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Cotton and Cabbage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students note how given traits could be achieved by selective breeding and by transgenesis. They identify different uses of GEO. Students recognize that the use of letters (Bt) before an organism's name means that the organism has had a...
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The Energy Debate - Sea Level Rise

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students comprehend the impact of global warming on our coastal cities. They appreciate how geographic information systems can be used to represent scientific data. Students research the melting of the ice caps in Antarctica and the Arctic.
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Experimenting with Motion

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study motion and how different variables can change the outcome.  In this motion lesson plan students answer questions about their experiment and see what the different variables did. 
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Numerical Determination of Drag Coefficients

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars create a video of an object falling with a drag. In this physics lesson, students calculate drag coefficient using data from Logger Pro. They calculate velocity and acceleration of the object.
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Temperature Variations and Habitability

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Learners, in groups, evaluate conditions outside the building and inside the classroom using thermometers, barometers, anemometers, etc. They compare interior and exterior conditions. They consider and discuss factors that contribute...
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Careers in Science

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Stuents explore the current job market for scientists. They explore types of jobs, salary range and job requirements. Students write a letter of application for a particular job.
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Science: Testing Water for Toxicity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners investigate the potential toxicity of water samples using California blackworms to test water quality. They observe the worms' behaviors in different water samples and determine which sample has the highest toxicity. At the...
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Perimeters, Patterns, and Conjectures

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners discover patterns and write conjectures relating to perimeters and polygons. Working in cooperative learning groups, they use manipulatives and graphic organizers to solve problems then answer a series of questions in which they...
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Using technology to engage students in science through inquiry research

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars study animals and their behaviors.  In this animal behavior instructional activity students divide into groups and collect data and research animal behaviors. 
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Sampling Distribution of Sample Means

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students collect data and crate a distribution sample. In this statistics lesson, students compare and contrast their collected data. This assignment requires the students to be comfortable with navigating the internet.  
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Biofuels Blast!

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students observe yeast fermentation using different energy source. In this chemistry lesson, students measure the gas collected in the balloon. They upload their observations on the internet so they can share it with kids across US.
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No Creation-No Destruction--All in a Baggie

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate the concepts of conservation of mass and simple chemical reactions. Students complete lab experiments and record all observations as well as conduct experiments on their own to determine which reactions created...
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Making Concrete and Safety Instructions

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students demonstrate using tools correctly in order to make concrete. In this concrete lesson plan, students brainstorm on how to use waste to make concrete and take a safety exam.
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Aerospace

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Learners experiment with weight and balance of a glider.  In this flight lesson students construct their own flying glider and record their experiment with it. 
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Farming in Space

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the ways that NASA could create space farms,  In this space farms instructional activity students complete an experiment where they grow several plants. 
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Wildlife Study Comparison

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students compare/contrast two studies that examine the effects of environmental contaminants on animals. They read an article, identify the components of a research study, summarize the article, and complete a matrix.
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Soiled Again

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers propose and perform an experiment using the scientific method. The purpose of the experiment is to discern some earth materials or combinations of earth materials that best increases the pH of "acid rain". From the results...
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The Probability Project

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars work together to complete a project on probability. In groups, they solve probability equations based on the formula and scenerio given to them in a PowerPoint presentation. To end the instructional activity, they take a...
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Cookie Caper

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students determine the best chocolate chip cookie. In this comparison investigation, students create a quantitative scientific study to determine the best chocolate chip cookie using the steps of the scientific method.
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Scientific Method

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the scientific method. In this scientific method activity, 6th graders write acrostic poems regarding the steps of the scientific method, experience an Alice program regarding the method, and create story boards...
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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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Technology of the Deep: Experiments with Buoyant Forces

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students conduct a series of experiments to study the effects of temperature and salinity on the buoyancy of an object in water. They devise ways to make floating and sinking objects neutrally buoyant.
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Newton's Laws

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine and discuss Newton's Laws and discover his contribution to physics. In groups, they participate in an experiment in which they much apply the Laws to the world around them. They describe contact and conservative forces...
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Tree Diagrams and Probability

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Aspiring statisticians create tree diagrams and figure probabilities of events based on those diagrams. They practice adding and multiplying fractions and explain complementary probabilities. Students use computers activities to make...

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