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Year-End Roundup 2012-13 | Science, Health, Technology and Math

Our lessons are on summer vacation, but here are our science, health, math and technology-related lesson plans for the 2012-13 school year.

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Text to Text |‘Where Do Your Genes Come From?’ and ‘DNA Double Take’

In our new lesson format, Text to Text, we match a Times article with often-taught scientific, historic, cultural or literary material. This edition is about new findings in genetics.

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Where Did You Get Those Genes? Researching Advances In Genetics

In this lesson, we offer a collection of teaching ideas using recent Times coverage about how genes work, how we can work with them and where they come from.

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A Nation in Transition: Investigating Evolving Research and Policy on Marijuana

In this lesson, we offer some starting points for science, social studies and English teachers aiming to use the debate over marijuana legalization as an opportunity for learning, research and discussion.

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Learning From Disaster: Exploring the Ebola Epidemic

In this lesson, we provide a lesson plan for teaching about the Ebola outbreak in one or two class periods. We also offer ideas for longer-term projects or further class exploration.

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Food Fight: Researching and Debating the Future of G.M.O.’s

In this lesson, students will learn about the science behind G.M.O.'s, and they will explore questions about the consequences, both intended and unintended, related to their use.

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Hidden Life Forms: Investigating Microbial Diversity on Our Bodies and in Our...

In this lesson, students learn about how and why scientists are studying the biodiversity of previously unexplored places, such as the insides of homes and the surface of the human body.

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Year-End Roundup, 2014-15 | Math, Science, Health and Technology

A collection of all the science, math, health and technology lesson ideas that appeared on The Learning Network in the 2014-15 school year.

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Text to Text |‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ and ‘The Sequel’

We invite students to explore the science and ethics of using human cells and tissue for medical research through the lens of Rebecca Skloot’s 2010 book, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” and a...

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Tinkering With Nature: Weighing the Benefits and Risks of Genetically...

In this lesson, students will learn about the process of gene editing in animals and consider the ethical questions inherent in using this new tool.

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