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Annual Skinner Box Rat Training Competition
Students explore animal behvior. Using Skinner boxes, they monitor and train rats to accomplish a set of tasks. They maintain a log of observations, task completions and data.
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Political Culture: A Self-Evaluation
Students explore the concept of popular culture. In this popular culture lesson plan, students take the provided survey on their opinions of political culture and beliefs. Students graph the survey results and discuss them.
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Whose Skeleton is in Your Closet?
Students analyze and measure parts of a model skeleton to determine sex, race, height and age. They produce a lab report from their inquiries.
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What a Waste
Students analyze components of garbage. They collect and sort a few days' worth of garbage. They chart the results of an investigation.
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The Value of Water
Students determine the amount of water used or misused daily in a home. They identify ways to conserve use of water. They discuss why water is essential for day-to-day living and how water contributes to the standard of living for...
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Genetic Engineering
Students are introduced to the concept of genetic engineering. In groups, they participate in a variety of experiments, in which they analyze the effect of chemicals on different substances. Using the internet, they research gossypol,...
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Henry Ford
Third graders study Henry Ford and his invention of the assembly line. They write about the differences between cars of the past and the cars they see in their community today. They take a fieldtrip to the Henry Ford Mansion.
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Boeing Bets That Faster is Better Than Bigger
In this ESL spelling and editing worksheet, students will focus on error correction and editing. Students will read a short passage correcting any spelling mistakes or omissions from the article.
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Digging, Smelting and Forging: But Why in Pennsylvania
Students examine the history of the iron industry in Pennsylvania. In this iron industry lesson plan, students learn about Israel Acrilius and his role in the iron industry. Students identify natural resources used in forging iron....
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Our Eye in the Sky: The TIROS Weather Satellite
Students investigate the political context of the creation of a weather satellite. For this technology and society lesson, students explore the historical, technological, and political context of the TIROS weather satellite. They write a...
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Magnetic Experiment
Third graders experiment with magnets. In this magnet experiment lesson, 3rd graders explore magnetic attraction and repulsion. Students rotate through four stations and investigate the properties of magnets.
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American Industry Growth
Eleventh graders explore the economic growth from 1878 to 1893. In this social studies instructional activity, 11th graders discuss how the improvements lead to an inequality in wealth and the problems that it caused.
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Product of the Future Activity
Learners predict what computers, games, or products be like in 2030. They think about and design futuristic products.
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Breaking News English: Animal Rights Road Kill Candy Victory
In this ESL reading comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to the passage, then complete a wide variety of warm-up activities, as well as before listening/reading, while listening/reading, after listening/reading, discussion,...
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Celebrating A Century of Flight
Young scholars investigate the Wright Brothers. They complete an online Webquest, explore various websites, use a flight simulator, answer discussion questions, and locate newspaper articles on the 100th anniversary of the Wright...
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WWW, Part 3: The Future
Students explore a variety of Internet sites provided to provide tools to speed up their net experiences. The instructional activity was originally written for librarians with little or no net experiences.
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What Do People Know About Radon?
Middle schoolers complete a survey about how much they know about radon. They calculate the mean scores for each question and graph them. They discuss the results as a class.
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What Do People Know About Radon?
Pupils complete and discuss a radon survery. They calculate the average for each question based on the response. They graph the responses and analyze the information.
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Seafood: For the Love of Fish
Students role play a scenario specific to decision making in seafood management and conservation. In this marine science instructional activity, students estimate seafood consumption in their state. They recommend new regulations for...
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ESL Spelling #14
In this ESL spelling worksheet, learners answer 10 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct spelling of words. A website reference is included for additional resources.
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Teach Engineering: Design Step 7: Improve and Redesign/manufacture a Product
As students learn more about the manufacturing process, they use what they learned from testing their designs in the previous activity to continue to improve and redesign. Students also have the opportunity to manufacture their final...
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Magnet Sales & Manufacturing: Permanent Magnet Design Guide
Very advanced information about permanent magnets and how they are constructed. Covers different functions they perform, the four classes of commercial magnets, how magnets are measured, design considerations, the B-H curve, calculations...
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals
An in-depth look at the technology involved in the pharmaceutical industry. Students work through interactive learning material, answering review questions along the way.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Electricians
Government guide provides information on training, employment and professional advancement for electricians.