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What Is It?!
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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Who's the Father?
Students analyze gels to determine parentage in this lesson about scientific evidence, investigation, and DNA concepts. The lesson includes a pre-activity worksheet, a final individual assessment, and student handouts for in-class...
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Investigating the Uses of Backyard Bacteria
Pupils discover that the answers to some of society's waste and clean-up problems may be no further than the soil beneath their feet. They perform a Gram stain on the colonies to determine some of their characteristics.
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Create A DNA Fingerprint
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is about the DNA molecule and focuses upon the sequencing of proteins to identify individuals. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then complete the activities included in the 3...
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JFK Analysis
Learners examine a recent study of the JFK assassination. They review evidence provided by retired atmospheric chemist, Ken Rahn, and ballistics specialist and statistician, Larry Sturdivan, and determine whether or not they believe a...
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Get a Life!
Students read a New York Times article associated with the issue of the decoding for genomes, the creation of life in scientific laboratories and various genetic engineering topics. They present speeches of the pro's and con's of these...
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Murder in the First Degree - The Death of Mr. Spud
Secondary learners investigate exponential functions in a real-world scenario. They collect data on the temperature of a cooling baked potato, enter the data into lists, and graph the data using a scatter plot before finding an...
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Civic Engagement for Us?
Students identify the different forms of civic engagement. They identify their responsibilities at the different levels of government. They also analyze young leaders running for office.
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Flipping Coins: Density as a Characteristic Property
Young scholars explore linear functions in a crime solving context. They collect and analyze data using linear equations, then interpret the slope and intercepts from a linear model.
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Ashes to Ashes: Using Evaporation Rate to Identify an Unknown Liquid
Learners explore the concept of evaporation rates in this evaporation rates lesson plan. They will try to identify the chemical that began a fire, perform an experiment where they use the evaporation rates to determine the unknown...
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Hit and Run
Pupils explore data collection in this lesson. They investigate distance vs. time and velocity vs. time graphs using information collected with a CBR 2 to simulate the reconstruction of an accident.
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Potato Launcher Energy Lab
Students investigate conservation laws using a potato launcher. In this physics lesson, students measure angles, time and distance of the potato. They discuss applications of experiments like this.
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Science Spot: Forensic Science Lesson Plans
Huge collection of teacher-created lessons, activities, PowerPoint presentations, and worksheets for classes in forensic science.
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Simple Science: Cyber Sleuth
The interactive tutorial examines properties of digital images as they relate to forensic science. Learners classify and measure hair samples to determine the suspect most likely to have been at the crime scene. The resource has an...
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Success Link: Forensic Chemistry
An interesting lesson that taps into students' interest in crime solving and forensics. Students examine glass fragments and their density to help them solve a crime.
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Teachers First: Lessons: Who Did It? Forensics to Hone Science and Lab Skills
Comprehensive twenty-activity unit, complete with a WebQuest and assessment materials, designed to introduce forensic science to middle schoolers in grades 6, 7, and 8.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Science of Collisons: Using Newton's Laws in Forensics & the Courtroom
In this physical science related activity, young scholars will use inquiry skills and investigative procedures to determine which vehicle is at fault in a collision between a car and tractor-trailer.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Physical Science
The Discovery Channel provides numerous lesson plans dealing with the physical sciences. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
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Discovery Education: Who Killed the Iceman?
This website provides a lesson plan (grades 8-12) for a science class on the examination of two different mummies, one being the Iceman from the Alps who is believed to be 5,300 years old while the other is an Inca girl about 500 years...
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Discovery Education: Lesson Plans Library K 5
This resource presents a lesson plan library which holds hundreds of lesson plans organized by grade level and subject area. Often rooted with an Internet research piece, each lesson plan contains specific objectives, procedures,...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Chromatography: Who Wrote the Note?
Students investigate who stole the class pet by testing the chromatograph of different markers as a way to find the evidence that points to the perpetrator.
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Fingerprinting: A Lesson on Classification
Who done it? Basic lesson plan to classify fingerprints. Young scholars can classify their own and classmates fingerprints by taking prints and comparing them to the handout provided.
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Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 8: Written in Bone: Unit Files
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text, Written in Bone.
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