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Parts of a Tree

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners identify four parts of trees. In this plant biology lesson, students read the book Trees and conduct Internet research to identify the parts of the tree. Learners take notes from each website and complete an included worksheet.
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Make a Model of a Tree

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify the parts of a tree. In this tree biology lesson, students create a tree model using tree parts and drawing the roots. Students label each part of the tree and maintain a tree journal during this unit.
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Extraction of DNA from White Onion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct lab test with minced onion to determine where chromosonal DNA is located within the cell, and whether or not it can be extracted.
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Echolocation Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore echolocation of animals. They examine how dolphins and other echolocating animals use their senses to locate and identify objects without using their sense of sight. Through experimentation, they discover how sound waves...
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Biology Research Assignment

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students become aware of and develop an appreciation for science in the world around us.
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A Lab Demonstration: Three dimensional view of soft internal structures of bony material

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss the structures of a bone and observe a demonstration of bony materials.
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Transcription and Translation Lab Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate DNA strands. They study the sequence to determine if it is DNA or RNA and write the mRNA nucleotide sequence. After stringing the beads together to create the mRNA sequence they translate it into an amino acid...
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Oat Seed Lab: A Model Scientific Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate seed germination. In this lesson on scientific prediction, students conduct a scientific experiment using oat seeds.
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Half Life Lab

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders model radioactive decay using pennies, collect data from their model, apply scientific visualization techniques to their data and create animated models explaining the concept of radioactive half-life.
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Investigate Science Using Crayfish

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scientists discover the importance of scientific investigation by observing live crayfish. They carefully observe the patterns of crayfish in different environments. Then they discuss their conclusions and define what all living...
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Are You Gellin

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students conduct an investigation of differentiating between different types of DNA. This is done with a simulation activity of being a scientist in charge of selling different sets of DNA for research which requires different...
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Catalase: A Bioinformatics Case Study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils investigate the physical structure of a protein by using a computer simulation tool. They record its primary amino acid structure while viewing it in three dimensions for a better visual recognition. There is also a comparison to...
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Physiological Adaptations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concepts of genetics and how it is tied to the variations found within different species and how it is tied to adaptations. They review the theory of evolution and factors found to help create variation. The...
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The Heart Stopper

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Use the pump from a spray bottle to drive a model of the heart in action! In addition to modeling the function of the heart and blood vessels, aspiring anatomists also simulate arterial blockage. They compare the effects of increased...
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NASA

Consumers Get Energy From Other Living Things

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
How do plants and animals get their food? Learn about where energy comes from, how animals store energy, and aerobic respiration, in a lesson that allows scholars to diagram energy flows. 
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The Effect of Natural Selection on Genes, Traits and Individuals

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Rotating through five stations, evolutionary biologists explore the question of how changes in DNA facilitate the changes in a population over time. High-quality, colorful cards of animals, skeletons, skulls, and DNA sequences can all be...
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Nanofiltration

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How can everyone in the world have access to clean drinking water? Throughout the lesson, learners read about and listen to how water is filtered, what the filtration process removes, and  the best ways to filter. They explore the...
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Pasta Genetics

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Four different-shaped and dyed pasta types represent four different alleles. Following a guide sheet, young geneticists practice randomly selecting alleles and discover the traits of the resulting offspring. This is a fun and solid...
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Teen Driving: Skills, Responsibilities and Reactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
As an introduction to the skills required for and responsibilities of driving, pre-teens and teens engage in a series of activities, chart their response times, and analyze how variables effect these reaction times. Class groups use the...
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Taxonomic Keys

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create their own dichotomous key. In this biology lesson, 7th graders classify animals based on their observable features. They explain how to use their dichotomous key.
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Natural Selection in Action

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students demonstrate natural selection through a lab activity. In this biology instructional activity, students explain how natural selection leads to speciation. They complete their lab report and discuss results in class.
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Consider the Issues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners develop and express opinions on personal and societal issues in biology through journal entries (written and other forms), oral position statements and group discussions.
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What Happens When A Cell Divides?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the cycle of mitosis. In this biology lesson plan, students discuss the different stages of mitosis through cell reproduction. They further their investigation through laboratory analysis.
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Cell Reproduction and Inheritance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils determine their inherited characteristics from their parents. In this biology lesson, students study the life of Mendel using an interactive website. They differentiate dominant and recessive characteristics.

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