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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cell Energy - Bubbling Yeast

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars identify that yeast are a single celled fungi that are a great model organism for studying respiration in the classroom. They also fill the bulb of a disposable pipet (eyedropper) with yeast, then submerge the pipet in a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Diversity of Microorganisms

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology learning exercise, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to the diversity of microorganisms from A to Z. There are 39 biology terms located in the word search.
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Website
Other

Nutrition, Health & Heart Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information about nutrition, health, and heart disease. It also discusses specific types of vitamin and mineral supplements you can take to improve or maintain your health.
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Activity
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Iron Hidden in Your Food

For Students 3rd - 5th
An activity where students investigate how much iron is in a sample of breakfast cereal.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Food and Nutrients

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses classes of nutrients and their functions in the human body.
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Zinc an Essential Mineral

For Students 9th - 10th
This site promotes the benefits on zinc and other not so well-known minerals; calcium is best known. Discusses the importance of zinc, and the types of food zinc is found.