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Anatomy of the heart: Students develop their knowledge of the circulatory system by studying the structure and function of the heart and its vessels.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Development and Science); By Daniel Isenberg and Sharon Mcdonald.

Animal adaptation: This lesson focuses on the adaptations, body structures, and behavior of animals. The students will explore animal growth and adaptations of animals. This lesson is designed to be taught during the reading of Stone Fox.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Development and Science); By Jennifer Fessler and Karen Wright.

Comparative anatomy: A continuum: In groups, students will design a presentation that will trace the development of an organ system through the major phyla of the animal kingdom looking for the relationships between structure and function by documenting adaptations.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Development, Information Skills, and Science); By Joan Warner and Melissa Thibault.

CSI Dublin: The Hunt for the Irish Potato Killer: In these lesson plans, students will act as CSI agents investigating the mysterious pathogen that caused the massive potato crop failure and resultant Great Famine of 1845 in Ireland.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

An integrated lesson comparing the butterfly and frog life cycles: Students will build on their prior knowledge about the butterfly life cycle to compare and contrast the life cycles of butterflies and frogs. Students will locate butterflies on the school grounds and create pictographs and models of fractions to explain their findings mathematically. Students will also use a variety of resources to read about and study the food, space and air needed by butterflies and frogs to grow. They will create visual and written products to demonstrate their findings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Development, Mathematics, and Science); By Martha Dobson and Margaret Monds.

Isolating a potato killer: In CSI Dublin: The Hunt for the Irish Potato Killer, page 2; In this lesson, students use Koch’s postulates to demonstrate the causal relationship between microbe and disease by transmitting Phytophthora infestans from an infected potato tuber to a healthy potato specimen.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Science); By Rebecca Hite.

The migration of the monarch butterfly: The students will listen to and discuss books about butterflies and the migration of monarch butterflies to Mexico in order to integrate science, social studies, and language arts.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Development, Science, and Social Studies); By Martha H. Dobson and Margaret Monds.

The Pit: The Pit is a game that can be played to review any topic. It matches picture game cards to target vocabulary on a game board. This particular lesson focuses on classification of animals.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Development and Science); By Eileen Carter and Tracey Casto.

Profiling a potato killer: In CSI Dublin: The Hunt for the Irish Potato Killer, page 3; In this lesson, students use internet resources to determine the factors behind the potato blight that led to the most destructive famine in human history. Students will use the scientific method and inquiry to determine how the pathogen spread over the world and learn some of the historical context surrounding this tragedy.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science); By Rebecca Hite.

Researching the North Carolina coastal plain: This lesson plan will provide students with a more in-depth knowledge of the animals, industry, and land geography of the coastal plain. Students will conduct research on the internet and in other resources to find information on the vital parts of the coastal plain. The lesson culminates with group presentations of their research and a Venn diagram developed individually comparing the outer and inner parts of the coastal plain.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Development, Science, and Social Studies); By Ana Sanders and Heather Ennis.

Tracking a potato killer: Using latitude and longitude to map the spread of P. infestans: In CSI Dublin: The Hunt for the Irish Potato Killer, page 1; Students use latitude and longitude to follow the transmission of the plant pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of the Irish Potato Famine.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 English Language Arts and Science); By Rebecca Hite.

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