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Carolina Tips - August 2009 | | |  |  | Submitted by
James P. Batten, Lake Gibson Middle School, Lakeland, FL
Here’s a way to help your students improve their literacy and learn about current events in science. Every week I have my students select a science-related article from a newspaper, magazine, or online source. Each student attaches a hard copy of the article to a piece of construction paper and does the following: |  |
1. Identifies the article’s main idea
2. Identifies and defines 5 new vocabulary words
3. Writes a 1- to 1½-page article summary
4. Writes a paragraph or 2 stating his or her opinion of the article’s contents
To make sure my students understand the assignment, I walk them through it the first time. I select an article, print it on a transparency, and read it aloud. Then I demonstrate each of the steps above, so that students know exactly what to do. Finally, I give them a set of printed instructions along with an example of a completed article.
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|  | | Indian corn (Zea mays) has long been a favorite model organism for genetics studies. Kernels are typically red, white, purple, and yellow. However, kernels are occasionally speckled with another color. This is caused by transposable elements (TEs), also known as jumping genes. Click the link below to find out more about jumping genes and why your ear of corn just might contain some speckled kernels.
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|  | | In this activity from our partner Ohaus®, students investigate the loss of water through plant leaves, dependence of transpiration on plant type and environmental conditions, and dependence of transpiration on the width and expanse of stomata. All that's needed is an Ohaus® precision balance, some plants, and common lab equipment. Need a balance? Click the button below and save 25% on all Ohaus® Scout® Pro balances.
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|  | |  What’s the difference between a vacuum-packed specimen and a pail-packed specimen? How should you properly store specimens for the short or long term? The answers to these and other questions about preserved specimens can be found in this new streaming video at Carolina.com. Click the link below to view the video and to explore our other streaming educational videos.
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