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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Chemistry Is Crystal Clear

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From the Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE) program. A lesson plan analyze crystal samples and generalize about the six basic shapes of crystals. The formation of crystals is illustrated through various...
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Website
Missouri Botanical Garden

Missouri Botanical Garden: Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Missouri Botanical Garden provides a brief description of how waves form and move. Click on the "waves" link in the toolbar to the left. This site is basic, but very informative. Includes colorful animations...
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Rocks, Rock Cycle, and Formation

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science of rocks and the rock cycle. How different types such as igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic form from minerals with the help of nature.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Conditionals: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson introduces conditional statements and how they are formed. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Conditionals."
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Article
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: How Do Fossils Form?

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the process of fossil formation over time.
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Article
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Under What Conditions Do Fossils Form?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the conditions required for fossils to form naturally.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Cave Formation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart asks students to label diagrams showing the stages of cave formation.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Landforms

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students analyze the formation of lakes and volcanoes in depth. Students read Living Library references to locate, select, and make use of relevant information.
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Activity
Organization for Community Networks

Columbia Education Center: Understanding Waves

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the Columbia Education Center. Activities that will help to understand the nature of waves and their propagation. Some of the activities apply to waves other than water waves.
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Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Soil

For Students 9th - 10th
Kids learn about the Earth science subject of soil including how it is formed, properties, horizons, layers, topsoil, bedrock, and facts about soil.