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NEW! Diaphragm- Relax And Breathe
We never think about breathing because we never have to (thank goodness). It is a process that may seem complicated, but as this lesson shows, when lungs fill with air and then empty, it’s by a process that is pretty simple.
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NEW! Viruses And Variables
In this activity, each student is given a test tube with what appears to be water and told to exchange solutions with each other. What they don’t know is that all but one of the test tubes is distilled water, and the other one is salt water.
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Cell Theory and Plant and Animal Cell Comparison
A great activity to use when you're getting ready to introduce the cell. It begins with Robert Hooke and the 3 tenets of the Cell Theory, and continues on with students drawing a simple animal and plant cell that can be compared.
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Word Adaptation
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is provide a good example. Next time you cover evolution, try out this activity that gives students a firsthand experience with change over time.
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My Tour of the Black Beauty Coal Mine
Get a firsthand look at how coal is mined from 30 feet below ground. The tour begins with the first scoop of topsoil being removed, and ends with everything put back so carefully you can't tell anything was disturbed. Notes and comments included.
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Notes-Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
A simple but powerful set of PowerPoint notes. The goal is to help students understand that asexual reproduction leads to clones and sexual reproduction produces variations.
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DNA Chain- The Fear-Buster
Fear can cripple a mind quicker than anything. But how can you go from fear to peace and understanding in just 45 minutes? Have students make a cuddly 40-foot long section of DNA.
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Diluting Your DNA
Question: What's everyone's favorite subject? Answer: Themselves! In this lesson students watch their DNA travel through their descendants. Oh, and they learn a little something about DNA too.
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Chromosomes, DNA, and Genes-Roadmap To Understanding The Foundation Of Genetics
Some things you just have to understand before you can move on. In math, addition and subtraction come before multiplication. And in genetics, you’ve got to understand chromosomes, DNA, and genes before anything else can make sense.
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Dog Breeds Research Project
In this 3-day activity students research the basic characteristics of a breed of dog, write those facts into short sentences, and then read their reports aloud. What students get out of it is a fun learning experience.
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Interactive Notes-Conserving Land, Water, And Air
In this set of interactive notes students will: 1.build a simple water filter, 2.observe a bubble levitating on a greenhouse gas, 3.watch "pollution" disappear (for the time-being), and 4.be reminded of how conserving earth's resources is everyone's job, not just someone else's.
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