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Creating a Universally Designed Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students investigate plant cells. In this multiple intelligences lesson, students engage in a variety of activities to foster an understanding of plant cells and how they work. Students read, write, observe, and role-play parts and...
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Onion Cells

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners observe the cells of an onion by wet mounting it and viewing it in a microscope.  For this hands on lesson students make their own wet mount slide of an onion and are able to identify the cells in it such as, the nucleus,...
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Implicit Differentiation

For Students Higher Ed
In this implicit differentiation worksheet, students use the chain rule to solve for the derivative. The find the equation for the tangent line at a given point and determine if the line is vertical. This two-page worksheet contains...
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Water Quality Monitoring

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the water quality of a stream in their area, by measuring the temperature, pH, alkalinity and conductivity. They integrate biology with earth science when using the microscope to study the living organisms in the water.
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It's Fun to Learn!

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners use the macro mode of the OLYMPUS FE-140 CAMERAS as virtual microscopes to explore different habitats, observe plants, soil, and insects and other creatures. They download those images on electronic files and build web pages....
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Introduction To Cell Structure and Function: What's Inside a Cell?

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders are introduced to the cell and some of its parts. Through the use of video, 10th graders see animal and plants cells and their parts. They learn terms used to explain the cell.
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Metric M&M Fun

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the relative sizes of common metric prefixes as they compare to the base unit. They receive baggies full of M&M's, and do activities based on the metric system. This is a very engaging and tasty lesson!
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Plastic Wrap

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students compare the price and quality of different kinds of plastic kitchen wraps and then rank them from best to worst. They take into account how well it comes out of the roll, if it seals well, it is tangles, how much weight it...
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Interdisciplinary Approach to Investigating Popcorn

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students conduct a lab experiment using the scientific method. In this interdisciplinary lesson plan, students will test the difference in popping white and yellow corn. Students will write their lab report in their science, math,...
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One Square Foot

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners identify, describe, count, tally, and graph life found in one square foot of land.
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CSI Clamshell Investigation

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore predator/prey relationships. They research information on moon snails and claims. Students draw conclusions from the data collected. They use math and graphing to determine if there is a relationship to the clam's size...