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Who's the Father?

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
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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Distinguishing Clan Roles

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss the roles of the 8 Seminole clans: Wind, Panther, Bird, Snake, Bear, Big Town, Deer and Otter. They discuss the matriarchal nature of the Seminole sociey. They interview family members and then create an illustrated...
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DNA and RNA

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders research the history and discovery of DNA. Using their text, they label a basic DNA structure and the composition of genes. They explain how RNA and DNA differ from one other and discuss the processes of transcription and...
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Balance the Budget

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make their own decisions over how central government should spend the money they get from taxing the public. They discuss where they could get more money from and how does spending and taxation outlined in the budget affect kids.
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Ethics and Reproductive Issues: The Dilemma of Choice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research various websites to answer questions and take part in class discussion regarding Prenatal testing. Students listen to an audio file and complete student worksheet. Students discuss different roles of people and...
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Defining Culture

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders define the term culture and are exposed to a variety of cultures from around the world. They read books, play Native American games, develop a class book that examines their own culture and, after examining currencies from...
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Human Impact on Water Quality

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify at least three common repercussions of developing water front property on water quality. They describe three sources of water pollution. They research the organism striped bass and observe it if striped bass is available.
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Introduction To Floral Morphology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a model of the four basic whorls of flowers using a water bottle, construction paper and Q-tips. They then examine fresh flower specimens to see how the basic structure can vary in different species of flowering plants.
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Natural Selection in Protected And Unprotected Populations

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Studnets compare how two elephant seal populations fare during successive generations. They participate in a simulation using a card game to look at the differences in two populations, one that is protected from mortality by human...
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Living Corn Necklace

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore heredity and observable traits through experimentation. They view several different types of corn and record their observation of physical traits on a class chart. They create a corn necklace by sprouting dried...
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This Is Tree-rific!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders view a clip of the video Backyard Safari, "Trees," and portray the life cycle of a tree. They also view a clip on structures of a tree and draw a diagram of a tree in their science journals.
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Wh0-o-o-o's Out There?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders describe the physical features of an owl and identify survival adaptations. They Investigate an owl's niche in an ecosystem. The students participate in an interactive puzzle on the internet that helps for motivation.
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Life's Big Questions: Where Did Life Come From?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the life forms that live in the hot springs of Yellowstone. They examine how microscopic creatures can survive in these extreme conditions. Students perform experiments to observe growth samples and demonstrate how a...
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A PRICELESS Collection

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read a story about the life of Russian plant breeder Nikolai I and Vavilov and the national seed bank he established. They research the Irish Potato Famine of the late 1840s and identify the cause for this famine and make...
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Cells and Cancer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students idenitfy that cancer is a growth of mutated cells and that cancer cells are only one type of cell that causes disease in our body. They also identify that all eukaryotic cells contain a nucleus, cytoskeleton, and a cell...
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Darwin's Theory

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students write an essay about evolution. They summarize Darwin's Theory and discuss its strength and weakness of evolutionary theory. Students discuss the struggle of existence and survival of the fittest. They discuss the evidence of...
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Spelling Word Search 2

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are associated with the acquisition of new vocabulary and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Freshmen Biology Terms

For Students 9th
In this biology worksheet, 9th graders identify and locate various vocabulary terms pertaining to ninth grade biology. There are 48 biology terms located in the word search.
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Human Genetics: Yes/No Exercise

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this science worksheet, students demonstrate their knowledge of human genetics by completing a Yes/No exercise. Students read the statement about genes and DNA and agree or disagree with it. No information is given on the page; prior...
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Biology Chapter 15 Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this biology activity, middle schoolers look for the words that are related to the theme of the activity. They also work on the skills of spelling and word recognition.
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Conditional Grammar Quiz- Conditional 0, 1, 2, and 3 Mixed

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students complete a 5 question grammar quiz in which they choose the phrase which best completes the conditional "if" statement. This is intended for ESL students.
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Essay Writing Prompts

For Teachers 6th - 12th
In this essay writing worksheet, seven writing prompts are provided. Students can choose any of the topics to write an essay about.
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Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this evolution worksheet, students review genetic variability, gene mutations, biodiversity and adaptations. This worksheet has 22 fill in the blank and 10 short answer questions.
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Edward VI Crossword

For Students 5th - 6th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, learners read the clues about Edward VI. Students then complete the crossword puzzle with 10 words about Edward VI.

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