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How Evolution Works
High schoolers work in groups to investigate and present genetic variation, adaptation, and sexual selection as it relates to evolution. In this evolution lesson plan, students watch a video discuss how the human eye could evolve due to...
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Managing Your Energy Budget
Students examine their ecological footprint. In this technology based lesson, students calculate patterns of consumption and suggest ways to decrease their resource usage. This lesson includes several multi-media resources, videos, and...
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Modeling DNA Structure
Students build their own DNA molecules using candy. In this science lesson, students build DNA molecules using licorice and gumdrops. The lesson includes the use of streaming videos from the teacher's domain.
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The Art of Forces and Motion
Students view a video and use their knowledge of forces and motion to create an art piece. In this forces and motion instructional activity, students research forces and motion vocabulary and view a QuickTime video. They apply their...
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Gravity and Falling Objects
Learners watch experiments to define gravity and what gravity's function. In this gravity instructional activity, students watch video segments about experiments conducted with two objects to see what gravity does with...
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Maximum Power Point
Learners investigate energy using a photovoltaic cell. For this electricity lesson, students collect data from current-voltage and power-voltage curves to determine if photovoltaic systems have an advantage over conventional electric...
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A Cold Reception: Anti-Immigrant Sentiment in the United States
Students compare anti-immigration movements in United States history. In this immigration lesson, students participate in classroom activities that require them to analyze music, images, and videos that reveal the immigration debates of...
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I'll Take Mannahatta
Students explore the history of Manhattan. In this Manhattan history instructional activity, students view a video about Manhattan in the 1600s, pausing to discuss specific features such as architecture, people, landscape, businesses,...
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Understanding and Applying the Miranda Decision
Learners explore Miranda v. Arizona. In this U.S. Supreme Court lesson plan, students examine primary sources from the trial and watch the provided QuickTime videos to examine the case as well as the court's decision regarding it.
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The Five Pillars of Islam
Students explore the Five Pillars of Islam. In this Muslim beliefs lesson, students watch video clips and research selected websites about the Five Pillars. Students complete worksheets and create posters about the duties of Muslims.
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Molecular Evidence for Evolutionary Relationships
High schoolers compare the amino acid sequences in cytochrome-c for a variety of organisms and use this information to infer evolutionary relationships. They investigate the role of homeobox genes and what this indicates about the...
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Molecular Evidence for Evolutionary Relationship
Students investigate the relationship between humans and yeast. In this evolution lesson plan, students compare amino acids in a variety of life forms. Students will watch films on similarities of the genetic code that structures...
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Making Waves with the Electromagnetic Spectrum
High schoolers examine different types of electromagnetic waves and their sources. In this electromagnetic waves lesson students view a video and complete a handout.
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Birth, Growth, and Development
Young scholars study the growth of humans and animals and their various stages. In this developmental lesson students study the life cycle and what that is in humans.
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DNA Analysis
Students explore the ways in which DNA research is changing the ways in which we fight disease.
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Gene Inheritance
Middle schoolers explore how genes, including those that cause disease, are passed from one generation to the next. They explore the connection between an organism's genes and its traits.
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Living or Nonliving
Students explore the characteristics that distinguish living things from nonliving things. By examining video and photographs, students gather evidence and develop criteria to decide if something is living or nonliving.
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The Biomass Balancing Act
Students conduct research and prepare and share a fact sheet for biomass energy. They witness a demonstration illustrating the presence of carbon dioxide and design an experiment to investigate carbon neutrality.
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Spotlight on Photovoltaics and Fuel Cells
Students conduct Internet research to examine the pros and cons of photovoltaics and fuel cells. They watch a web simulation on fuel cells, complete a handout, and create molecular models using pipe cleaners and gum drops.
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The History of the Theory of Evolution
Students research the history of the theory of evolution and make a comparative timeline of events in world history and in the history of evolutionary theory.
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Power and Impact of Radio as a Broadcast Medium
Students compare radio coverage of news events with coverage of 21st century new stories. They analyze various forms of media as they relate to news coverage. They write an essay comparing the impact of radio versus that of television
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Ballet, Modern, and Jazz Dance: Basic Positions
Learners compare and contrast the basic vocabulary of ballet, modern, and jazz dance through observation and experience. This lesson correlates with the DanceSense Enhanced DVD.
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Floating Paper Clip
In this density worksheet, students conduct a science experiment. Following the given directions, students must work to get paper clips to float.
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Twelfth Night Act 1 Scene 1
Students read a scene from Twelfth Night and complete close reading activities for the play. In this Shakespeare lesson, students read Act 1, Scene 1 and then define the characterization of Olivia and Duke Orsino. Students discuss the...