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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Build an Outdoor Compost Heap

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study how to create a compost heap. For this composting lesson, students create a compost heap. Students write an essay describing the process.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Clothing Matters

For Students 4th - 6th
In this natural resources worksheet, learners discuss what their clothes are made from after reading the labels found on their clothes. Students fill in a chart with the data they collect.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Earth Materials: Collecting and Classifying

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Activity investigates what Earth materials are made of. Students will go out and collect non-living earth materials that will fit in a small plastic bag then sort the material to discover ways of classifying what they have gathered....
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Unit Plan
Other

Libros Vivos: Los Plasticos

For Students 6th - 8th
Plastics are obtained by polymerization of compounds derived from petroleum and natural gas. Learn about the different plastics and about the different process of fabrication in this site. You will find a lot of illustrations and...