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The Dichotomy of Viruses

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students benefit from an education about these nonliving pathogens.
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Graze Like a Cow

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore how a cow digests the grass they eat. In this science/math lesson, students compare the quality of forage. Additionally, students determine the effects of rangeland health on the production.
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Infectious Disease Case Study

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students list the steps an epidemiologist takes to detect a pathogen. They role-play as scientists as they investigate the cause of the outbreak in Japan during 1996.
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RNA Worksheet

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this RNA worksheet, students determine the function of mRNA and tRNA and create an mRNA strand from a given DNA strand. Students describe and compare the 3 types of RNA. This worksheet has 1 drawing, 2 fill in the blank, and 14 short...
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Graphing Using Excel

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete a series of graphs by gathering information and using Excel to graph the information.  For this graphing lesson, 5th graders graph favorite desserts of the class. Student put their results into the computer and...
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PARAMECIUM RESPONSES TO STIMIULI

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students design the test they use to examine, how the paramecium move, feed, and react to different types of stimuli such as a drop of vinegar. They conduct a lab experiment using a microscope.
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Plants And Pollination

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe sexual reproduction in plants, including the process of pollination, how insects assist in pollination, and how pollination differs from fertilization. They also explore the importance of honey bees to Arizona agriculture.
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Diabetes: A National Epidemic

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the disease of diabetes. They observe research results to graph the trends of diabetes to contribute to the problem of being overweight. They explain in class discussion the physiological changes that occur in...
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Anatomy Review

For Students 9th - 12th
For this biology worksheet, students examine the internal functions of the human body while considering the factors needed to explain the physiological reactions.
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Hot Weather, Rain Mean Fewer Pumpkins

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share their knowledge of pumpkins, then read a news article about how hot weather and rain are affecting the pumpkin crop. In this agriculture and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and...
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Sudoku Puzzle: Definite Integrals

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this Sudoku worksheet, students first solve 36 definite integral problems and then place them into the puzzle.  The remainder of the Sudoku is left to solve.
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The Shark Callers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a layered curriculum do some of the following: Analysis of Andy and Kaleku's lives. Include their lives, family, culture, traditions, and the parallelism in each other's lives.
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Circulatory System

For Students 5th - 10th
In this circulatory system worksheet, learners use an internet program to observe the circulatory system and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 21 short answer questions.
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The Systems of the Body: How they Work

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study what a body system is, how they function and how the systems work in unison.
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Neuron Anatomy Comparison

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a scale model of a motor neuron that is two hundred times larger than the actual neuron. They identify the structures of a neuron and observe neurons under the microscope then use a worksheet to convert actual sizes into...
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DNA: Structure and Replication Movie

For Students 10th - 11th
In this DNA: structure and replication learning exercise, students fill in the blanks about the structure of DNA and replication of DNA. Students sketch several diagrams of DNA at different stages.
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Ferns and Gymnosperms

For Students 9th - 12th
In this fern and gymnosperm worksheet, students will read about two types of vascular tissue: xylem and phloem. Then students will read about the difference between sporophytes and gametophytes. Using this information students will...
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The Energy of Life in Zebrafish

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners study the stages of development of an unknown organism. In this zebrafish lesson, students examine and collect data as they use microscopes to view a zebrafish embryo.
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Journey Through Earth

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study plate tectonics.  In this plate tectonics lesson students build a cutaway scale model of the Earth. 
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Getting the Minerals Out

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the tissues of the bone. They discuss bone composition and physiology. Students perform experiments to compare and contrast the decalcifying properties of several liquids.
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Hazard Mitigation: Bioterrorism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss different ways to spread infectious diseases. In this bioterrorism lesson, students model the rate of smoke emission using CalRoad software. They analyze the effects of airborne release of biological...
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Screening River Rocks

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore river rocks. Searching with screens and containers, 1st graders identify the different kinds and sizes of rocks. They separate rocks into containers according to pebbles, gravel and sand. Students write about their...
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Biology Wise: Similarities Between Plant and Animal Cells

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents labeled illustrations of a plant cell and an animal cell which demonstrate the parts that are common and different. Next is a table listing cell organelles and stating whether each is present or absent in a plant or animal cell....
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Oklahoma State University Biotech Adventure: Animal Cell

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow this link to a clearly labeled diagram of an animal cell. Includes written descriptions of all the parts of the cell.

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