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The Design Process

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students work together to construct a foundation of nine 3" x 5" index cards to support their 9" textbook off their desk. They summarize the steps used to solve the problem and discuss and compare their solutions. They then complete the...
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Body Battles!

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explain the role of white blood cells in fighting infections. In this life science lesson, 7th graders create flow charts showing the immune response process. They act out and play a game to simulate actions of the immune...
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Mystery Boxes: Uncertainty and Collaboration

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students manipulate boxes with unknown internal structure and contents to become familiar with the concept of uncertainty in science.
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Don’t Cry Over Spoiled Milk!

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore how milk spoils over time. For this biology lesson, 7th graders discover how pH changes as microorganisms enter the food and multiply. They explain the benefits of pasteurization process.
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Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Myth or Fact

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Are opioids the most abused drug after marijuana? How hard is it for young people to obtain painkillers without a prescription? Middle and high schoolers explore the growing epidemic of opioid addiction with a lesson that prompts them to...
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Life of An Island

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify the steps in the life cycle of an island. They label islands in the correct stage of their life cycle and illustrate the process themselves. They also review the concept of plate tectonics.
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Science Word Search

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this science learning exercise, students locate and identify various vocabulary terms related to earth science. There are 44 words/phrases located in the puzzle.
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Web of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students work together to create a web of life. In groups, they put on nametags and form a circle. They toss the ball to a random person in the group and they make a connection between the person throwing the ball and the person...
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Genome: The Secret of How Life Works

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars become aware that genetic issues impact many areas of life, such as medicine, food and agriculture, and law. They become aware that there are many ethical issues related to genetics.
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Answering Science Questions

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars examine the ways in which scientists answer questions.  In this critical thinking and scientific process lesson students complete a worksheet of questions. 
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Science: The Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the various stages of the water cycle. In groups, they complete a hands-on activity by creating model water cycle. Students design posters representing each of the seven stages of the water cycle.
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Friendly Volcanoes

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discuss the benefits of volcanic activity on marine life. They explain the process of tectonic plates.
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Hurricanes and Tornadoes (Grade 4-8)

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate the concepts of hurricanes and violent weather conditions. In this violent weather lesson, students access an Internet site and watch a video about how air masses behave, how a tornado forms, how hurricanes form, and...
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To Fish or Not to Fish?

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students demonstrate the decision-making process for marine reserves designations. For this role-playing lesson students analyze maps and data relating to a proposed reserve. They formulate the best decisions based on overall issues.
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Prosthetic Party

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine human anatomy by creating a prosthetic limb.  In this medical engineering lesson plan, students view numerous images of prosthetics used in science today and define several medical terms associated with prosthetics....
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Deep Lights

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate materials that emit light. In this deep ocean lesson, students compare and contrast materials that emit light under certain conditions and infer the light-producing process. They explain three ways this evidence is...
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Eutrophication Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the effects of detergents and fertilizers on aquatic life and describe algae. Students define the term eutrophication as the process by which a body of water, such as a pond, lake, stream, or river, has a sudden increase...
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Cooking Up the Scientific Method

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the different steps of the scientific method. In this life science instructional activity, 1st graders apply this method when conducting a series of hands-on activities. They collect data and write observations in...
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Entering the Twilight Zone

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars describe major features of cold-seep communities and the process of chemosynthesis as it relates to organisms in each habitat.  In this deep-sea habitats lesson, students study the categorization of ocean...
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The MPA “GamePlan”

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the purpose of having Marine Protected Areas. In this environmental science lesson, 8th graders simulate the planning process by playing a board game. They explain the positive and negative effects of trade offs.
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Using and Creating a Dichotomous Key

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students assess what a dichotomous key is and how it identifies objects in a group through a process of answering yes/no-type questions about certain objects. They examine an interactive graphic key on sea turtles and then create their...
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Forest In A Jar

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders are introduced to the process of succession and gain awareness of the changing nature of ecosystems. They demonstrate a comprehension of the dynamic nature of ecosystems, including the relationship between ecological...
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Absolute Ages of Rocks

For Students 7th - 10th
In this age of rocks worksheet, students answer five matching questions about terms related to the decay of atoms. They use a strip of paper to simulate half life of atoms and determine the total amount of time it took to deplete the paper.
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Fossil Adventure

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a book about the process of a dinosaur becoming a fossil.  For this earth science lesson, students are taught about fossils and create a book that tells what happened to a dinosaur's bones after they die.