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Simple Measurements

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students determine the height of objects using shadows. In this math lesson plan, students discus methods of finding the height of items without directly measuring. Students measure shadows and figure the actual height of the object.
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Historic Earth Science Innovations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the demands or limitations on Earth scientists. In groups, they design and build a model that would be useful to them in the lab or field. They share their model and their ideas behind it to the class and answer any...
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Nuclear Chemistry

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars write and balance nuclear equations. For this chemistry lesson, students identify materials that block radiation using polymers. They collect and analyze data from the experiment.
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The Perils of Drinking Water

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students determine the presence of drugs in water. In this chemistry lesson, students experiment on water samples using thin layer and column chromatography. They determine the concentration of drugs present using graphical analysis.
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Electroplating for Corrosion Protection: Redox in Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners define what a redox reaction is. In this chemistry lesson, students electroplate some wires in the lab. They research the application of electroplating in the real world.
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A Living Watershed

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students, through this series of lessons, use local resources, speakers, print and video materials, as well as standard text materials to study the ecosystem of the local watershed.
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Thank You... Thomas Edison!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the life of Thomas Edison. They research how he made a difference. They understand that accurate data collection is important for math. They create a chart using spreadsheet data.
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Creating Pinhole Prints

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders produce an image from a negative created with a pinhole camera using the provided materials and create a test strip in 5 second increments to determine the exposure time for a final print.
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Where Have All the Road Salts Gone, Long Time Migrating

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine what happens to road salt after it is applied to the road during a storm. In groups, they collect their samples using a conductivity meter and enter their data into a database. They analyze and discuss the data...
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Making Your Own Sampling Tools

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students begin a class recycling project. They create data sampling equipment using their own designs and test them in the field.
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Computer Science: Pendulum

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate the basic properties of pendulums as a function of spreadsheets. Working in groups, they measure the period for a pendulum at six different lengths and record the results. They prepare a file using Microsoft Excel...
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Transmission of Disease

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students provide names of viral diseases that they would possibly like to be infected with today; listing them on the Smart Board. They then come to an agreement about what virus to use and use beakers of fluids to simulate how viruses...
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Soils are the Pits!

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students dig soil pits in order to observe soil features and the factors of soil formation and soil forming process. Students also examine the relationships among different soils in a series of soil pits.
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Developing a Local Stratigraphy

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine rock strata for the distribution, deposition, and age of sedimentary rock. They describe rock types in a variety of outcrops and construct a regional stratigraphy.
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Math and Science in a Wetland

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use scientific methods during field and lab investigations. Students collect specimens and make measurements using the metric system. Students describe biotic and abiotic factors in an estuary and design a model.
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Math and Science in a Wetland

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students describe safe practice when doing field and lab investigations in a estuary or wetland. They create a model of an estuary and describe their value and function. They participate in field study in which they collect and analyze...
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Density of a Gas

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the mass, volume, and density of a gas by producing it in a chemical reaction. The entire Density of a Gas Lab and L section of the K W L chart be formatively assessed.
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"Honey Dew from Bunny Too!"

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The pupils will design a lab to test the mechanism that triggers spore dispersal. They should have some clues after making observations of the life cycle. Part of the fun here is to let the students devise a method for testing this...
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cDNA Sequencing By Restriction Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars try to confirm the sequence of a given cDNA clone using the WWW tools and traditional restriction analysis. They grow the clone, prep the plasmid, cut the plasmid with restriction enzymes and compare their results to what...
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Music Technology

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify the features of a synthesizer and practice using them. They record different sounds using the software provided. They also examine sound waves and applications through the synthesizer.
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Camouflage and Protective Coloration: A Model of Natural Selection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students collect data and compare whether protective coloration or camouflage provides better biological fitness in a given environment. They simulate predator prey interactions of two different species and use gene frequencies to...
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A Self Directed Inquiry into the Identification of Unknowns

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students gain experience in designing an experiment and use logic in selecting specific tests for unknowns. Students recognize the use of spreadsheets in helping one to make clear comparisons.
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Cloning of Plasmid and Spinach DNA

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students ligate fragments of genomic DNA from spinach into a vector plasmid. They perform a restriction enzyme digestion. Student use a ligated DNA molecule to transform E. coli cells. Students analyze their procedures and outcome of...
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The Cloning of Plasmid and Spinach DNA

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students will first extract genomic DNA from spinach and perform a restriction enzyme digestion on both the spinach DNA and the plasmid using the same restriction enzyme. They then ligate the cut plasmid DNA with the cut spinach DNA in...