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The Human Genome ProjectStudents learn about the Human Genome Project: the process, the functions of sections of DNA code, how knowledge of the human genome is being applied to medicine, and about genetic variation. |
9-12 |
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I Dream of GenomeThis lesson, based on the series Faces of America, explores the various types of genetic information contained in the human genome. |
9-12 |
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Inheritance of Genetic DisordersStudents learn how mutations in a gene can cause disease by simulating inheritance patterns and by researching disorders and presenting their findings. |
9-12 |
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Introduction to Evolution: How Did We Get Here?In this lesson, students will use videos from The Human Spark to learn about Darwin’s theory of evolution and how it applies to human development throughout earth’s history. |
6-8 |
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Journey Into the BrainUsing segments from the PBS program The Human Spark, students learn about the human brain, including information about brain regions, brain activity and technologies used to explore brain activity. |
9-12 |
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The Language SparkIn this lesson, students use selected videos from the PBS series The Human Spark to explore how the capacity for language develops in the human brain, and about how that capacity distinguishes us from other animals. |
9-12 |
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Life As We Know ItUsing video segments from The Human Spark, students will explore how life on Earth began in this lesson on evolution. |
9-12 |
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Life Cycles of Frogs, Dragonflies, and ButterfliesStudents explore similarities and differences in the life cycle of organisms and are introduced to the process of metamorphosis. |
K-2 |
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Liquid Assets: WatershedIn this lesson, students will understand what a watershed is, the factors which can pollute it, the modern-day problems facing watersheds (including pollution) and the ways in which they can be protected. |
6-8 |
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Living Life as a PlantIn this media-rich lesson, students investigate how plants respond to their environment. They also explore adaptations, such as how some plants are adapted to life in the desert and why some plants trap and digest insects. |
3-5 |
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Living vs. NonlivingStudents explore the characteristics that distinguish living from nonliving things. |
K-5 |
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Managing Your Energy BudgetAn Ecological Footprint Assessment |
6-12 |
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Marathon MouseIn this lesson from NOVA scienceNOW, students explore how our bodies respond to exercise at the cellular level. |
9-12 |
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Modeling DNA StructureStudents explore the structure of the DNA molecule and begin to understand how chromosomes, genes, and the base pairs, sugars, and phosphates of the DNA molecule are related. |
6-8 |
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Modern FamilyIn this lesson based on the PBS program The Human Spark, students learn about an important yet extinct branch of the human family tree – the Neanderthals. |
9-12 |
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The Molecular Evidence for EvolutionStudents learn how modern-day scientists can take advantage of a tool not available in Darwin's time: molecular evidence. |
9-12 |
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Molecular Evidence for Evolutionary RelationshipsStudents learn about the evolutionary relationship between humans and other organisms by comparing amino acid sequences in cytochrome c from a variety of species. |
9-12 |
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Mouthparts and DigestionStudents discover how the structure of an animal's mouthparts and digestive system gives clues to what the animal eats. |
6-8 |
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Muscles and MitochondriaStudents learn about the role of mitochondria in a cell's energy production. |
9-12 |
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Mushroom PrintsStudents will be amateur mycologists--collecting and analyzing various mushrooms in this lesson based on the Science Friday segment Stalking Wild Mushrooms. |
6-8 |
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