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  • Sporophyte vs. Gametophyte

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    Sporophyte vs. Gametophyte

    Students make a model of the gametophyte of a moss and the sporophyte of a fern using the available material. Tests…

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    Plants and Botany
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  • Modeling an Angiosperm

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    Modeling an Angiosperm

    Students create a model of either a monocot or a dicot. Tests understanding of concepts related to angiosperms, leaves,…

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    Biology
    Plants and Botany
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  • Planarians and Light

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    Planarians and Light

    To answer the question, "Do planarians prefer darkness or light?" each student will formulate a hypothesis, design an…

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    Aquatic Animals
    Animals (Zoology)
    Biology
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  • Imprint Inquiry

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    Imprint Inquiry

    Students apply what they know about mollusks, arthropods, and echinoderms to infer what kind of animal made each…

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    Animals (Zoology)
    Biology
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  • Observing Pillbug Behavior

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    Observing Pillbug Behavior

    Students observe at least three behaviors of pillbugs. They then choose one of the observed behaviors, formulate a…

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    Insects
    Animal Behavior
    Scientific Method
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  • Dominant or Recessive?

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    Dominant or Recessive?

    Students determine whether two mutations in fruit flies are caused by dominant alleles or recessive alleles. Assesses…

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    Genetics and DNA
    Human Body and Anatomy
    Animals (Zoology)
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  • Predicting Change

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    Predicting Change

    Students predict what happens to three groups of a species that become separated and face different conditions. Assesses…

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    Biological Evolution
    Biology
    Science
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  • Modeling Blood

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    Modeling Blood

    Students make a model of a specific blood type using the materials provided. They then determine whether the blood types…

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    Human Body and Anatomy
    Human Biology
    Biology
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  • Waste Doctor

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    Waste Doctor

    Students create a poster describing how the respiratory and excretory systems of the body eliminate wastes. Assesses…

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    Excretory System
    Respiratory System
    Human Biology
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  • Keep Your Eye on the Ball

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    Keep Your Eye on the Ball

    Students create a model of the path of a nerve impulse that includes an eye, a sensory neuron, an interneuron, and a…

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    Science
    Healthy Vision
    Health
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  • Swallows Return to Capistrano

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    Swallows Return to Capistrano

    Interesting facts and fun activities related to the hundreds of swallows who return each year to Mission San Juan…

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    Birds
    Seasons
    Animals (Zoology)
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  • Activity: Swim Bladders

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    Activity: Swim Bladders

    Read the passage in this science printable to learn about swim bladders. Students will answer comprehension questions…

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    Fish
    Animals (Zoology)
    Density
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  • Activity: Interpreting Dinosaur Characteristics from Their Names

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    Activity: Interpreting Dinosaur Characteristics from Their Names

    Enrich your study of reptiles with this printable about dinosaurs' physical traits. This science printable lists the…

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    Reptiles
    Dinosaurs (Paleontology)
    Vocabulary
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  • Activity: Comparing Worms

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    Activity: Comparing Worms

    Enrich your study of invertebrates with this science printable. Students will identify worms from different phyla and…

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    Invertebrates
    Biological Classification
    Animals (Zoology)
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  • Activity: Spider Webs

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    Activity: Spider Webs

    Read the passage in this science printable to learn about spider webs. Students will answer comprehension questions and…

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    Insects
    Animal Behavior
    Habitats and Ecosystems
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  • Activity: Communication in Social Bees

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    Activity: Communication in Social Bees

    Learn how honeybees communicate by reading the passage in this science printable. Students will answer comprehension…

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    Animal Behavior
    Insects
    Invertebrates
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  • Activity: Classifying Angiosperms

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    Activity: Classifying Angiosperms

    Enrich your study of plants with a classification activity. Students will compare the traits of monocots and dicots in…

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    Seeds and Pollination
    Biological Classification
    Plants and Botany
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  • Activity: Human Magnetic Fields

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    Activity: Human Magnetic Fields

    Educate students about magnetism, the human body, and advances in medical technology with a reading passage and…

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    Magnetism
    Illness and Diseases
    Brain and Nervous System
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  • Activity: Comparing Our Two Sets of Teeth

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    Activity: Comparing Our Two Sets of Teeth

    Learn about our two sets of teeth – deciduous and permanent – by reading the passage in this science…

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    Five Senses
    Graphs and Charts
    Physical Development & Growth
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  • Enzyme Action Activity

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    Enzyme Action Activity

    Enrich your study of nutrition and the human body with this activity about digestive enzymes and diseases. Students will…

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    Cellular Biology
    Illness and Diseases
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  • Groundhog Day Videos and Activities

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    Groundhog Day Videos & Activities

    Groundhog Day is February 2. Spark your students' interest about groundhogs such as Punxsutawney Phil, and the history…

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    Seasons
    Earth Science
    Science
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  • Activity: Naming Bones

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    Activity: Naming Bones

    Enrich your study of the human body with this printable activity about bones. Students will use an encyclopedia or other…

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    Library Resources
    Reading and Literature
    Musculoskeletal System
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  • Activity: Comparing the Dermis and the Epidermis

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    Activity: Comparing the Dermis and the Epidermis

    Complete the table to compare and describe skin layers and their functions. Students will evaluate and classify each…

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    Five Senses
    Human Biology
    Biology
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  • Activity: Investigating Life Cycles

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    Activity: Investigating Life Cycles

    Investigate animal life cycles with this activity. Students will use the information provided in this printable to make…

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    Ecology
    Graphs and Charts
    Biology
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