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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the process of photosynthesis, specifically to explore “Where Does Photosynthesis Take Place in Plants?” The Teacher Notes provide the connections to standards, references, a timeline, safety no...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply their knowledge of the process of osmosis, specifically to explore ”How Does the Concentration of Salt in Water Affect the Rate of Osmosis?” The Teacher Notes provide the connections to standards,...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply their understanding of cell structure to categorize whether unknown cells come from plants or animals. Specifically, students explore the components of cell structure visible with a compound light micr...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply their understanding of energy flow and transfer within a system. Students will generate arguments about ”Which Type of Nut Is Best for a New Energy Bar?” The Teacher Notes provide the connections t...
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Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems
The purpose of this lab is for students to apply their knowledge of the structure and function of body systems. Specifically, it gives students an opportunity to investigate ”How Do Activity and Physical Factors Relate to Respiratory and Cardiovasc...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply their knowledge of the structure and function of body systems. Specifically, it gives them an opportunity to explore the relationship between patterns in letters and numbers to explore ” How Does the...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the concept of population growth and some of the factors that can affect the size of a population. Specifically, it gives them an opportunity to explore ”What Factors Limit the Size of a Populatio...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the concept of a predator-prey population size relationship. They will use an online simulation to design and carry out an investigation to determine ”How Is the Size of a Predator Population Rela...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply their understanding of ecosystems and the eating relationships that occur within them. Specifically, students will consider ”Which Member of an Ecosystem Would Affect the Food Web the Most If Removed...
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The purpose of this lab is to have students apply their knowledge of how chemicals cycle through the living and nonliving components of an ecosystem. Specifically, they will explore their natural surroundings where they live to determine ”How Healt...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply their knowledge of how chemicals, specifically carbon, cycle through the living and nonliving components of an ecosystem. Specifically, they will explore ”Which Carbon Cycle Process Affects Atmospher...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the variation that naturally exists within a species and among different species that are closely related. Specifically, they will explore ”How Do Beetle Traits Vary Within and Across Species?” ...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the transfer of genetic information through inheritance and how DNA-level mutations can influence the functions of organisms. Specifically, the investigation will allow them to use a computer simula...
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The purpose of this lab is for students to apply what they know about the inheritance of traits to solve a problem. Specifically, the investigation gives them an opportunity to use several conceptual models as a way to make sense of ”How Do Fruit F...
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The purpose of this lab is to introduce students to the basic principles of natural selection. Specifically, the investigation gives them an opportunity to use a simulation to develop an explanation of ”Why Does a Specific Version of a Trait Become...