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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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  • 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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  • Observing Osmosis in a Plant Cell

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    Observing Osmosis in a Plant Cell

    Students devise and follow a plan to observe the osmosis of water through a plant cell membrane. Assesses students'…

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    Science
    Plants and Botany
    Cellular Biology
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  • Demonstrating Respiration in Elodea

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    Demonstrating Respiration in Elodea

    Students design an experiment to demonstrate respiration in the Elodea plant. Assesses students' understanding of…

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    Science
    Plants and Botany
    Photosynthesis
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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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  • The Time of Your Life

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    The Time of Your Life

    Students create a time line of important events and stages in the growth and development of a human. Tests their…

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    Health and Safety
    Physical Development & Growth
    Sex
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  • Modeling Wastewater Treatment

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    Modeling Wastewater Treatment

    Students design a model to demonstrate the first stage of wastewater treatment in a sewage plant. Assesses their…

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    Science
    Urban Ecology
    Environmental Science
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  • A Household of the Future

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    A Household of the Future

    Students design a home and a car of the future, which operate entirely on renewable energy sources. Assesses their…

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    Science
    Environmental Science
    Natural Resources Conservation
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  • Modeling the Effects of Fault Movements

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    Modeling the Effects of Fault Movements

    Students create a model to show the effects of strike-slip, normal, and reverse faults on a surface feature, such as a…

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    Science
    Geology
    Plates and Tectonics
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  • Identifying a Mystery Mineral

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    Identifying a Mystery Mineral

    Students are asked to identify a mystery mineral sample. Assesses their knowledge of mineral properties and the tests…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Minerals
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  • Making a Model of the Rock Cycle

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    Making a Model of the Rock Cycle

    Students create a model of the rock cycle using the materials given. Assesses their knowledge of the characteristics of…

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    Science
    1930s
    Geology
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  • Reading a Map

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    Reading a Map

    Students are asked to identify the location of cities on a map and determine the distances between them. Assesses their…

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    Social Studies and History
    Geography
    Map
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  • A Model Landscape

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    A Model Landscape

    Students create a model that shows a variety of landform features created by river erosion and deposition. Assesses…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Geology
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  • River Erosion

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    River Erosion

    Students create a model demonstrating how flooding affects the amount of material eroded by a river. Assesses their…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Floods
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  • Making Salinity Currents

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    Making Salinity Currents

    Students create a model for currents caused by differences in salinity, using the materials provided. Assesses their…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Oceans (Oceanography)
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  • Modeling Plate Movement

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    Modeling Plate Movement

    Students develop a working model of plate divergence at the mid-ocean ridge and plate convergence at a trench. Assesses…

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    Geology
    Plates and Tectonics
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  • Slowing Evaporation

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    Slowing Evaporation

    Students design an experiment to test how to slow the evaporation of water in an open swimming pool in a dry climate.…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Atmosphere and Air
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  • Comparing the Weather

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    Comparing the Weather

    Students compare the weather in their city or part of the country with the weather in three other locations, for a…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Weather
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  • The Tides

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    The Tides

    Students construct a model to illustrate how the position of Earth, the sun, and the moon affect the tides. Assesses…

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    Science
    Space and Astronomy
    Moon
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  • Sizes of Stars

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    Sizes of Stars

    Students conceptualize the enormous differences in size among four categories of stars. Assesses their understanding of…

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    Science
    Space and Astronomy
    Stars
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  • A Matter of Fact

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    A Matter of Fact

    Students create a poster that uses words and pictures to present basic information about matter. Assesses their…

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    Science
    Chemistry
    Energy and Matter
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