Paying the Price at the Pump
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Overview: Mom & Dad, can I borrow the car?” …Imagine that you are a teenager and you just got your driver’s license. You would like to borrow the car so that … Continue reading
Where Does Your Food Come From?
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Overview: Food is now being shipped in to grocery stores from all over the world. Where does this food really come from? Students will research one food item, see where it … Continue reading
I Have Never Heard of That Disease
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Overview: You are newly diagnosed as having a disease. Doctors have told you very little other than the name of it. Because you have never heard of this particular illness before you are worried. Now you … Continue reading
NASA’s Best Students Cross-Curricular Unit Plan
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Overview: This unit plan is based on the NASA’s Best Student Activity located at http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/best/activities.html. The unit includes lesson plans for the four core curriculum areas: science, social studies, math and language arts. Although … Continue reading
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Alien Creature
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Overview: In this lesson, students use Punnett Squares to determine the genetic make-up of offspring of an alien species. The students then draw the offspring based on their genetic make-up.
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