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BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: A Medical Mystery

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are immersed in an online environment that challenges them to solve the medical mystery: "What's Wrong with M'Kenna?" This resource includes the complete middle school science curriculum unit, a teacher's guide, and an online...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: The Five Senses

For Teachers K - 1st
An activity where students try to identify objects using only their senses, with and without a blindfold. The lesson plan is also appropriate for special needs or ELL students in higher grades.
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Other

Kiddy House: All About Chickens for Kids and Teachers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resource features everything you want to know about chickens. Students and teachers will "cluck" when they explore this site.
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Lesson Plan
Cengage Learning

Investigating Social Change: Midwest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the evolution of the Midwest region of the United States. Students and teachers will gain a different perspective about the Midwest when they check out this site.
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Professional Doc
Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Driving Question Tubric 2.0

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] The Driving Question Tubric 2.0 helps with practice in writing Driving Questions by framing initial words, person or entity, action or challenge, and audience/purpose. It is a fun, hands-on way to...
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Professional Doc
Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Students and Audience in Project Assessment

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Get a glimpse of how to use peer critiques through student-created rubrics to give students timely feedback so they can make their work better. Site includes a video and an article. [54:38]
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Professional Doc
Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Leading With the 4 C's to Build the 5th C: Culture

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A video and an article discussing how critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity in PBL can lead to a positive culture in the school. [32:12]
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Professional Doc
Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Managing Projects

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Nervous about introducing a project or looking for a way to revamp the execution of a previously done project? This article and video shares some advice about project management from introduction to...
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Professional Doc
Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Managing Projects in Middle and High Schools

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Join a group of middle and high school teachers as they discuss how to effectively manage projects in the classroom. Understand what a project in a PBL classroom looks like and common project management...
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Professional Doc
Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Managing Your Project

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A video looking inside a classroom using PBL. Get insider knowledge on how to launch and manage your project. Also observe how students form teams and work in teams throughout the project. [36:27]
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Professional Doc
Buck Institute

Pbl Works: Stephen Ritz Kicks Off Pbl World

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An article featuring Stephen Ritz and his innovative use of PBL in his science classroom. See how he relates his curriculum to urban farming.
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FNO Press

Fno.org: Inspired Investigations

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
An article at From Now On about how to help students do better research by changing the focus of research assignments and teaching students to ask essential questions. Some suggestions include using mind mapping, and using Inspiration to...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Relative Dating Using "The Block"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson involves an innovative strategy for introducing the concept of relative dating using a block of wood that has been painted, damaged, and nailed. The task for students is to analyze the order in which these events happened and...
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Ohio State University

Ohio State University: Cold Cases: Lessons in Historical Skills and Methods

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lessons using primary sources to figure out what happened in the past allows students to examine and perhaps crack the mysteries that swirl around Byrd and his expedition to Antarctica to this day. Primary sources are available on the...
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Other

College Info Geek: 7 Project Management Apps to Keep Your Team Organized in 2020

For Students 9th - 10th
When you're working on a large project, to-do lists can fall short. There's simply too much going on and too many people involved. Instead, you need to use dedicated project management software. But how do you choose a project management...
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Unit Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Rocks and Landforms

For Students 6th - 8th
Eight hands-on lessons module where students learn about rocks and landforms. These inquiry-based investigations explore the different types of rocks, how they are formed, the different types of landforms, and the effects of glaciers on...

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