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How To Grow Red Seaweed

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore ocean biology by participating in a plant growing activity. In this seaweed lesson, students identify the importance and uses of seaweed in the ocean and examine different seaweed samples. Students utilize an aquarium,...
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Producers and Consumers

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students make lists of producers and consumers and act as consumers that eat producers in a garden. In this producers and consumers lesson plan, students demonstrate a food chain by using a piece of yarn to connect all of them together.
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Costa Rican Food Chain

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Discuss the animals and plants in the rainforest food chain using this lesson. Learners talk about and do research on the top predators from the Costa Rican region and create a model of one of them in class. They also make a visual model...
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Growing Minds: Cucumber Exploration

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
After reading a picture book about planting and harvesting cucumbers, learners get a chance to examine some cucumbers of their own. First, they see photographs of a cucumber on a vine, and learn that it is part of the gourd family. They...
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Break the Code: Astronomy

For Students 4th - 8th
Here is a quick puzzle-style worksheet for your aspiring astronomers. A code is printed at the top of the page and learners use it to fill in the blanks describing different phenomena or objects in outer space. The material does not even...
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Name that Natural Resource

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss natural resources. In this science lesson plan, students understand that physical properties can be used to identify minerals and complete the chart each day working alone or in a small group.
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Water Speedway

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe changes in matter caused by the addition of heat. They participate in a physical education activity where they deal with science concepts. They have a knowledge of how particles act in water when heated.
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Local Area - What Is a Region?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the physical characteristics of the Connecticut River Valley. They analyze maps and pictures, identify physical characteristics of the region, and color in the Connecticut River on a map.
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Fire Ecology

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the role fire plays in maintaining the physical factors of the scrub ecosystem. They see that world ecosystems are shaped by physical factors that limit their productivity.
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Running/Wiffle Ball

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Learners explain the basic rules for wiffle ball. In this physical education lesson, students record the steps they took during their 4 mile run. Additionally, learners participate in a game of wiffle ball. 
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Exploring the Sun's Role in Living Systems

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create graphic organizer webs that illustrate their thinking about seasonal physical and biological changes caused by changes in sunlight. They identify the central role of sunlight in living systems.
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"Bug Hunt"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders find bugs represented on a grid and then identify their name and physical characteristics that provide a picture of the bug using imagery.
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Do You Dig Wetland Soil?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the physical differences between wetland and upland soils. They match colors to the different levels of the soil after digging holes. They create soil color charts and chart the texture of the soils.
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Polar Day: Living in the Canadian North

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils study the Canadian North. In this Canadian North lesson, students study the physical characteristics and the lifestyles of people in that region. Pupils complete map making and creative activities that help them learn about...
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Insects at Home

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders search their house and surrounding neighborhood for insects. They complete a chart that help students organize the name, physical description, location found, and any unique characteristics of the insect.
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"For the Birds" [part I]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars identify birds that appear in Chinese and Japanese art, learning about their physical characteristics, classifying them according to scientific principles, and exploring their habitats and migration patterns. This is part...
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Making E-Books in the Kindergarten Classroom

For Teachers K - 8th
Students produce e-books using themselves and their physical surroundings to demonstrate content standards, such as number sense or color recognition. They provide evidence using a digital camera, props, and the presentation tool.
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Where Will It Go?

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students predict the path of a ball bouncing off an object. In this physics lesson, students conduct the rolling ball experiment to test their prediction. They perform several trials for accuracy.
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Habitat Lap Sit

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders physically form a circle that shows the interconnectedness of the components of a habitat. They form circles and role play the parts of habitats.
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Pulse Rates

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students answer the question, "How will the intensity of exercise effect your heart rate?", using physical workouts and AppleWorks, or similar spreadsheet program. This lesson can conclude with the creation of a graph of data collected.
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Through A Pinhole

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students construct a pinhole camera using their knowledge of the physics of light. This interdisciplinary activity give students hands-on experience in understanding the production and processing of photographic images.
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Animal Life Histories Derived From Morphology

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn the mechanisms of natural selection by deducing information from the physical appearance of the animal.
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Hurricanes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students state and directly experience two laws of Physics (Law of Gravity, Law of Centrifugal Force) that affect weather. They explain the observations made when using the "hurricane machine" and relate them to other events and phenomenon.
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What is Soil?

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Pupils identify the major components of soil, and distinguish different soils based on physical characteristics. They examine various soil samples and record their observations.

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