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Animals of the Fire Ice

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students study ice worms  and describe how they interact with other species.  In this methane hydrate lesson students study ice worms and hydrate shrimp to learn their behavior and can participate in an optional activity.
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Mystery of the Matching Marks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners view a Power Point and complete activities related to genetic evidence of human evolution. In this molecular evolution lesson, students view and discuss a provide presentation. They search for the "tell-tale telomere" and...
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Natural Inquirer Scientific Process Module

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students investigate the attributes of scientists. In this scientific process lesson, students participate in a classroom activity that requires them to describe the jobs of scientists. Students discuss their findings. 
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Radius, Diameter and Area

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students identify the radius and diameter of a circle. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the volume and area of a cylinder and circle. They relate the circumference of a circle to Pi.
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Unit Circle and Triangle

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students apply the Unit Circle to solve ratios of triangles. In this geometry lesson, students derive the different ratios of a triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem. They find the angles of a unit circle using a right triangle.
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Genetic Engineering

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the advantages and disadvantages of genetic engineering. In this genetics lesson students simulate the genetic engineering of a human insulin gene.
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Sequence Alignment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the uses of sequence alignment.  In this DNA activity students complete several experiments on sequencing and algorithms. 
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Enzymes

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students explore enzymes and what can inhibit and act as a catalyst for them.  In this enzymes lesson students complete experiments on enzyme properties.
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Genes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the history, inheritance and mutations of genetics.  In this genetic lesson students complete experiments on DNA sequences.
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Comparative Stream Quality

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine water quality on a nearby stream. They collect water samples and test for various factors, including any contamination from the treatment plant, and present their information in a Powerpoint presentation.
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Selecting Soil Organisms in Compost

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students conduct an experiment to demonstrate that many of the enzyme systems needed to break down society's wastes exist in nature among the decomposers in a compost pile. They culture compost bacteria on starch agar to examine the...
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Teaching Biotechnology With Models

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to biotechnology by using models. The teacher uses A Sourcebook of Biotechnology Activities, Rasmussen and Matheson project co directors. One of the activities in the book is: students use a scale models to very...
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Molecular Evolution in Plants

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine chlorophylls. They explore the absorbing pigments in a variety of plants. Through activities, students determine spectrophotometrically. They compare plant proteins from the family Brassicace to assess the level of...
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Student Investigation on the Immune System and Hemeagglutination

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study laboratory protocol for hemagglutination experiments.
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Lost Baby

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students simulate the steps involved in creating a DNA fingerprint by the RFLP technique. They analyze RFLP patterns to determine the parentage of a missing baby.
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cDNA Sequencing By Restriction Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars try to confirm the sequence of a given cDNA clone using the WWW tools and traditional restriction analysis. They grow the clone, prep the plasmid, cut the plasmid with restriction enzymes and compare their results to what...
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Species Distribution Project

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore how to classify new species.
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Cloning of Plasmid and Spinach DNA

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students ligate fragments of genomic DNA from spinach into a vector plasmid. They perform a restriction enzyme digestion. Student use a ligated DNA molecule to transform E. coli cells. Students analyze their procedures and outcome of...
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Organs to Go...

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explain the principles of experimental design and reinforce the steps of the scientific method. Each group of students create a "slush" type mixture to store a chicken liver.
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"Chips" Off the Old Block?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars study using analogies between common items or occurrences and science concepts. They use the analogy of cookie recipes to that of the DNA "recipes" for living things to help us explain more about mutations.
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Whose DNA Is That?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the use of technology in order to identify different sequences of amino acids by using online web tools. They enhance problem solving skills with amino acid identification skills and strengthening comfort with...
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A Watershed Monitoring Module

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the relevance of water quality monitoring in relation to a local wetland ecosystem. They conduct standard water quality tests using wet tests and CBL calculators and probes. Student record and interpret the results.
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Using Yeast as an Ultraviolet Light Measurement Tool

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students accurately measure the relationship between radiation dose and either survival or some genetic event such as mutation or recombination. They investigate the damage that was done to the DNA molecule as a result of exposure to...
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Environmental Monitoring Adventure

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students research to identify a serious problem.

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