ALEX Lesson Plans

Subject: Science (9 - 12), or Technology Education (9 - 12)
Title: What Happened To Your Eye?: An Eye Stimulation eLab
Description: This is a virtual lab that investigates the effects of damage to eye muscles and nerves on the motion of the eyes. This lab is extremely realistic. This activity can be done as a whole class or as a demonstration.

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Subject: Science
Title: Crayfish Reflexes Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about scientist Don Edwards' research into crayfish behavior and its potential implications for the study of human behavior disorders. Dr. Edwards' research links the crayfish's visible behaviors to changes in how its brain reacts to serotonin levels. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Arts
Title: Robotic Arm Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about a real-life robotic arm that may help stroke victims regain control of their movement. Arizona State University bioengineer Jiping He and his colleagues are developing a robotic arm that can be worn at home and help stroke victims regain lost mobility. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Health, Science
Title: Reading in the Dark Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about the possible effects of reading in low light. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Health
Title: Monkey Pay-Per-View Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about an experiment in which monkeys were given a carefully measured amount of juice when they looked at, or away from, various pictures. This study may provide information about humans with autism. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Health, Science
Title: Transplant Tolerance Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about how research into why the eye Doesn't swell if injured could someday help organ transplant patients. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Science
Title: Ozone Fill-Up Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about creative ideas for closing the hole in the ozone layer that was discovered over Antarctica in the 1980s. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Science
Title: Rat Sleep Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about research that indicates that the true purpose of dreaming is learning. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Health, Science, Social Studies
Title: Hoarding Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear an explanation of how a specific part of the brain might be responsible for a person's tendency to hoard items. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Health
Title: Reading Glasses Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about the changes in vision that result as a consequence of aging. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Arts
Title: Camera Red-Eye Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about the causes of camera red-eye. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Science
Title: Hamsters Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear how researchers are using hamsters to understand the roots of aggression. Scientists believe that most behaviors, from fighting to mating, are controlled by brain chemistry. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Science
Title: Thought-Controlled Robotics Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about research into the development of robotic limbs that can be controlled by thought alone. Such robots would greatly help people with paralyzing injuries. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Science, Social Studies
Title: Word Associations Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about research into how the brain learns and remembers. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 9,10,11,12

Subject: Science
Title: Big Heads Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about the role brain size plays in intelligence. If somebody is really smart, other people might say: She's got a really big brain. But when it comes to brains, does size really matter? Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Health, Science
Title: Smelling Diseases Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about how doctors are developing a kind of sniff test to screen for diseases. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Science, Social Studies
Title: Sticky Mittens Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about research that shows how babies might be helped to learn. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Health
Title: Eye Tracking Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear how scientists can measure the way we process language by observing people's eye movements. When we read, our eyes don't scan the lines at a constant speed. Rather, they move in fits and starts across the page, lingering on unfamiliar words and re-reading confusing phrases or sentences. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Arts, Health, Science
Title: Music & Intelligence Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about how music is being used to unravel the mysteries of human intelligence. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Language Arts
Title: Orangutan U Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about the discovery that orangutans appear capable of a much broader range of communication than had been previously believed. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Foreign Languages
Title: Musical Illusion Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about auditory illusions. One study examined what a particular musical illusion reveals about the infant brain. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
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Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Subject: Health, Science, Social Studies
Title: Shyness Add Bookmark
Description: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, you'll hear about how differences in temperament may be related to differences in brain structure. Science Updates are audio interviews with scientists and are accompanied by a set of questions as well as links to related Science NetLinks lessons and other related resources.
Thinkfinity Partner: Science NetLinks
Grade Span: 6,7,8,9,10,11,12