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The Many, Varied, and Unusual Places and Things on Earth

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discover how energy flows through communities because of the relationship between producers, consumers and decomposers. Examining various ecosystems, they identify the materials that cycle continuously through them. They label...
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Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders perform various labs, create presentations, and do hands on activities to explore the ecosystem.
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So -- What's Happening Here? On this Old Christmas Tree Farm

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students take a field trip to an old Christmas tree farm near their school. In groups, they gather data at the site and analyze the data in an attempt to discover what happened to the area. They identify human activities that led to the...
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Deep Jungle: New Frontiers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students watch a series of videos and observe the different plants and animals found in the rainforests. In this ecology lesson, students discuss how technology helped scientists study the jungle. They create 3D maps of Borneo rainforests.
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Podcasting Crusader's Style

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Learners work as a group of scientists studying a specific biome of their choice. In this biome lesson plan, students research a biome and develop a podcast where factual information is read about a biome and the events of interest that...
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Climate Control

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the locations, characteristics, and natural and human dangers to the Earth's biomes to better explain the relationship between daily life and the environment.
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So -- What's Happening Here, On This Old Christmas Tree Farm?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students review their prior knowledge on biomes and ecosystems. At a local Christmas tree farm, they work together in groups to identify the changes occuring in the area. They participate in solving a mystery in which they determine the...
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This is Jeopardy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
This PowerPoint provides review questions and answers from many different subject areas using a Jeopardy format. The topics that are covered include decimals, U.S. history, cells, Australian animals, and biomes. The material was designed...
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Extreme Climate

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss global warming, greenhouse effect, permafrost and other key words.  In this climate lesson students create a web that connects global warming, the Arctic and world climate then write a paragraph explaining the...
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Structure of Earth

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study and make a model of the significant formations of the ocean floor. They examine images and illustration and apply their imagination while creating the model. They are challenged to complete further research as an...
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Land Use Issues

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students research the different habitats found in the world. They also examine the land use issues that affect each of the habitats. They also research any environmental issues affecting the habitat they are researching.
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People and Plants

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the uses of plants from many different biomes, particularly, rain forests to uncover data about the production of new drugs and the cross-cultural sharing of foods. A rain forest food festival reinforces the concept of...
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Investigating Soil

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders swap local soil samples with another school and examine the differences. They research soil properties, identify organisms that live in soil, create and maintain a biome of soil decomposition and design a poster to present...
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Sand, Sand, Everywhere Sand

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the physical characteristics of four types of desert regions. In this desert regions lesson, students watch a video about deserts and discuss the deserts. Students compare the deserts and research the ways humans have...
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A Growing Success

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a multimedia presentation as a culmination of a plant unit.  In this hyperstudio lesson,  students research from assigned sites and create a Hyperstudio stack.  Students write a cinquain. 
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Where Do We Live?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate various types of habitats. In this habitat exploration lesson, 2nd graders view a PowerPoint presentation on habitats and explore websites to gather more information. Students choose a habitat to focus on and...
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Solid Waste Recycling

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students seek scientific and technological solutions to envrionmental problems. They record class activities in a journal. They identify relationships among living things and their environments.
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A Walk in the Tundra

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Discuss the environment of the Arctic tundra using this resource. The focus of this instructional activity is the story A Walk in the Tundra by Rebecca L. Johnson. The appealing illustrations are bound to captivate your class! After...
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Hunt the Fact Monster Hunt #22

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this internet research worksheet, students use the internet to answer ten questions. Six of the questions are multiple choice, four are short answer questions.
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Observing the Nutritional Relationships in an Ecosystem

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Make learning about food webs fun and fascinating for your fifth graders.
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Ecosystems

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
A critical look into the structure and function of ecosystems is here for young learners as a series of lessons and worksheet activities. Topics covered include land-based and marine ecosystems, connections to the water cycle, food webs,...
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California Biodiversity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine several maps of California exhibiting features such as precipitation, topography, and vegetation. They look for patterns that might be the source of or influence biodiversity in different regions. They pay particular...
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Where's the Sand?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify the characteristics of deserts. In this geography lesson plan, students discuss the characteristics of a desert and label a map with the names of deserts.
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Snowy Owl Adaptations

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore the adaptations that are made by the snowy owl. They discuss why these adaptations are necessary and how they protect the owl. Students create a snowy owl puppet.

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