Master Teacher lessons
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As part of developing scientifically literate students, students and their teachers need to be aware of misconceptions about science.
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Science is limited to the natural world and what we can perceive directly or indirectly with our senses.
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Students explore and investigate naturally - as people. This literacy/science lesson is designed to help them notice the personality traits that they possess, and will need to continue to strengthen, as they become successful scientists.
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Students read a text about the Cell Theory through the lens of the NGSS Crosscutting Concepts and look at a variety of substances (both living and non living) under microscopes!
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Flight Testing+Designing+Researching+Fun=SCIENCE!
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In this opening lesson, we explore what waves are all about as we observe, draw, and think about how waves are shaped and how they move and what creates them.
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What do plants need to survive? Students will be able to draw conclusions about plant needs and begin to compare them to human needs after completing this simple investigation.
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Students create their own investigations based on an object chosen from a big box of junk!
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Students research bees and how their specialized body parts help them in survival and contribute to the success of plant survival and reproduction.
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Cell phones have made communication exponentially easier, and they have done the same for crime investigation!
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In this high impact and fun series of labs, students crack a marble, melt a milk jug and expand a baby bottle to identify physical and chemical properties.
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How can I teach engineering? Take a look at this lesson on the basics of engineering and the design process.
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My project, my choice.
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This culminating activity challenges students to use what they have learned about air masses and fronts to forecast the weather.
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Students use soap bubbles to model the function of a cell membrane!