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Interdependence of Life Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Interdependence of Life SciPack explores the interactions between organisms and the environments in which they live. There are many...  [view full summary] SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Interdependence of Life SciPack explores the interactions between organisms and the environments in which they live. There are many relationships between organisms which can be beneficial or damaging. These interactions and the competition for resources in part determine in what locations organisms can survive and thrive. These locations all over the world are categorized by the climate of those areas and the organisms living in them. The delicate balance that is kept by the organisms in these regions is examined and demonstrated, not just from the perspective of the natural world, but based on human interactions and interference as well. The result is a representation of the rich tapestry of life that covers the planet Earth. [hide full abstract] Member Price: $31.99      Nonmember Price: $39.99

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Coral Reef Ecosystems Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Coral Reef Ecosystems SciPack explores the unique and diverse ecosystem of the coral reef. The focus is on Standards and Benchmarks...  [view full summary] SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Coral Reef Ecosystems SciPack explores the unique and diverse ecosystem of the coral reef. The focus is on Standards and Benchmarks related to populations and ecosystems using coral reefs and their immediate environment as an example. Because the Standards and Benchmarks present the concepts of populations and ecosystems generically, without reference to a specific ecosystem or the organisms in the system, coral reefs are used to provide the context through which concepts in a marine ecosystem are explored. [hide full abstract] Member Price: $31.99      Nonmember Price: $39.99

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Cell Structure and Function Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Cell Structure and Function SciPack explores how cells, the basic building blocks of all organisms, function as systems of...  [view full summary] SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Cell Structure and Function SciPack explores how cells, the basic building blocks of all organisms, function as systems of organelles and associated structures in a dynamic equilibrium between its internal and external environment. The focus is on topics related to Standards and Benchmarks related to the structure of various types of cells, the molecular workings inside the cell, and the role of proteins as the main structural and functional molecules of the cell. This SciPack uses the “cell as a system” concept. [hide full abstract] Member Price: $31.99      Nonmember Price: $39.99

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Cells and Chemical Reactions Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Cells and Chemical Reactions SciPack explores the chemical reactions that take place in plant and animal cells. The SciPack takes...  [view full summary] SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Cells and Chemical Reactions SciPack explores the chemical reactions that take place in plant and animal cells. The SciPack takes a close look at the process of photosynthesis in plant cells and cellular respiration in plant and animal cells. Additionally, this SciPack looks at how the rates of these reactions can be affected by temperature, pH, hydration levels, and enzymes. [hide full abstract] Member Price: $31.99      Nonmember Price: $39.99

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Cell Division and Differentiation Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Cell Division and Differentiation SciPack explores the cellular processes, including the selective expression of specific genes,...  [view full summary] SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Cell Division and Differentiation SciPack explores the cellular processes, including the selective expression of specific genes, which allow for the differentiation and specialization of cells. Additionally, this SciPack looks at cell division (mitosis) and the cell cycle, including the cycle for unhealthy (cancerous cells); the hierarchy between cells, tissues, organs and the organism; and the difference between specialized (differentiated) and unspecialized (undifferentiated) cells. [hide full abstract] Member Price: $31.99      Nonmember Price: $39.99

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Flow of Matter and Energy in Ecosystems Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Flow of Matter and Energy in Ecosystems SciPack explores the systemic interplay and flow of matter and energy throughout ecosystems,...  [view full summary] SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Flow of Matter and Energy in Ecosystems SciPack explores the systemic interplay and flow of matter and energy throughout ecosystems, populations and organisms. Energy from the sun is the direct or indirect source of energy for nearly all organisms, it can flow only in one direction through ecosystems: from the sun to producers, to consumers, and finally to decomposers. Unlike the unidirectional transformation of energy, matter cycles among ecosystem components. One key ecosystem function, the cycling of carbon from non-living to living components and back, serves as a primary example in this SciPack for how all nutrients cycle on Earth. Webs and pyramids are used to model and communicate about the transfer of energy and cycling of matter within an ecosystem, representing how the total living biomass stays roughly constant—cycling materials from old to new life—accompanied by an irreversible flow of energy from captured sunlight into dissipated heat. [hide full abstract] Member Price: $31.99      Nonmember Price: $39.99

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Heredity and Variation Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Heredity and Variation SciPack explores patterns of inheritance and discusses how...  [view full summary] SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Heredity and Variation SciPack explores patterns of inheritance and discusses how offspring can look similar to their parents yet still possess differences within their genetic code. These differences can sometimes affect (positively or negatively) an offspring’s ability to survive and reproduce. Our ancestors used their observations of plants and animals to cultivate crops and domesticate animals. Now, through the use of technology and our current understanding of the DNA molecule, scientists can study individual genes and a gene’s impact on the inheritance of traits. [hide full abstract] Member Price: Free      Nonmember Price: Free

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Resources and Human Impact Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Resources and Human Impact SciPack explores the role society plays in environmental degradation, and the technological solutions,...  [view full summary] SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Resources and Human Impact SciPack explores the role society plays in environmental degradation, and the technological solutions, including resource management, that arises from environmental issues. Human beings modify all components of Earth’s ecosystems as they use and consume available resources. The amount and rate of consumption is affected by the population growth and access to technology. This SciPack is focused on Standards and Benchmarks related to interactions in and between ecosystem; population growth and carrying capacity; resource use; and environmental degradation and changes to Earth’s systems. [hide full abstract] Member Price: $31.99      Nonmember Price: $39.99

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Science of Food Safety Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Science of Food Safety SciPack explores the science underlying food safety. This SciPack is focused on Standards and Benchmarks...  [view full summary] SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Science of Food Safety SciPack explores the science underlying food safety. This SciPack is focused on Standards and Benchmarks related the composition and functioning of cells and viruses; the growth, reproduction, and evolution of bacteria; the fundamentals of the human immune system; and societal precautions against foodborne illness. [hide full abstract] Member Price: $31.99      Nonmember Price: $39.99

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Nutrition Grade Level: Elementary School, Middle School, High School SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Nutrition SciPack provides an overview of nutrition and the other factors that contribute to making choices that lead to a healthy...  [view full summary] SciPacks are self-directed online learning experiences for teachers to enhance their understanding of a particular scientific concept and its related pedagogical implications for student learning. Unlimited expert content help via email and a final assessment both facilitate and document teacher learning. The Nutrition SciPack provides an overview of nutrition and the other factors that contribute to making choices that lead to a healthy lifestyle. The main focus is on the main types of nutrients and how much of each are needed to maintain a healthy body, depending on individual lifestyles. It also covers the role nutrients and energy from food play in your body’s processes, how food is broken down so it can be used by your body, and balancing nutrients for your body’s needs and activities. This SciPack touches on Standards and Benchmarks related to cells, the function of cells (and groups of cells) in body systems, and energy, matter, and molecules in cells; however, the overall topic of nutrition is an interdisciplinary subject matter. [hide full abstract] Member Price: $31.99      Nonmember Price: $39.99