeth

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English learning exercise, students read "Drinking Wine Can Rot Your Teeth," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Kate Moss Axed over Drug Scandal

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Kate Moss Axed over Drug Scandal," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The Secret Ballot - Voting in Australia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in classroom activities to develop an understanding of the secret ballot and the process of voting in Australia. Working in large and small groups they use the secret ballot and the various stages in an in-class...
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Making Embryo Sets

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars preserve embryos to study embryonic development from day 3 through 21.
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Bouncing Balls

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a polymer to demonstrate its properties and develop an awareness of the wide variety of uses for polymers.
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You Are Where You Live

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore where insects live and how they have adapted to their environment.
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Student Led Staff Development: A Teen's Definition of Crisis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research an area that is relavent to their age level that concerns them. They work together to create a presentation to give to the faculty. They must use technology in their presentations.
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Genetic Screening In The Workplace: Case Study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a small group discussion/role play of a specific case study concerning the use of genetic screening in the workplace.
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Dirty Worms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the functions of earthworms and their effect on soil. They conduct an earthworm dissection lab, and complete a checklist.

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