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Into the Pond

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use a pond to explore macroinvertebrates and other organisms. They use a dichotomous key to classify the organisms and maintain a journal recording their findings.
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My Favorite Meal

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate ecological systems and the multiple uses of the environment by studying the osprey population.
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Stream Chemistry Monitoring

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students become familiar with real-world gathering of chemical data. The experience how the science is done: the nature of analysis, data collection, interpretation, and presentation. They study a nearby body of water for their experiment.
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Indoor Air: What's the Matter?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students develop a greater awareness of the variety and amount of particulate matter in the air. They try to locate general sources of pollution for a specific area and develop some suggestions for improving air quality.
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The Web of Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars participate in a game in which they discover the balance of life in the ocean. They identify different organisms that rely on different types of food. They answer questions to complete the lesson.
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Mineral or Maceral Mosaic

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study about geologists and their job. They also study that rocks are made up of minerals and organic material by conducting an experiment where they create their own "granite" or "coal".
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Using A Winogradsky Column to Analyze Microbial Communities

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Pupils use easily obtained materials to study ecological succession in a microbiological community. They collect water samples from outdoor sources in plastic bottles to observe and record changes.
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Collect Your Own Drosophila Lab

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study Drosophila by catching them. They construct catcher-containers to catch Drosophila using fruit as bait. After collection, they examine the flies and collect data to be displayed.
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The Effects of Ultraviolet Light on Lumbriculus

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore the effects of ultraviolet light on Lumbriculus. They expose ultraviolet light to Lumbriculus (worm) and determine the lethal exposure time. They examine the worm and record their observations.
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CSI Clamshell Investigation

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore predator/prey relationships. They research information on moon snails and claims. Students draw conclusions from the data collected. They use math and graphing to determine if there is a relationship to the clam's size...
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Powdery Mildew Fungi: Classification and Ecology

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils use a written key or illustrated key to identify fungi on plant leaves into its genus based on sexual or asexual reproduction, host range diversity, and host-parasite relationships.
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Secret Agents of Dissolved Oxygen

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students determine the changes in different types of water in a sealed container over time. They investigate how to measure dissolved oxygen, temperature, and carbon dioxide with calculator or computer probe-ware. Students determine the...
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Your Kidneys

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this kidneys worksheet, students review the structure and function of the kidneys in the human body. This worksheet has 18 fill in the blank statements.
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Identify the Phases of the Cell

For Students 7th
In this cell phases worksheet, 7th graders study the phases of an onion cell. Students write the onion mitosis cell phases on the lines.
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Relationships and Biodiversity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine diversity on the planet and the differences within a species.  In this investigative lesson students complete a lab that allows students to better understand the relatedness between plants. 
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Spelling Maze: Greek Roots

For Students 7th - 8th
In this spelling instructional activity, learners complete a maze to the Olympic Stadium. Students stop at each Greek root and write words with that root. There is no spelling list on this page.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: The Compound Microscope Parts and Its Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Goes through the different structural and optical parts of a compound microscope and how a compound microscope functions.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Microscopes and Forensic Science

For Students 9th - 10th
In this comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn about the parts of a microscope and how some types of microscopes are better than others for certain types of evidence analysis within the field of Forensic Science. A...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: A Study of the Microscope and Its Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Uses illustrations with labels to complement a detailed examination of the parts and functions of a light microscope and an electron microscope.
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Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Georgia State University Physics Department provides a discussion of how light refracts through the lenses of a microscope. Demonstrates the parts of a microscope and includes an interactive form in which the magnifying...
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Biology Corner

Biology Corner: Microscope Parts Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive diagram helps students memorize the parts of a light microscope.
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University of Delaware: Virtual Compound Microscope

For Students 9th - 10th
This virtual microscope is ideal for learning how to properly use a microscope. Users can turn knobs and dials, throw switches, move levers, change lenses, select a specimen, and adjust oculars. Watch the seven minute video for an...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Parts of the Microscope: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will illustrate the different parts that make up a microscope, and explain how it works. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Parts of the Microscope."
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Light Microscope vs Electron Microscope: A Comparison

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the differences and similarities between a light microscope and an electron microscope. Discusses their structure, how images are formed, their resolution and magnification, how color is manifested, their portability, cost, and...

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