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Pulling with a CEENBoT!
Learners investigate the pulling force of CEENBoT. In this physics lesson, students suggest modifications to increase the kinetic coefficient of friction and eventually the pulling force. They write a complete lab report about the...
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Bat Ecology
Students, through hands on games and activities, discover how bats live and how bats benefit ecosystems. They play a game designed to show them how echolocation works and another to show how mother bats locate their young through their...
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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Students contemplate the questions raised by the book/movie I, Robot. For this theoretical physics lesson, students consider the pros and cons as well as the possibility of robots that can think.
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Skin as an Organ
Students are introduced to human skin as an organ of the body with many roles, functions and interactions with other organs. They investigate the integumentary system in groups and complete a worksheet with their findings.
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How To Make an Artificial Organ
Students examine the advances made in technology with regard to prosthetics and replacement organs and limbs. They describe the anatomy and functions of different organs and create their own artificial organ. They defend and present...
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Antibodies
Students conduct a series of exploration activity on how vaccines and antibodies work. In this biology lesson, students test how antigens and antibodies work in the body. They discuss the benefits of vaccines in promoting immune responses.
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Living in a Tree
Young scholars explore animals that live in trees. In this nature and biology lesson plan, students go outdoors and make observations about animals and their unique body parts that help them to live in trees. Young scholars create...
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The Environment and the Community
Students consider ways to reduce air, water, noise, and litter pollution in their community. In this environment lesson plan, students discuss and set goals for reducing pollution and keep a log of the changes they make individually to...
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TE Activity: Muscles, Muscles Everywhere
Students study three different muscle types and investigate the affect of space travel on astronauts' muscles. They examine how exercise has a positive affect on muscle both on Earth and in space while looking at engineers' roles in...
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Sports Helmets and Impact Testing of Polymers
Students examine the importance of good quality safety gear. In this investigative activity, students will tests various polymers, collect data, and analyze the data to determine which polymer is best for safety helmets. They will design...
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Energy Balance: The Ins and Outs
Students review data from a 24-hour dietary recall to gain a practical understanding of information regarding energy intake and macronutrients.
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Karnaugh Mapping
In this electrical circuit worksheet, students answer a series of 17 questions using a Karnaugh map to generate a Boolean expression, and identify logic gates and functions. This worksheet is printable and the answers are available on-line.
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What Can We Learn from Artifacts?
Students examine how artifacts are discovered and explore their significance as it pertains to gathering important information. In this artifacts lesson, students obtain knowledge about the way artifacts are excavated and examine an...
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Lesson 3: Nutrition, Labeling and Packaging
Students explore basic nutrition concepts to help them select healthy diet, evaluate food intake, discuss major food labeling issues, design labels for food products, examine history of food packaging development and how packaging...
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Soil Recipe
Students examine the components of soil. They work together to use different materials to create their own soil. They make their own dirt cake as well.
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Exploring the Night Sky: Summer
Students explain how moon phases occur. They describe and explain at least two common misconceptions that people have about the moon. Students explain what a star is. They explain 3 ways that the night sky has been used throughout history.
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Salt Marsh in a Pan
Young scholars create a model of a salt marsh to discover the impact of pollution and human activities on water-based habitats including bays and the ocean. They recognize the relationship between natural and developed areas. Students...
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Interesting Insects
In this insects worksheet, students read about insects and then answer the 10 questions pertaining to what they just learned. The answers are on the last page.
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To Drink or Not to Drink?
Second graders compare water conservation issues as they impact the past, present, and future in Nevada. In this water conservation lesson, 2nd graders perform and ice experiment to comprehend water collection differences. Students...
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Micro-controller Principles
Learners research micro-controllers and complete this 20 question worksheet on micro-controller circuits using schematics. This worksheet is printable and the answers are revealed online.
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Rice Farming
Third graders investigate how farmers get more rice from their land. In this farming instructional activity, 3rd graders discover things that farmers to do produce more rice. Students study photosynthesis and illustrate pictures about...
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Insect Homes
Young scholars investigate student homes. In this insect homes activity,students observe insect homes. Young scholars visit a campsite and gather information about insect homes. Students examine and record an insect home on a...
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Seed Socks
Students explore how seeds travel. In this seed disbursement lesson, students head outside in their bare socks. Students walk around then before going inside they take the socks off and examine what their socks picked up. As a class the...
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Wonderful Worms
Students identify living and non-living things and explain the importance of earthworms to the soil. They name some basic facts about earthworms, recognize basic worm vocabulary words and demonstrate vermicomposting techniques.