Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells, either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells.

Food Safety Scientist: Bacteria: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

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Click to open and download Food Safety Scientist Unit: Bacteria: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, developed by South Dakota State University (SDSU) and New Mexico State University (NMSU). The Unit incl...

Food Safety Scientist: Manipulating pH Level in Food

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Click to open and download Food Safety Scientist Unit: Manipulating Ph Level in Food, developed by South Dakota State University (SDSU) and New Mexico State University (NMSU). The Unit includes the fo...

Virtual Labs: Using the Microscope Lesson Plan

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In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 6-12, students practice using a microscope in a virtual lab. Using BrainPOP resources, they first learn how microscopes work, and then through a virtu...

Cell Division Process Lesson Plan: Control of the Cell Cycle Game

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This lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-8, challenges students to use what they know about cell division to play a game in which they control cell division from inside a cell’s nucleus. They must mak...

Virtual Labs: pH Scale and Meter Calibration Lesson Plan

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This lesson plan accompanies Virtual Labs: pH Scale and Meter Calibration, which is adaptable for grades 6-12. This interactive lab challenges students to test the pH of common liquids and learn how a...

Virtual Labs: Adjusting pH of Food Lesson Plan

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This lesson plan accompanies Virtual Labs: Adjusting pH of Food, which is adaptable for grades 6-12. This interactive lab familiarizes students with food science lab equipment and teaches standard tec...

Virtual Labs: Bacteria Sampling Lesson Plan

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This lesson plan accompanies Virtual Labs: Bacteria Sampling, and is adaptable for grades 6-12. This interactive lab challenges students to test milk samples for bacterial contamination with various d...

Virtual Labs: Gram Staining Lesson Plan

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In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 6-12, students explore bacteria, pasteurization, and food safety in a virtual lab. Students learn how bacteria can be helpful and harmful to the human...