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All About Plants
to learn more about; tell them they will research and write a paragraph about it. Each paragraph should include the plant's common and scientific names; a description of the parts (seed, root, stem, leaves, and flower); its needs; and at least three i...
Habitats of the World
habitats of the world. Each group will produce a report on its habitat including the following information: A physical description of the habitat Examples of the habitat (geographical locations) Examples of animals and plants that live in the habitat In addition,...
South American Cultures
are a few purposes: To give thanks to supernatural or mortal beings (e.g., Thanksgiving, harvest festivals) To ask for help or good fortune from supernatural or mortal beings (planting festivals, fund-raising bashes) To celebrate "the best" in a category (e.g...
Islam
ways: through writing, making a pilgrimage, or by fighting. Islam allows men to be married to as many as four women at once, as long as a man treats all his wives well. After discussing students' findings, ask what they know about perspectives on these issues in...
Rain Forests
Materials For this lesson, you will need: •Access to the Internet Procedures 1. Make sure students understand that the bulk of prescription and over-the-counter drugs used in this country these days are synthetic compounds. There has always been interest in...
Portraits of Power: American Presidents
Newsprint and markers Procedures Ask students: What role does the president play in the U.S. government? Record students' ideas on a sheet of newsprint so you can refer to it at the end of the lesson. Answers may include the following: The president is the most important pers...
Bacteria
Objectives Students will understand the following: 1. Reproduction in bacteria may occur asexually by a form of cell division called fission or sexually by a transfer of genetic material from a donor bacterium to a recipient. 2. Bacterial reproduction occurs ...
University of Kentucky
discovery. innovation. involvement. opportunity. outreach. promise. tradition. Discovery occurs every day in the lab of Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati. He has devoted his life to making blindness due to age-related macular degeneration a thing of the past. UK's Office of Underg...
Snakes
Objectives Students will understand the following: 1. Snakes thrive in almost every region of the world. 2. Different types of snakes have different physical characteristics that help them survive and succeed in their particular habitats. Materials For this lesson,...
Bug Off!
ant farm from a biological supply house such as Carolina Biological Supply House (1-800-334-5551 orcarolina.com). 2. Display the ant jars in the classroom. Discuss with students the physical characteristics of insects; they are six-legged, have exoskeletons, and have bodies tha...
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