The Science of Ape Intelligence | |
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Lesson Plan 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 and NOVA / PBS
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High School
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Coral Reef Detectives: “Who Done It?” | |
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Lesson Plan Alternative Lesson Plan Elementary School Webquest: 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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Metric System Lecture - Converting Units | |
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Lesson Plan Student Handout Middle School Lecture: Students are introduced to using a "metric ladder" to calculate conversions within the metric system. More... |
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Published by Tracy Trimpe
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Middle School
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Fungi Quiz | |
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Lesson Plan High School Tests: Students label 3 drawings and answer 15 multiple choice questions. More... |
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Published by Mrs. Jessica Lupold
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High School
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Invertebrate Diversity | |
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Student Handout 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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Spread of an Infectious Disease and Population Growth | |
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Student Handout Teacher Notes High School Activity: A simple simulation demonstrates exponential spread of infectious disease in a population, and discussion questions develop student understanding of how human diseases spread. Additional discussion questions and a graphing activity develop an understanding of exponential and logistic population growth. More... |
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Published by Ingrid Waldron and Jennifer Doherty
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High School
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Jeopardy PowerPoint: Photosynthesis / Cell Respiration / Enzymes / Light | |
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Lesson Plan High School Activity: A PowerPoint Jeopardy-like game that can be used as a review of biology concepts. More... |
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Published by Aubrey Melton
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High School
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Animal Survival | |
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Lesson Plan Elementary School Activity: The purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate to the class that it is not cruel or unfair when animals die. It is only natural that the strongest of each species survive while the weak perish. More... |
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Published by Jeffrey Kimber
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Elementary School
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dna_lyrics_project.pdf High School Project: Students will write lyrics about DNA and DNA replication to their own made up rap song. Topics include: double helix, nucleotides, template strands, nitrogen bases, pyrimidines, purines, complimentary base pairing, DNA replication, DNA helicase enzyme, DNA polymerase enzymes, Okazaki fragments, lagging and leading strands, and 5 prime - 3 prime. More... |
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Published by Lesson Plans Inc.
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High School
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endocytosis_activity.pdf Lesson Plan High School Activity: Students try to figure out how to put food molecules into a paper bag without exposing the inside of the bag. Topics covered endocytosis and phagocytosis More... |
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Published by Lesson Plans Inc.
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High School
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