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Welcome to The American Physiological Society’s Online K-12 Curricular Materials and Teaching Resources Website. The science activities and laboratories included here are written for elementary, middle, high school, and junior college/college level and are organized in the following ways: by author/project name (teacher/developer's last name or publication name or project name); by scientific subject; and by grade level. Curricular materials were developed and field-tested by teachers and participants of APS programs. Activities and labs from APS publications are available here as well.
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AUTHOR NAME |
SUBJECT |
GRADE LEVEL |
ACTIVITY |
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Hodges,
MaryG.
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Elementary - Middle School
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Planarian Farm |
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Jones,
EricaNicole
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Middle School
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Animals in Research Debate |
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Diggs,
Sue
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Animal Behavior
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Lubbock High School
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Substrate Selection by Ghost Shrimp |
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Doyle,
Shane
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Animal Behavior
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Middle School
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Test Your Pets! |
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Kritzberger,
Tricia
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Animal Behavior
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High School
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Prairie Dog and Habitat Activity |
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Schempp,
Sally
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Animal Behavior
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Middle School
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Soy Worms |
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Strong,
RebeccaS.
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Animal Behavior
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Elementary - Middle School
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Little Shrimpers: A Brine Shrimp Activity |
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Wenndorf,
Jeannie
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Animal Behavior
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High School
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Animal Behavior: An Independent Research Project |
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Madsen,
Bob
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Animal Behavior/Physical Science
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Elementary - Middle School
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Bee Cool! (Honeybee Thermoregulation) |
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Arrowtop,
Barbara
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Biochemistry
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Elementary - Middle School
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Painting with Natural Dyes |
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Bradshaw,
Evelyn
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Biochemistry
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High School
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Chemiluminescent Detection of Diffusion |
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Lighthall,
Sue
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Biochemistry
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Denaturing and Protein Function |
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White,
WilliamA.
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Biochemistry
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High School
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Why Do the Colors of Leaves Change in the Fall? |
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Woods,
Jerry
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Biochemistry
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High School
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The Need for Speed-A Look at Enzyme Activity |
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Borne,
Jonathan
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Cardiovascular Physiology
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High School
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Branching Blood Vessels |
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Conley,
Thomas J.
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Cardiovascular Physiology
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High School
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Cardiovascular Inquiry Using Lumbriculus variegatus, Mudworms |
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Menzel,
KevinL.
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Cardiovascular Physiology
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Middle-High School
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The Effects of Various Exercises on the Cardiovascular System |
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Runyan,
PamelaKay
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Cardiovascular Physiology
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Middle-High School
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Factors Affecting Blood Pressure and Heart Rate |
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Shain,
MargaretE.
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Cardiovascular Physiology
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High School
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Exploring the Elasticity of Blood Vessels |
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Peterson,
Mike
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Cardiovascular Physiology/Exercise Physiology
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Elementary - High School
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Heart Rate & Function |
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Hotchkiss,
Marcy
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Case Studies
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High School
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Diabetes Diagnosis |
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Halverson,
Michael
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Cell Structure and Function
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High School
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How Do Hypotonic, Hypertonic, and Isotonic Solutions Affect the Water Movement of a Cell? |
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Lynch,
AnikaM.
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Cell Structure and Function
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11th & 12th Grade; College Level
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Glomeruli Filtration |
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Dyre,
Michael
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Density
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High School
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The Case of the Mixed Up Sub |
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Krenz,
Andrew
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Developmental Physiology
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Elementary-High School
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Embryonic Development of Zebrafish |
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Thomas,
MaryAlice
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Endocrine Physiology and Renal Physiology; Scientific Method & Problem-Solving
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High School
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The Case of Billy Bob |
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Becker,
Ashley
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Environmental Physiology
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Middle-High School
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Fresh vs. Salty |
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Krysl,
KoleneM.
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Environmental Physiology
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Middle School
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Don't Let Me Die-Adaptations |
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Lyon,
Grace
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Environmental Physiology
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High School
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Response to Stimuli |
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Martin,
Carolyn
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Environmental Physiology
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High School
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Hydra Mania |
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Mills,
LynnM.
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Environmental Physiology
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High School
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How About That Cold Shoulder |
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Pittis,
Melinda
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Environmental Physiology
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Middle - High School
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The Effects of Water Temperature Change on Goldfish Physiology and Behavior |
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Salazar,
RonaldM.
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Environmental Physiology
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High School
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The Effect of Garlic on the Germination of Wild Oats |
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Slifstein,
Cory
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Environmental Physiology
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Middle School
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Homeostasis: It's All A Matter of Balance |
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Beck,
Larry
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Environmental Physiology, Respiratory Physiology
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Middle School
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What Types of Bodily Changes Can You Observe In Situations of Varying Environmental Temperatures? |
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Hinton,
T.Montgomery
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Exercise Physiology
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High School
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Exploring Exercise Physiology Through Computer Simulation |
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Bigham,
Opal
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Exercise Physiology & Musculoskeletal System
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Middle-High School
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Factors That Affect Muscle Fatigue |
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Bliden,
VictorJ.
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Exercise Physiology & Musculoskeletal System
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High School
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Postural Dynamics |
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Crowder,
Jill
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Exercise Physiology & Musculoskeletal System
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High School
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Bendable Bones |
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Gillespie,
Canzater
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Exercise Physiology & Musculoskeletal System
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High School
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Bendable Bones |
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Eckerman,
Jocelyn
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Exercise Physiology and Musculoskeletal System
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Middle-High School
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Burn Calories Burn! |
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Foote,
BillieJ.
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Exercise Physiology and Musculoskeletal System
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High School - Junior College
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Culturally Sensitive Approach to Science & Animal Research Skeleton Model |
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Veisel,
Susan
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Exercise Physiology and Musculoskeletal System
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High School
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Design and Conduct a Research Study in the Field of Exercise Physiology |
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Walker,
Kim
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Exercise Physiology and Musculoskeletal System
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Middle School
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Oh, Those Achin' Muscles! |
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Geach,
CharlesE.
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Exercise Physiology, Musculoskeletal System
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High School
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Demonstrating and Predicting Aerobic Power |
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Richardson,
Jean
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Exercise Physiology, Musculoskeletal System
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High School
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In Vitro Muscle Contraction |
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Cox,
Quiwani
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Gastrointestinal Physiology
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Middle - High School
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Leaky Gut |
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McGee,
Dan
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Gastrointestinal Physiology
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Middle-High School
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Diet Analysis |
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Knudson,
KatherineM.
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Gastrointestinal Physiology and Respiratory Physiology
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Middle School
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Absorption |
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Dudek,
BruceJ.
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Graphing
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High School
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Using Physiology to Explore Graphing |
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Zarrinkelk,
Mona
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Kidney Physiology
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High School
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The Osmoregulatory Function of the Kidney |
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Carswell,
Eva
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Microbiology
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Middle - High School
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Investigating Photosynthesis and Respiration Through Kinesthetics and Inquiry |
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Kyarsgaard,
VictoriaK.
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Microbiology
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High School
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You Could Grow Potatoes There |
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Nunez,
CarmenJ.
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Microbiology
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Grades 5-8
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The Extract of Some Plants Can Kill Mosquito Larva |
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Sullivan,
Sandra
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Microbiology
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High School
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Anaerobic Respiration (Fermentation) |
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Hutson,
DonaldL.
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Microbiology and Epidemiology
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Middle School
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Pond to Cup |
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Baker,
Carol J.
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Muscle Physiology
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Middle - High School
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Move Chicken Move |
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Comen,
Michelle
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Musculoskeletal System
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Middle School
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Let's Work Together |
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Box,
M.Catherine
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Neuroanatomy & Physiology
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High School
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It Takes A Lot of Nerve |
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Gonzalez-Perez,
Lissette
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Neurobiology & Physiology
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High School
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Snooze...You Lose? |
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Howe,
BruceV.
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Neurobiology & Physiology
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High School
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Miss Jones, 'What Are You Pointing At?' |
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Kilyanek,
Anthony
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Neurobiology and Physiology
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High School
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The Physiology of Taste |
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Clements,
KrisP.
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Physical Science
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High School
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Grandma's Molemasses |
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Hills,
ElizabethAnn
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Physical Science
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Elementary - Middle School
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Exploring Crystals Or "What Is That Stuff?" |
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Hoover,
MildredA.
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Physical Science
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High School
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Veggie Trails (The Untold Story) |
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Hunt,
John
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Physical Science
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High School
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Fluid Mechanics |
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Kemp,
Kevin
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Physical Science
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Middle School
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Air Pressure |
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Roth,
Alan
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Physical Science
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Middle - High School
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"Pasta"-bilities: Noodling Your Way Into Simple Machines |
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Tyson,
DouglasA.
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Physical Science
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High School
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Quantitative Determination of the Empirical Formula for a Metal Sulfate Hydrate Compound |
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West,
MarkE.
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Physical Science
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High School
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Modeling Nuclear Decay |
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Watson,
Sheree
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Plant Physiology
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High School
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Bend, Reach Touch: Investigating Tropisms in Plants |
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Menard,
Christy
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Renal Physiology & Physical Science
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High School
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What is the Concentration of That Urine? |
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Hoots,
Rita
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Reproduction & Cell Structure and Function
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High School
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Brain Comparisons of Animals from the Five Vertebrate Classes |
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Kelley,
MaryElizabeth
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Reproduction & Cell Structure and Function
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High School
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Divide and Conquer (Fertilization of Sea Urchins) |
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Long,
ReginaC.
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Respiratory Physiology
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High School
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Respiration, Pressure of Gases and the Biomechanics of Breathing |
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Wasserman,
RuthC.
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Scientific Method
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Elementary - High School
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Starting the Year Out Right |
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Camille,
IsabelleEmilie
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Scientific Method/Research
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High School
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Laboratory Set Up |
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Decresie,
TerryC.
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Scientific Method/Research
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Middle-High School
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Problem Solving, Persistence, and Patience: The Three P's of Science Research |
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Dempsey,
BrendaL.
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Scientific Method/Research
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Middle - High School
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Scientific Method |
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Rapp,
CarlSteven
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Scientific Method/Research
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High School
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Image Processing and Image Enhancement |
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Young,
Charity
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Scientific Method/Research
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Middle School
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Getting "A-Round" Scientific Inquiry |
Permission to reproduce the information in these publications is granted for classroom, home, or workshop use only. For all other purposes, request permission in writing from the Education Office at The American Physiological Society, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301)
634-7132 (phone), (301) 634-7098 (fax), or e-mail education@the-aps.org. These publications were developed with support from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Any interpretations and conclusions in these publications are those of the authors and/or the role models and do not necessarily represent the views of the NIH, NSF, or APS.
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