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Curated OER

Changing Planet: The Warming of Our Large Lakes - Reasons for Concern

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Another A+ lesson plan on the impact of climate change comes to you from the National Earth Science Teachers Association. In this installment, learners model the stratification of water in lakes due to temperature differences. The lab...
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Worksheet
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Water Cycle Worksheets

For Students 4th - 8th
A website links you to several water cycle worksheets geared toward an upper elementary or middle school level. Diagrams, word search, crossword, and fill-in-the-blank worksheets are available. As an added bonus, there are links to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Surface Water/Groundwater

For Students 5th - 8th
Water wizards write short answers and fill in the blanks about Earth's surface water and groundwater. They also identify the condition of the soil in a diagram. Use these two worksheets as a reading comprehension assignment if your...
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PPT
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Geographic Landforms

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Each slide is a simple notebook page with one landform in blue and its definition in red. There are 26 vocabulary terms in all, some you may want to use, and others easily hidden. It is recommended that you add photos or other graphic...
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Acid Rain

For Students 4th - 12th
In this acid rain worksheet students complete a series of questions on acidity and how acid rain forms.  Students view a slide show and list what they can do to help. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Locomotor Lakes, Rivers, and Streams

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explain lakes, rivers and streams using jumping and leaping skills. This integrated lesson plan reinforce scientific knowledge of ponds, rivers, lakes and streams.
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Lesson Plan
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Natural Features

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify natural features on a map. In this geography lesson, students identify six physical features and create pictorial definitions for each term. The terms which are listed in this lesson are mountain, hill, island, river,...
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Worksheet
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The Word 'Lake'

For Students K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, learners trace the word 'lake,' write it independently, and identify it in a group of other words.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Word 'Happy'

For Students K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word 'happy,' write it independently, and identify it in a group of other words.
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Worksheet
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Water

For Students 7th - 8th
In this water worksheet, students read an excerpt about the effects of pollution on the life cycle of a lake. Then they describe how lakes are affected by the pollution. Students also define why pollution has become such a problem for...
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Lesson Plan
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The Great Water Hunt

For Teachers K
Students create a model of the land to water ratio in a large group and search for all the places water is used at their school while on a Great Water Hunt. They identify where water can be found and compare how much of world is covered...
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Lesson Plan
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A "Sedimental" Journey-Sediment Collection

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are asked how they would gather a sample of sediment from a lake, stream, river, pond, or swamp. They discuss safety concerns involving sample collections. Students are instructed to stay out of the water and to be careful not...
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Lesson Plan
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Profiling the Enemy

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine different invasive species in Lake Michigan. In this biology lesson plan, 10th graders research how these species get into the lake and how they survive there. They analyze their effect on the food web and existing...
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Lesson Plan
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Great Lakes Watershed

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders construct a watershed model. For this earth science lesson, 8th graders compare the Great Lakes watershed to others in the country. They explain its in the ecosystem.
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Lesson Plan
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Burnaby Lake Field Trip

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify different organisms found in the lake ecosystem. In this life science lesson, students discover the predator-prey relationship through a game. They explain how beavers adapt to the environment over time.
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Lesson Plan
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Developing Fluency: Hurry, Off We Go!

For Teachers K
Students practice reading with fluency and accuracy, as well as remembering what they have read in order to interpret the meaning of the text. They read a story several times to become fluent reading faster each time read. Finally,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Coin Out of Water

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the Michigan state quarter and identify land and water on the quarter. They locate the Great Lakes and other bodies of water on a map. They compare and contrast streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creatures From the Black Lagoon

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders make observations at a beach zone, bayou, pond, lake or drainage ditch, or other wetland.
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Graphic
Fourmilab Switzerland

John Walker: Named Lunar Formations

For Students 9th - 10th
This atlas of the Lunar surface features lists all named features. Click on a name and see an image of that item, or at least an image of the Moon centered on that item.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Zhongnanhai, Beijing, China

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about this imperial garden in Beijing, a region surrounded by lakes that are often referred to as the Southern, Central and Northern Seas.
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Website
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Water Resources: Water Bodies

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about EPA's work to protect and manage water resources and what you can do to help.
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Website
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Geological Survey reports on the latest news affecting the earth today, as well as providing a wealth of data, reports, and information.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Egypt: Alexandrian Lighthouse: Bodies of Water

For Students K - 1st
Old Asim wants to become a lighthouse keeper. Help him learn about bodies of water.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Loaves of Landforms!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A foundation in geography begins with an understanding of the terms geographers use to describe the features of Earth. This lesson is designed to help young scholars grow their vocabulary and learn to recognize common landforms in a...