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Nature's Fantastic Factory
Introducing Nature Works Everywhere, an online portal providing teachers, students and families resources to explore and understand nature's fantastic factory.
Young Scientist Challenge
The nation's premier science competition for students in grades 5-8. The 2012 competition is closed; check the site soon for winner announcements.
6-8 Lesson Plans
Check out our series of five FREE lesson plans about ethics and decision-making, specially designed for middle school students.
Discovery Student Adventures
Pack your curiosity and go! Inspire your students to be lifelong learners with an unforgettable Discovery adventure - and see the world at no cost to you.
Science of Everyday Life
Bring the science of everyday life into the classroom!
Holiest country
Q: Is Vatican City really its own country?
A: It’s the world’s smallest country at just 110 acres. Explore Italy and Greece with Discovery Student Adventures.
number and math play
A POCKET FULL OF COINS
Q: Janice has $2.46 worth of coins in her pocket. The coins are of four different denominations, and she has the same number of each denomination. What are the four denominations, and how many of each does she have?
word scramble
FRUIT GROUP
Capture your students attention and get them ready to learn with these worksheets. Try this word scramble on types of fruit at the beginning of a class session as a warm-up.
Building a Model DNA
Students will:
- Understand that chromosomes are structures in the nucleus of a cell that carry gene
- Understand that genes are smaller units that contain the hereditary code, DNA
- Understand that the genetic code is transmitted biochemically through molecules called deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
- Understand the structure of the DNA molecule
Computer Technology
Students will:
- Inventions can change the way we live
- Many inventions start out with design flaws and are refined later by subsequent inventors and designers
- The computer, invented in 1834 by Charles Babbage and still being refined, is an example of such an invention
Comparing Sparta and Athens
Students will understand the following:
- The differences between totalitarianism and democracy
- The historical roots of the democratic tradition
Understanding Probability
Students will:
- Learn what probability is
- Learn different ways to express probability numerically: as a ratio, a decimal, and a percentage
- Learn how to solve problems based on probability
Lord of the Flies
Students will understand the following:
- On a literal level, Lord of the Flies deals with what happens to a group of boys stranded on an island with no adult supervision
- On a symbolic level, Lord of the Flies investigates what happens to civilized people when the structures of civilization disappear
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