Experience Deep Time & Earliest Fossils | |
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Download Lesson Plan High School Activity: Students gradually build a realistic sense of deep, geological time from familiar linear analogs, e.g. calendars and football fields. Students also learn to associate the earliest fossils of specific groups of vertebrates with the geologic time of their emergence, on the now-familiar scale of relative distances from their school. From this, students discover the pattern of gradual vertebrate emergence and how well it consistently fits vertebrate phylogeny. More... |
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Published by Larry Flammer
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High School
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Online Biology Textbook - AP | |
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Download Lesson Plan High School Research: This is an On-Line Biology Book with links to each of the chapters. The content is modified lecture outlines that Michael J. Farabee, Ph.D developed over the many years of teaching college-level introductory biology. More... |
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Published by Michael J. Farabee, Ph.D
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High School
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The Science of Ape Intelligence | |
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Download Lesson Plan Download Video High School Multimedia: Student will watch the video about the science of ape intelligence and, after watching, discuss answers to questions related to similarities and differences between intelligence in apes and in humans. Students are first organized into teams to track experiments and field observations. Students then watch the video (online or by DVD) and take notes on their topic. Student next will meet in their groups and fill in the two worksheets. Lastly, student will have a class discussion about the topics discussed. More... |
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Published by Margy Kuntz, NGHT, Inc. and WGBH Educational Foundation
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High School
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External Anatomy of a Frog | |
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Download Lesson Plan High School Experiment: The eyes, legs, and mouth of the frog is dissected and analyzed. More... |
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Published by Shannan Muskopf
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High School
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Fetal Pig Dissection | |
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Download Lesson Plan High School Experiment: Fetal Pig dissection lab manual. More... |
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Published by Shannan Muskopf
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High School
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Observation of a Living Earthworm | |
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Download Lesson Plan High School Experiment: Students observe a live earthworm and answer questions about the Phylum Annalida, segmentation, sides (dorsal, ventral, posterior, anterior), receptacles (clitellum, setae, seminal), and responses to stimuli. More... |
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Published by Shannan Muskopf
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High School
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Hydra Microscope Lab | |
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Download Lesson Plan High School Experiment: Students will observe a living and a preserved hydra using a microscope. Students will then draw what they observe and label the parts. Third, students will touch the hydra and to see how the it reacts. Last, students add some food to the slide and maybe watch the hydra feed. More... |
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Published by Shannan Muskopf
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High School
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The Earthworm and Soil Fertilization | |
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Download Lesson Plan High School Experiment: Students observe how an earthworm influences soil structure (The ingestion of soil; the partial breakdown of organic matter; the mixture of these factions, and the ejection of this material as surface or sub-surface casts; the formation of water-stable aggregates; the aeration of the soil, and the improvement of its water-holding capacity; the addition of lime to the soil.). Students should develop an appreciation for earthworms. More... |
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Published by Carolyn Matthews
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High School
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Owl Pellets | |
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Download Student Handout High School Experiment: Owl pellets can be used to teach a part of the natural food chain. They can also be used to teach skeletal structure of rodents. Owl pellets are compact undigested parts which the owl eats. The owl regurgitates these compact pellets which contain fur, bones, etc. of small rodents. Dry pellets will not smell or be unpleasant for students to handle. More... |
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High School
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Coral Reef Detectives: “Who Done It?” | |
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Download Lesson Plan Download Alternative Lesson Plan Elementary School Activity: Students try to solve a mystery of the disappearing seahorse babies. Student learn about the suspects: tilapia, lionfish and turtle. Then students will fill out a chart about the suspects that will give clues about who had the seahorse babies for supper. At the end, students share their finding and vote to determine who was the guilty party. This webquest is a modified version of the forest animal mystery, which is listed as the second lesson plan. More... |
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Published by Diane Findlay
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Elementary School
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Interpreting Graphics - Taxonomy | |
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Download Lesson Plan High School Worksheet: Using a concept map, students interpret how how animals are related. More... |
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Published by Shannan Muskopf
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High School
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Arthropod Poetry | |
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Download Lesson Plan High School Worksheet: Students read the rhymes about arthropods and predict which associated scientific term explain the rhyme. More... |
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Published by Shannan Muskopf
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High School
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Intro to Sponges | |
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Download Lesson Plan High School Worksheet: Students will read and answer questions on a sponge's anatomy, physiology, reproduction and metabolism. Students will also color drawing for corresponding body parts. More... |
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Published by Shannan Muskopf
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High School
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Classification of an Echinoderm | |
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Download Lesson Plan High School Experiment: To understand how the starfish relates to its classification. Students will give three characteristics of each animal, so they can identify the organism. All students will discuss the relationship between the arthropods and echinoderms. More... |
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Published by Henry Dill
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High School
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Invertebrate Diversity | |
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Download Student Handout Download Teacher Notes High School Experiment: Students compare basic characteristics of earthworms, snails, and several arthropods, all of which can be purchased at low cost from local pet stores. More... |
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Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
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High School
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Download Lesson Plan High School Project: Students learn about the anatomy of an animal and compare it to the anatomy of a human. Topics covered include digestive, excretory, respiratory, circulatory, nervous system, muscular and skeletal systems. More... |
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Published by Lesson Plans Inc.
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High School
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Comparative Anatomy Project
Insect Inquiries | |
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Download Lesson Plan High School Experiment: The main objective of this lesson is to develop in the learner a curiosity about the insect world. Students will collect and observe insects native to the area. More... |
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Published by Allen Nelson
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High School
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Vertebrate Classification Challenge | |
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Download Lesson Plan Download Teacher Notes Middle School Activity: Students practice vertebrate classification using the organisms discussed the Prentice Hall textbook called the Parade of Life: Animals. More... |
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Published by Tracy Trimpe
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Middle School
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Invertebrate Classification Challenge | |
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Download Lesson Plan Download Teacher Notes Middle School Activity: Students practice invertebrate classification using the organisms discussed the Prentice Hall textbook called the Parade of Life: Animals. More... |
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Published by Tracy Trimpe
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Middle School
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