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Asymmetry and aggression: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a study that has found a link between aggression and body symmetry that may go back to the womb. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Drug cravings: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about new research in rats that reveals why staying off drugs can be so difficult. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science and Healthful Living Education); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Extending human ability through technology: The purpose of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to explore how technology has been used to enhance human abilities. Students also learn something about human capabilities and limitations. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Food webs in the bay: Students research plants and animals that live in the submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) of a bay area. After researching the organisms, students will do class presentations and create a food web using pictures of all of the organisms. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Introducing atoms: In this lesson from Science NetLinks, students will be asked to review websites to learn about the atom's basic structure and the positive and negative charges of its subparticles. This is the first of a series of four lessons about static electricity. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 7–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Inventing and presenting unit 1: Analyzing nonfiction and inventing solutions: Students read about inventors, propose inventions to solve problems they have identified, and build and test their inventions. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Science); Provider: IRA/NCTE

JFK analysis: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students will hear atmospheric chemist Ken Rahn describe how he and a ballistics specialist have re-analyzed the data from two major forensic studies of the John F. Kennedy assassination. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Lying: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks students hear about how people generally see their own lies as being less harmful and more due to situation and not personality, while they are more likely to blame personality if another person lies. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Modern Leeching: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students will hear about how leeches, popular in medicine in the 1800s, are still used by doctors today, sometimes for safely removing congested blood from a wound. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Mummy's curse: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a scientific investigation that tested the Egyptian legend of the mummy's curse. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

My angle on cooling: Effects of distance and inclination: In this Science NetLinks lesson, students discuss what heat is and how it travels. They discover that one way to cool an object in the presence of a heat source is to increase the distance from it or change the angle at which it is faced. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Phytoplankton and ocean color: Students will identify function of phytoplankton in the biosphere by conducting experiments and simulations and reading for information. Students will also detect the presence of phytoplankton in bodies of water by examining ocean color in satellite images and classroom models. Lesson three of seven. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: NOAA Coral Reef Watch

Renewable energy sources: In this lesson, students will use Internet resources to investigate renewable sources of energy. The students should already have a basic understanding of energy, and know several examples of renewable and nonrenewable sources. This lesson is designed to help students investigate and evaluate renewable energy sources. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Robotic arm: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about a real-life robotic arm that may help stroke victims regain control of their movement. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–7 and 9–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Rodent road signs: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear how wood mice use mobile reference points in combination with scent marks to help them find their way in the big world around them. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sanitation and human health: The purpose of this Science NetLinks lesson is to develop an understanding of the impact of improved sanitation on human health. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sardines: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about how the humble sardine could save the lives of countless sea creatures. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to helpful web resources. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sensing the invisible: The Herschel Experiment: In this lesson, from Science NetLinks, students find out that there is radiation other than visible light being emitted from the sun. They reproduce a version of William Herschel's 1800 experiment that discovered the existence of infrared radiation. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Similarities attract: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about a study showing that genetic similarities may play a role in how people choose their friends and mates. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Snow goggles: The aim of this lesson, from Science NetLinks, is to illustrate how the scientific method can be used to solve different kinds of problems. As part of this lesson, students build snow goggles similar to those used by the Inuit peoples. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science