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Rop, Charles J. – Science Scope, 2011
This set of inquiry lessons is adaptable for middle school through high school life science or biology classrooms and will help meet the NSTA scientific inquiry position statement (2004) and the AAAS benchmarks (1993) and NRC standards (1996; 2000) related to health and food literacy. The standards require adolescents to examine their own diet and…
Descriptors: Food, Eating Habits, Botany, Biology
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Leege, Lissa M.; Schriver, Martha; Chassereau, Karen D. – Science Teacher, 2008
The "Under the Mistletoe" project was developed to capitalize on student curiosity about the American Christmas Mistletoe plant and draw learners into an engaging, inquiry-based exercise that incorporates numerous life science standards and collaborative research. By collecting data on host and nonhost tree size, location, and number of mistletoe…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Instruction, Plants (Botany), Scientific Research
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Gipps, John – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1995
Describes an experiment to investigate chemical changes, pH, dissolved oxygen content, light intensity, and temperature in water containing aquatic plants. (MKR)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Data Collection, pH, Photosynthesis
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Baumgartner, Erin; Zabin, Chela J. – Science Teacher, 2006
The study of "zonation", the distribution of plants and animals into distinct spatial areas, is a great way to introduce students to basic ecological concepts. Students can conduct methodical, quantifying surveys of zones in areas as diverse as mudflats, beaches, forests, wetlands, and fields. Students collect data from these areas with field…
Descriptors: Sampling, Ecology, Plants (Botany), Animals