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Preventing Hypothermia

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the causes of hypothermia. For this biology lesson, students investigate the different types of heat transfer and heat loss. They discuss several practical measures to avoid hypothermia.
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Water Quality and Dissolved Oxygen

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the relationship between dissolved oxygen and organic materials and aquatic organisms. This is a 3-lesson series in which students explore dissolved oxygen and then design an experiment testing the effects of changes.
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Don't Flip Out Over the Metric System

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students identify the most appropriate metric prefix to use. They describe the usefulness of a system based on tens. Students compare the metric system to the American system of measurement. They develop a metric flip book to use a...
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Marshland Wonders

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students review the characteristics of wetlands and list their benefits. After viewing short videos, they identify the organims that make their home in wetlands and how they have adapted. They compare and contrast the characteristics...
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Anthropods and Echinoderms

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the attributes of crickets. In this arthropods lesson, students observe crickets and sketch and label their parts. Students respond to questions regarding their observations.
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Classification of Changes

For Students 6th - 8th
In this classification of changes worksheet, students identify each example as either chemical or physical changes. Students also classify other examples as either element, compound, solution, colloid, or suspensions. In the other...
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Compare and Order Integers: Practice

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this integer worksheet, students compare, and then order integers from least to greatest. Students also answer 2 test prep questions. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Unit 2 Sun & Stars

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students describe stellar objects using terms such as stars, planets, satellites, orbits and light. In this sun and stars unit, students research stellar objects through seven individual lessons discovering star characteristics, how...
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Adaptations of Penguins

For Students 7th - 8th
In this adaptations of penguins worksheet, students write short answers describing 14 ways penguins are adapted for their living environment.
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Textures Are Everywhere

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students take a walk outside and use the sense of touch to discover textures in their world. They record their observations and compare their observations with those of their classmates.
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Arctic Animals of Alaska

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils explore the natural history of arctic Alaska through lecture and discussion. They write poems and complete research papers about Arctic animals.
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Benefits Of Medical Insurance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the cost of medical care with or without insurance. Students differntiate between public and private clinics. They write a description of an ache or pain to share with a medical professional. This lesson...
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Remembering Reptiles

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students will learn to use outlines as a comprehension strategy. Summarization is the most important comprehension strategy, and should be taught to maturing readers. During this lesson learners use the story of a reptile to practice...
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Health: Food Borne Illnesses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how to inhibit food borne illnesses by practicing safe food-handling techniques. Among topics they examine are the advantages and disadvantages of using wooden or plastic cutting boards. After studying for the test,...
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March of the Penguins

For Students 5th - 10th
In this penguins video review worksheet, students watch "March of the Penguins" and then respond to 31 short answer questions regarding the movie.
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March of the Penguins DVD Worksheet

For Students 4th - 7th
In this movie comprehension worksheet, students view the DVD "March of the Penguins", then complete 31 short answer comprehension questions about the movie.
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Outerspace: Frontier for Personal Health and Hygiene

For Teachers K - 5th
Students view photos of astronauts sleeping, eating, bathing, and using the toilet, and discuss hygiene problems in a zero-gravity environment. They contrast hygiene habits in space to those on Earth, and create storybooks illustrating...
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WATER CHEMISTRY

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students list reasons why water is important and investigate and graph the freezing points of different solutions.
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Everyone Knows It's Windy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create an anemometer, an instrument that measures wind speed.
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(S-4) The Many Colors of Sunlight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners observe and explore the characteristics of light.
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Sense of Touch

For Teachers K
Students explore the sense of touch. They listen to and discuss the book, I Can Tell By Touching, observe a demonstration of cold, and create a touch book using candy buttons, pine needles, cotton, burlap, and wax paper.
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Project Geode

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils predict the appearance of a geode's internal structure based on its mass and density. They form a hypothesis based on the data they collect. They also identify common minerals found in Illinois.
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Measuring Water Vapor: The Microwave Water Radiometer (MWR)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate water vapor. They view and analyze photos, conduct Internet research, and analyze the total water vapor/total liquid water data plot.
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Fish Life Cycle

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Fish are no different when it comes to a living being's primary objective—to reproduce. They do differ, including from fish species to fish species, in their life cycles, survival tactics and reproductive strategies. After discussion of...

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