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Beauty and Joy of Computing

Nesting Lists

For Students 9th - 12th
Create lists within lists. The second lab in a series of five in the unit has pupils develop a simple contact list app. The tasks within the lab build the need for an abstract data type. Individuals build more complexity into their...
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Lesson Plan
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

Hiding Behind the Mask

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Microchips are a man-made wonder. Investigate the manufacturing wonder with a hands-on inquiry-based lesson. Scholars simulate the process of pattern transfer using photoresist. Their conclusion identifies how their process replicates...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pollination Power

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study and examine the structure of a flower.  In this pollination lesson, 2nd graders observe pollinators in the garden and dissect a flower. Students then plant strawberry plants in the garden and observe the process of...
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Teach Engineering

Concentrating on the Sun with PVs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Concentrate to determine the best reflector design. Pairs use the engineering design process to build a reflector to increase the current output of a photovotaic panel. Teams arrive at a final design and present it to the class along...
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Activity
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

HIV Protease Inhibitors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How do doctors fight a virus that's constantly mutating? Show science scholars how we fight HIV using one of its own most fundamental processes through a thoughtful demonstration. The lesson focuses on how protease inhibitors prevent HIV...
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Activity
National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

The Micro and Macro World Around Us

For Teachers K - 12th
Don't let your eyes play tricks on you ... use scale to keep your eyes in check! Young scholars observe images without scale and try to identify the structure. Then, they look at the same image with a scale bar and assess whether their...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Raven Chapter 10 Guided Notes: Photosynthesis

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Kim B. Foglia has designed a comprehensive series of AP biology worksheets. This one focuses learners on the progression of photosynthesis in plants. In this assignment, they identify structures and steps on high-quality diagrams, use...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

AP: Chapter 36: Transport in Plants

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
When you need a review worksheet for your AP biologists on water and nutrient transport in plants, this one is for you! From the simple stuctures involved to the complex mechanisms that make it happen, the details of transport are...
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K12 Reader

Reflexive Pronouns

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
I, myself, like a straightforward grammar exercise, and here is one about reflexive pronouns! Learners identify the reflexive pronoun in each of 20 sentences and indicate the subject that the pronoun refers to.
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Unit Plan
Tennessee Valley Authority

Renewable Energy Sources

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Not all energy sources are renewable, as learners investigate in this unit. Made up of six lessons that span a few weeks of instruction, the unit has learners examining US energy reserves and consumption, using data to draw conclusions...
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Workbook
Wiley Publishing

Anatomy and Physiology Workbook

For Students 7th - 12th
Peruse a workbook for every system in the human body. From cellular makeup to the integumentary system to human reproduction, the 300-page workbook features informative reading passages, guided practice, and humorous comic strips to get...
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Teach Engineering

Exploring Acceleration with an Android

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Small groups use rubber bands to accelerate an Android device along a track of books. They collect the acceleration data and analyze it in order to determine the device's velocity. 
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Activity
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Viral DNA Integration

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
How do reverse transcriptase inhibitors work? Young virologists examine the function of azidothymidine, a drug doctors use to treat HIV patients, during a hands-on modeling activity. Groups create a strand of DNA from an HIV RNA strand...
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Lesson Plan
Kenan Fellows

Ready, Set, Save on Solar Energy Technology!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Does your class have a bright future in the solar energy industry? Science scholars take an in-depth look at what's new in solar technology. After completing research into the solar industry, participants create and market a product in...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Science Crossword Puzzles: The Ear

For Students 5th - 8th
Employ this crossword puzzle as a review activity for ear anatomy. Pupils use 8 clues about the anatomy of an ear to solve the puzzle. Answers are not included with this instructional activity; however, since there are only 8 words, it...
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Lesson Plan
Community Resources for Science

A Whole New World of DNA and Proteins

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Lead your young scientists into an exciting world as they participate in a role play and experiment focused on proteins and DNA. After researching the Central Dogma of Biology, individuals or groups participate in a classroom slide...
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Curated OER

Teaching The Great Gatsby with the New York Times

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
East Egg, West Egg, the Valley of Ashes, and the green light. Bring Gatsby, the Jazz Age, and the American Dream to your classroom with a resource designed for teachers. Included in the treasury are six great teaching ideas for F. Scott...
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eBook
Rice University

Biology for AP® Courses

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
An eight-unit electronic textbook provides a guide to AP® Biology. Each of the 28 chapters include an introduction, multiple lessons, a summary, review questions, and test prep questions. Teachers see how each lesson connects to a big...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using the Microscope

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers demonstrate their ability to properly make observations using a compound microscope. They prepare an onion skin slide and focus on it in both low and high power. Then they measure the diameter of one of the cells.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Life Cycle: Diversity in a Balance 4th Grade Workbook

For Students 5th
In this life cycle workbook, 5th graders examine plant and animal cells, classification of organisms, human biology, photosynthesis, and natural environments. 21 different activities make up the Life Cycle Workbook.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Toxic Transmission

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read article, "Toxic Transmission" and discuss technology pollution, specifically cell phone pollution and its ripple effects in other parts of the world.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Highways of Life

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore the circulatory system. They participate in media activities to explore blood flow and identify the parts of the circulatory sytem. Students create a model of the circulatory system.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Translating Genetic Information

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the process of translation. They determine the correct sequencing and present their strands to the class. In addition, they compare normal red blood cells to sickle cells and complete discussion questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Take Deep Breath

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders become familiar with how the diaphragm expands to draw air into our lungs and contracts to exhale carbon dioxide. They also label the major parts of the respiratory system through the use of interactive Internet research...

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