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SeaWorld: Education, Entertainment, or Exploitation?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss SeaWorld, research marine animal biology, investigate one animal currently collected by SeaWorld, and decide whether they oppose or support SeaWorld's collection policy. Students then gather information relating to...
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Darwin's Obituary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze an obituary written for Charles Darwin. They are already familiar with Darwin and the theory of evolution. This is an introduction to evolution, or in fact, an introduction to biology.
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And Just How DO You Kill A Weed?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explain chemical, cultural and biological weed control methods. They design and conduct an experiment to simulate a weed control method and explore various ways to prevent weed dispersal.
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The Census of Marine Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explain diversity and abundance in marine life. In this oceanic biology lesson, students collect information for various geographical areas to collect a census of marine life.
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Ah Choo!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars compare bacteria to viruses to find the differences. In this biology lesson plan, students research viruses they have been inoculated against, using the Internet. Young scholars complete a graphic organizer of their...
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Now you see it....Now you Don't

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate the biodegrading process of packing peanuts. In this biological process activity, students conduct an experiment to see how quickly packing peanuts biodegrade. Students check the process each day and record their...
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Reduced Fare

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discover the relationship between tectonic plate boundaries and the communities of life that thrive at such boundaries. For this biology lesson, students find that methane from oxidized carbon in sediments provides...
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Natural Resource Management Course Outline

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Gain skills in ecosystem evaluation including chemical, biological, and physical qualities. Students write a report on a local ecosystem.
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Co-evolution of Plants and Pollinators

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore biological evolution and natural selection and its evolutionary consequences. They also explore how organisms are interdependent on one another.
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Hot Food

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast photosynthesis and chemosynthesis as processes that provide energy to biological communities. They investigate the energy content of hydrocarbons used in coral communities.
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A Dog's Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars get a look into the life of dogs-from their origins and basic biology, through selective breeding, and into how dogs have become intricate parts of everyday life for many people worldwide.
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In Their Own Words

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch a video of people telling about their experiences with a mental illness. They compare and contrast the life stories they saw to reinforce how mental illnesses are biological illnesses that affect a person's thoughts,...
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Honesty and Ethics in the Science Lab

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars complete a variety of lab and discussion activities as they are introduced to ethics and honest lab practices. They perform various biology, chemistry, or physics labs which test their ethical lab practices.
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Sharks in Decline

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate common fishing methods used to capture sharks. They decide why these methods and the shark's reproductive biology are contributing to the quick reduction in the shark population.
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1928 Flu

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students state the some diseases are the result of infection. They describe the risks associated with biological hazards, such as viruses. Pupils name ways that infectious disease can be prevented, controlled, or cured. Students...
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The Physiological and Psychological Development of the Adolescent

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the life of a teenager from their own perspective and an adult's. In groups, they focus on the biological changes and how they are different in a girl and a boy. Individually, they write a paper about these changes and...
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Genetic Engineering of Crop Plants

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore genetic engineering and it biological and ethical implications. By conducting experiments with genetically engineered corn and plain corn they determine the difference in taste. Students also discover the effects of...
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What is the Evidence for Evolution?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work in teams in this Webquest, to conduct research on selected Web sites and then report their findings. In this Evolution WebQuest, specialists (students) gather evidence from the fields of paleontology, anatomy and...
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Virtual Earthquake

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students visit a website that features online interactive geology and biology simulations. They observe and estimate the amplitude of the largest wave and transfer the information to a nomogram. Based on the nomogram students will...
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Gallery Walk Questions about Energy and Material Cycles

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students state the physical, chemical or biological processes associated with these environments: Pelagic ocean zone, California coat Cave, Indiana Barrier island beach, North Carolina Sand dune, Dunes National Park, Colorado Wetland and...
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Sequencing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students gather information about gene sequencing. In this biology lesson, students use the Internet to access information about gene sequencing, then work in pairs to read and record a gene sequence. Lesson includes extension activities.
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Stereoisomers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate stereoisomers using models that can be rotated and manipulated. In this stereoisomers lesson plan, students try to make models of molecules look alike by rotating the bonds. Using a mirror, the teacher demonstrates...
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Sheep Heart Dissection

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine a sheep heart. For this biology lesson, 5th graders dissect a sheep heart to identify the parts of a heart including the aorta, valve, septum, and ventricle.
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Terrific Tastebuds

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students investigate the four taste regions of the tongue. In this biology lesson plan, students view a diagram of a tongue and identify the four regions. Students perform a taste test with lemons, sugar, and crackers.

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