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Who is the Sea Otter Related to?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the genetic relationships of different organisms. In groups, they discover the importance of genes and how different amino acids show various evolutionary relationships. They use an online database to continue their...
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Studying Plant Development Through Metabolic Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A hands-on activity which allows students to learn about cellular respiration. This lesson contains a range of investigations testing the rates of cellular respiration to demonstrate the relationship between metabolic rates of...
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Pollen Tube Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers demonstrate the proper usage of the compound and dissecting microscopes. They identify the parts of a flower and the functions of the flower parts. Students describe the process of gamete formation and fertilization in a...
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The Beaks of the Finches

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students become birds and are given "beak-types". After completing the simulation, students relate results to adaptations and natural selection. Extensions of the simulation allow for comparative results and include population genetics.
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DNA Extraction Lab

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students extract DNA and test for its presence from unroasted (raw) wheat germ using a prescribed procedure. They modify the procedure to provide a less expensive, easier method. They also extract DNA from different available plant,...
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The Genetic Diagnosis of Cancer: The Questions Continue to Multiply

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers review the basic concepts of genetics, such as Mendelian inheritance and pedigree construction and analysis. They use an activity that uses recent findings in cancer genetics to present. Students use a pedigree in a...
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Micro-Ecosystems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create a sustainable, self-contained ecosystem in a ten-gallon aquarium.
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Enzyme Reaction Rates Using Toothpicks

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students pretend to be enzyme that breaks toothpicks in timed intervals. They complete calculations to determine how many toothpicks are broken per second to determine the rate of reaction of the enzyme.
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Biodiesel: An Alternative Fuel Source

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore the advances that are being made in alternative fuels.In this biodiesel lesson students evaluate different petroleum and alternative fuels.
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Cell Organelles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students analyze the structure and function of various cell organelles.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The Making of the Fittest: The Birth and Death of Genes

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Adaptations must be made as environments change. This fabulous presentation features Icelandic icefish, a transparent, scaleless specimen that even has colorless blood. Genetics and adaptations concepts are explored as scientists study...
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Dead Zones: Why Are the Waters Dying?

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners investigate the effects of pollution on marine ecosystems. They read and discuss an article, identify the effects of pollution on marine life, conduct research on local nutrient pollution, and conduct local water quality studies.
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Alabama Department of Archives and History

The Wrong Side of History: How One Group Justified Its Opposition on the Freedom Riders and Civil Rights for African Americans

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Designed as a supplement to the study of the Freedom Riders, this resource uses primary sources to reveal the views of those who opposed the Freedom Riders. After careful study of the arguments presented by the members of the Montgomery...
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Cornell University

Too Much of a Good Thing?

For Students 4th - 5th
Continuing their study of beneficial insects, young entomologists discover where in the world some of these bugs are. By labeling, coloring, and using the scale on a map, pupils explore the territories and arrival of the Asian lady...
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Kenan Fellows

Applying Linear Regression to Marathon Data

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
It's not a sprint, it's a marathon! Statistic concepts take time to develop and understand. A guided activity provides an opportunity for individuals to practice their linear regression techniques in spreadsheet software. The activity...
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Kenan Fellows

Using Motion Sensors to Explore Graph Sketching

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Get moving to a better understanding of graphs of derivatives. Using motion sensors, scholars vary their velocities to create graphs of the first derivative of a function. The activity challenges groups to first create a script of the...
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Kenan Fellows

Man vs. Beast: Approximating Derivatives using Human and Animal Movement

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
What does dropping a ball look like as a graph? An engaging activity asks learners to record a video of dropping a ball and uploading the video to software for analysis. They compare the position of the ball to time and calculate the...
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Development of I.Q. and the Degree of Relatedness

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Studnets, in groups, analyze data regarding genetic and nongenetic relationships of I.Q. They make observations and discuss correlations from a diagram. Cooperative learning teams discuss a given set of questions and present information...
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Aerospace Engineering

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students explore oil field applications of Shape Memory Alloys.  In this engineering lesson students divide into groups and research mini research applications then complete a project. 
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Spermatogenesis versus Oogenesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers compare and contrast the processes of spermatogenesis and oogenesis. This lesson uses the KWL+ strategy to promote reading. The + used here is the Venn diagram.
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Genes: The Building Blocks of Life

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students examine various topics on genetics. Students explore the Internet to gather information on genetic testing, genetically engineered food, forensics, DNA and cloning. They research and determine the best way to fund each of the...
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A Cell Is Like A City

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create analogies that help them remember the cell parts as well as their respective functions.
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Ethics? In High School?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate ethical decision making; to explain the difference between the processes used to discuss the dilemma vs. the decision.
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Diffusion & Osmosis with Data Analysis

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students explore principles governing diffusion and osmosis. Students perform a dialysis tubing experiment. They obtain core samples of potato in varying concentrations of sugar-water to measure water potential of the potato cells....

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