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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Forest Communities

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify tree specimens.  In this tree specimens instructional activity, students collect different parts of a tree from the areas around the school or their home.  They then work in groups to create booklet that identifies tree...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Read a Transportation Story

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research the building of a transcontinental road. In this railroad history lesson, 3rd graders discuss past and present transportation. Students look at historical photos and compare and contrast photos from today.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Earth: The Source of Resources

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars study responsible stewardship and natural resources. For this natural resources lesson, students share their motto's about the environment with the class. Young scholars then discuss the regulations in 'Rules and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Airborne & Special Operations Museum

For Students 9th - 12th
In this history worksheet, high schoolers solve a crossword puzzle on various Special Operations during wartimes. They identify various dates in history and define why they were significant. Finally, students name specific military groups.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inroads On Erosion

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate the concept of farming as found in Puerto Rico an focus on how to prevent erosion. They use a sand table to conduct an experiment to observe the process of erosion and how it is influences by natural factors like...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

TE Activity: Choosing a Pyramid Site

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students determine how engineers decide on choices for final designs and sites for construction. They look at a surveyor's report while they evaluate sites where a pyramid could be build. They consider the distance the pyramid would be...
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eBook
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Afghanistan: Mountains

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting discussion of the mountain ranges in Afghanistan. There is information about the meanings of the names, the various roads and passes through the mountains, and some mention of vegetation in the mountains. From Library of...
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Handout
Other

Maryland Geological Survey: Hazards in Karst Terrain

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes how and why sinkholes form, how to build a house and the effects on plumping in karst terrain, describes collapse sinkholes, and overall effects of sinkholes.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Visualizing Topography

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This module helps students learn to identify terrain features on topographic maps. Students manipulate animations of hills, valleys, and cliffs to see the terrain from various angles. The module also provides instruction on how to read...
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Website
InterKnowledge Corp.

An Introduction to Namibia

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief description of Namibia, including people and geography, with an emphasis on parks and wildlife preserves; includes photographs.
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Interactive
Science Museum, London

Science Museum: Rugged Rovers

For Students 9th - 10th
Design and test your own all-terrain space rover with this app.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Go Inquire System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students us the GO Inquire online tool to develop knowledge and skills in the concepts of erosion, transportation, and deposition.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Nigeria: Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
A graphic listing the many parts of Nigeria's physical environment including area, climate, terrain, natural resources, and environmental concerns. Information is from the CIA World Fact Book.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Geology: Reading Geological Maps: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces geological maps and explains how to use a key to read the maps. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Geology: Reading Geological Maps."
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Website
Other

The Telson Spur: The Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a list of links to online resources related to the study of the planets. It has a literary theme associated with the Lewis Carrol poem "The Hunting of the Snark" with many quotes from literature and science. Navigation tools...