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Authentic Assessment/ Lab Practicum (Video format)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are given this authentic assessment format after the study of any laboratory activity (or group of labs). It's purpose is to replace the lab practicum when it is not possible to do a real set-up and /or to serve as a make-up...
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Life in a Cup

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make and maintain a mini terrarium. They keep a daily journal of what happens in their terrarium and record daily observations and measurements.
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Transmission of Disease

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students provide names of viral diseases that they would possibly like to be infected with today; listing them on the Smart Board. They then come to an agreement about what virus to use and use beakers of fluids to simulate how viruses...
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President Internet Project

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars utilize search engines to locate information on one of the first five Presidents of the United States. Students utilize various technological skills that incorporate higher level thinking, analysis, and summarization. ...
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What Is It?!

For Teachers 4th
Working individually or in groups, 4th graders are presented with unusual or at least unfamiliar objects and are asked to speculate on what they are and/or how they are used. The intention is to get students to make careful observations...
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Plant Growth & Development

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners share what they know about plants and discuss what else they would like to know. The teacher evaluates students' prior knowledge of plants to inform future instruction. Learners practice observation and prediction skills.
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Planting the Seed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils plant their seeds and collect and organize their own materials for planting. They also set up their planters with wicks, fertilizer, potting mix, and seeds. Finally, students write their names on planter markers with a ball point...
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Thinning and Transplanting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify and observe one plant per section in their quad and to transplant the surplus seedlings to empty quads and interpret why this is important. They then discuss the purpose of thinning and transplanting. Finally, students...
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Observing the Growth Spurt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students notice a growth spurt in their Brassica plants and closely monitor this growth by measuring their plants and predicting the next day's growth based on the pattern of their data. They also read and highlight the objectives in...
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Harvesting and Threshing the Seed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students harvest and thresh the seeds. They count the seeds and compare that number with the original number of seeds planted (8) to determine their profit or loss. Finally, students think about additional questions they have about...
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The Microscope

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this microscope lesson students explore the compound light microscope. Students discover techniques concerning cleaning, storage and proper use of the microscope. Students discover the working parts of the compound light microscope as...
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Arlo's War by Frank Brennan

For Students 9th - 10th
In this reading selection worksheet, students read a 9 page selection entitled, "Arlo's War," by Frank Brennan. There are no directions given with the reading selection.
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Balloon Round-Up

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice using paddles to hit objects. For this striking skills lesson, students use wooden paddles to round up balloon farm animals without touching the balloons with their hands.
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Our Family

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the family unit. In this family lesson, students read books about families and identify the role of each family member. Students create a family album and share their finished album with the class.
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Cow's Eye Dissection

For Students 9th - 10th
A one stop for all items about cow's eye dissection! Included on this website is a video of a dissection, interactive eye diagram to learn more about how the eye functions, and a step-by-step instructions to complete a cow dissection on...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Eye vs. Camera

For Students 9th - 10th
Your eyes don't always capture the world exactly as a video camera would. But the eyes are remarkably efficient organs, the result of hundreds of millions of years of coevolution with our brains. The following video and guide outlines...
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Kids Health: How Eyes Work

For Students 4th - 6th
How do we see what we see? The eye works all day from the moment you wake up to the moment you close them to go to sleep. Let's take a tour of the amazing eye! Included is a video, an article, quiz, activity and word find.
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Kids Health: Eyes

For Students 9th - 10th
The anatomy of the eye, how it functions to allow us to see, and vision problems that can develop are described.
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Kids Health: How the Body Works: Eyes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
How does the eye work? View a video [5 mins. 9 secs.], check out an article, take a quiz, do an activity, and complete a word search with this comprehensive resource.
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National Institutes of Health

National Eye Institute: The Cornea

For Students 9th - 10th
This government site explains the function and structure of the cornea and includes a diagram with labeled parts of the eye.
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Interactive
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: A Look Inside Your Eyes

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look inside the human eye in this slideshow of photos, eye diagrams and descriptions that help explain the parts and functions of the eye.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: How the Eye Works

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The job of the eye is to focus light. The parts of the eye help it to carry out its job. Follow the path of light through the eye as you read about it. Learn more...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Evolution of the Human Eye

For Students 9th - 10th
The human eye is an amazing mechanism, able to detect anywhere from a few photons to a few quadrillion, or switch focus from the screen in front of you to the distant horizon in a third of a second. How did these complex structures...
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History: Kids' Habitat :The Eyes Have It Compound Eye

For Students 3rd - 8th
Invertebrates are known to have compound eyes. Learn the anatomy and function of this kind of eye.

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