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Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Neuroscience & Biotechnology [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A full-length download of the biotech magazine which discusses diseases of the central nervous system. It also takes a closer look at a sample of the tools and technology scientists use to address the various ways your brain and spinal...
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Other

Atlas of Plant Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
This impressive site provides a wealth of information on roots, stems, and leaves. To retrieve information, you simply pass the mouse over the photos and click the highlighted area to receive an explanation about the structure.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Myelogenous Leukemia and Two Chemotherapeutic Agents

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a passage about chemotherapeutic agents and answer the follow-up questions using the graphs provided.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Completing the Circuit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In the everyday electrical devices we use - calculators, remote controls and cell phones - a voltage source such as a battery is required to close the circuit and operate the device. In this hands-on activity, students use a battery,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Greenewables

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students form expert engineering teams working for the (fictional) alternative energy consulting firm, Greenewables, Inc. Each team specializes in a form of renewable energy used to generate electrical power: passive solar, solar...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Digestive System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The digestive system is amazing: it takes the foods we eat and breaks them into smaller components that our body can use for energy, cell repair and growth. This lesson plan introduces students to the main parts of the digestive system...
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A&E Television

History.com: 9 Groundbreaking Inventions by Women

For Students 9th - 10th
Women inventors are behind a wide range of key innovations, from Kevlar to dishwashers to better life rafts. Female inventors have played a large role in U.S. history, but haven't always received credit for their work. Women --...
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Other

Stuttgard High School: Plant Structure & Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Site features high school-level comprehensive info on the structure and function of seed plants organized into shoot and root systems. While presented with lots of detail, clear illustrations and animations help make sense of the parts...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Win That Bid! Selling Your Power Solution

For Teachers 7th - 8th
A large part of engineering involves presenting products, concepts, and proposals to others in order to gain approval, funding, contracts, etc. The purpose of this activity is to fine-tune students' presentation skills while allowing...
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Different Parts = Different Advantages

For Students 3rd - 8th
A concise reference highlighting the specialized parts of plants and the jobs they do.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: I'm Not in Range

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this role-playing activity, students learn how cellular phone service works, its advantages and its limitations. Students also learn about the advantages and limitations of satellite phone service. Phone communication involves many...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Do Different Colors Absorb Heat Better?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students test whether the color of a material affects how much heat it absorbs. Students will place an ice cube in a box made of colored paper (one box per color; white, yellow, red and black), which they will place in the sun. The...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Nervous System Health and Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will discuss nervous system disorders and their causes.
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Curated OER

Dr Hwang Woo Suk Arriving at Court on 20 June 2006

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative article stating that the groundbreaking stem cell research that has been done by Hwang Woo-suk in South Korea was faked. Dr. Woo-suk now faces up to 3 years in prison and he has to pay back all the money that he borrowed.
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: The Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
This online biology book chapter offers definitions and descriptions of the nervous system's components.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Simple Coulter Counter

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students build and use a very basic Coulter electric sensing zone particle counter to count an unknown number of particles in a sample of "paint" to determine if enough particles per ml of paint exist to meet a quality standard. In a lab...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: The Nervous System

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short quiz on the central and peripheral nervous systems.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Fighting Back!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson describes the major components and functions of the immune system and the role of engineers in keeping the body healthy (e.g., vaccinations and antibiotics, among other things). This lesson also discusses how an astronaut's...

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