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Plant power: Students will plant their own seeds in potting soil and measure plant growth. Before the students' plants are visible above the soil, students will explore the parts and functions of classroom plants and compare growth between the classroom plants. Using the weather channel website, students will predict whether the day's weather conditions are excellent, good, or poor for plant growth.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Mathematics and Science); By Rhonda Hathcock.

Plants and animals: Introduction to the unknown: This is an introductory lesson to assist students in understanding where their food comes from and what is available in this area. It is also a wonderful way to continue with inventive spelling.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Science); By Sheila Moody.

Polar bears and their adaptations: In this introductory activity, students will be introduced to the concept of adaptation by exploring how a polar bear's body adapts to survive in the harsh environment in which it lives.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science); By Heather Spradling.

Polar bears: Keeping warm at the Arctic: Students will learn about the polar bear's body coverings and how they help it to survive in the Arctic climate. The activities include a trip to the North Carolina Zoological park and a hands-on experiment to facilitate this goal, followed by reflection on and communication of what they have learned using a variety of media including art and literature.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science); By Sandy Hardin.

Polygenic traits with pennies: Uses the results of flipping pennies to represent the functioning of polygenic traits.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Buie Sadie, James Caldwell, Jeanette Fredericks, Janice Shue, Katie Wadsworth, and Tracy Watson.

A population and a biome: This activity will introduce students to the use of laptop computers. Students will participate in a unit on ecosystems using the Microsoft programs Excel and PowerPoint.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, and Science); By Ronald Cross.

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.

Protein synthesis with words: This activity is aimed at helping students understand protein synthesis, DNA, mRNA, tRNA, ribosomes, and mutations by using words.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Bert Wartski.

A protist protest: In Proto-ZOO-ology: A problem-based protist inquiry unit, page 1; This lesson is part of the unit "Proto-ZOO-ology: A problem-based protist inquiry unit." In this lesson, students learn about the six characteristics of living things.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 Science); By Cate Colangelo.

Proto-ZOO-ology: A problem-based protist inquiry unit: The conceptual lens used throughout this unit is the student development of a zoo exhibit for protists. Protists are used easily to examine classification systems, population diversity, life-sustaining processes, stimulus/response in the environment, and many other big concepts that are repeated when studying larger, more complex organisms.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

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.

Restoring the American chestnut: A blight devastated American chestnut trees in the early 1900s. In this unit students will study how biotechnology is being used to develop a blight-resistant tree. They will engage in hands-on activities to apply their knowledge of DNA and genetics to simulate the steps needed to find the genes for resistance and insert them into an American chestnut tree. Lessons are designed to be used for any level of biology and do not require high-tech equipment.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Sensing the world around us: Students will review the five senses and listen to an Ezra Jack Keats' story in which a blind man uses his senses of hearing and smelling to learn about his neighbors. Students will then experience the difficulty of using only one sense to identify different sounds.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Science); By Libby Oxenfeld.

Shakin' and eggs: In BioMusic, page 1.2; In this integrated lesson, students learn about the different kinds of animals that hatch from eggs. As they explore the properties of eggs, they will also develop their understanding of sound by conducting an experiment with “sound eggs” and using musical terminology to describe their findings.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Music Education and Science); By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.

Snakes are cool: This lesson begins with a reading of Verdi by Janell Cannon. It integrates science with language arts as the students learn about snakes and write about their findings.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts and Science); By Marcia Reich.

Squawking is talking: In BioMusic, page 1.3; In this lesson, students compare bird song with human song. After a brief overview of how humans and birds make sound, they will begin to consider how both learn to sing and focus on particular aspects of their songs. To end the lesson, students craft Bird Calling Cups to make their own bird calls.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Music Education and Science); By Debra Hall and Crystal Patillo.

Strive to survive: Part 2: Students will explore the concepts of survival and natural selection from scientific and historical points-of-view using inquiry-based investigations, internet research and other strategies.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Jeffrey Bell.

Termites, ink pens and pheromones: Students will investigate the behavior of termites to understand and use the scientific method.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Jacki Clark.

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.

Transpiration lab: In this activity, your students will observe the process of transpiration. They will determine the rate of transpiration for one plant branch.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science); By Sadie Buie, James Caldwell, Jeanette Fredericks, Janice Shue, Katie Wadsworth, and Tracy Watson.

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