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Transformation of E. coli with Antibiotic Resistance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils participate in an experiment in which they transform an E. coli cell. They discover how the genetic make-up of the cell can be changed by added foreign DNA. They answer questions to complete the lab.
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How Can We Extract Human DNA?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students perform an experiment in which they extract DNA samples from hair samples. They follow a set procedure to extract the DNA and complete summary questions.
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Is It Safe To Go In?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine acceptable levels of toxins in swimming areas. Working in groups of four, students dilute a salt or sugar solution to 1 part per 1,000,000 (ppm) solution. Students taste test their diluted liquids and record at which...
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Nuclear Transplants

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers model the removal of a cell nucleus and the insertion of an alternate control center. They define some of the challenges faced in this type of transplant procedure. Students discuss cloning.
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So you want to bake a turkey?

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students are given the directions on how to cook a turkey. They discuss where they should buy a turkey from. Students discuss the difference between fresh and frozen turkeys. They discuss what it means to defrost something.
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Hundred Number Chart

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this math worksheet, students examine a filled-in hundred number chart. Students discover number patterns and multiples while using this chart for any math purpose.
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Multiple Operations

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math activity, students solve the problems that involve multiple operations. They use the Order Of Operations for the ten questions.
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The Environment and Animals

For Students 7th
In this environment and animals worksheet, 7th graders match ten pictures with their actual titles, answer seven statements as true and false, and discuss six questions together.
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Solving time word problems

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this time activity, students solve word problems dealing with the concept of time. Students complete 12 time word problems.
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The Choking Dog: Critical Reading Exercise

For Students 7th - 9th
In this critical reading exercise, students read a selection entitled "The Choking Dog." Students answer ten multiple choice questions about the selection.
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ESL: "Going To"

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL "going to" activity, students choose the correct response/companion sentences to one given. Choices all have a form of "going to." Page has link to additional activities.
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Bacterial Transformation

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students explore DNA recombination. In this biology instructional activity, students observe the growth of microscopic species. They predict the phenotype of the transformed colonies.
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Breaking News English: Taking a Shower May be Bad for You

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Taking a Shower May be Bad for You," 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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Aquifers: Unlimited or Not

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers understand that an aquifer can become a non-renewable resource if it is not used wisely. Students do an experiment that recreates an aquifer in the classroom.
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The Water Dance

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students act like the changes in the four seasons by moving like water in each season.
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Nutrition Unit

For Teachers K
Students engage in a variety of activities designed to help them understand about the importance of good nutrition and eating healthy foods. The activities include playing food bingo, making a collage, designing posters, etc.
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How Sweat Glands Cool Your Body

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use water and rubbing alcohol to explain how sweat cools mammals' bodies. They write their findings in a journal. After a lecture/demo, students perform a simple experiment that demonstrates this phenomenae.
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Math in My World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders record in their journals the many ways in which mathematics is part of their world.
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Parasites: Our Tiny Companions

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students consider parasites that seek human hosts. They prepare nutrient agar plates and cultivate samples of bacteria taken from their own bodies. They experiment with disinfectants and soaps to determine which method kills the most...
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FACS:Economics Resources in a Paper Bag (Econ)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students demonstrate their knowledge of natural, human, and capitol resources by following the directions given in paper bags in groups.
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Important Rivers of the World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders become familiar with names of the different parts of a river, define and locate drainage basins, locate six of the continents and explore the major rivers on each one, conduct research on a river of their choice.
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Barnacles: Harder than Cement

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders watch the movements of the complex animal hidden inside the tiny barnacle shells. This lesson allows students to study the behavior, adaptation, and larval stage of the barnacle.
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Mystery of the Eleven Unknown Substances

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify eleven white substances that are commonly found in the household. They, in pairs, perform experiments on a variety of substances, and must identify them based on the reactions they observe.
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Teaching about Conductivity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore conductivity and productivity in aquatic systems.

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