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The Oil Spill Quiz

For Students 4th - 8th
In this oil spill quiz worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions in order to examine their knowledge of oil spills and their effects.
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The Drill on the Spill: Learning About the Gulf Oil Leak in the Lab

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and complete experiments to study the effects of oil spills. In this oil spill lesson, students read the NY Times feature on the gulf oil spill. Students visit various links to research the...
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DNA Extraction

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students extract the DNA from a strawberry. In this DNA technology lesson, students describe what they think DNA looks like. They use a procedure to isolate and extract the DNA from a strawberry.
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A Cleaner Today for a Greener Tomorrow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine recycling efforts. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students trace recycling efforts and script a skit regarding incandescent light bulbs' effect on the environment.
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World Wetlands Day

For Students 7th - 8th
In this World Wetlands Day worksheet, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion questions and conduct...
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Oil Spill

For Students 8th - 12th
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a 7-paragraph article about the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill and respond to 5 short answer questions. Vocabulary words and definitions are included.
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How Can You Test Your Soil?

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners investigate chemicals in soil samples. In this soil science lesson, students test local soil to measure the pH, nitrate, phosphate, and potassium content.
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Opening Lesson: Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a community service project and present an art project.  In this lesson on community service, students read Rainbow Fish and discuss its meaning for them as it relates to community. Students create an art project...
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Thanksgiving History

For Teachers 1st
First graders decode Thanksgiving vocabulary while learning about the history of this holiday.  In this Thanksgiving history lesson, 1st graders listen to a story, trace their hands to make turkey feathers and listen to a turkey poem. ...
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Opposites (Verbs 2)

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this verbs activity, students match the verb on the left with the opposite verb on the right. Students complete 8 matches total on this activity.
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Spelling Quiz - Words with E or A

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students complete sentences with the correct word containing an e or an a. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Volcanoes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students make a volcano out of a soda bottle, flower, salt, oil, and more. In this volcanoes lesson plan, students also read about volcanoes.
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Eco-Graphics - Photographic Studies of Man's Impact on the Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, in groups, explored and photographed their own community disposal problems, focusing on the impact of waste disposal behaviors, laws, systems, and management.
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Taste (Gustation)

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars conduct various experiments to see if different parts of the tongue are more sensitive to different characteristics of food.
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Heat Flow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how a whale's countercurrent flow of blood is an example of a heat exchange system and conduction. Excellent worksheet provided.
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Eukaryotic Animal Cell, Candy Cell Model: Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils review the parts of the eukaryotic animal cell and construct a model using various types of candy.
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Introduction to Natural Selection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop an understanding of natural selection, specifically, how it unfolds from generation to generation.
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Gene Puzzles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain that in sexually reproducing organisms, such as humans, typically half of the genes come from each parent. They examine a fictional pedigree and determine which gene is responsible for a given trait.
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Fossils 1: Fossils and Dinosaurs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explain what can be learned from fossils and in doing so, realize the difference between fact and theory (idea). They also gain a general understanding of how fossils are formed.
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Plants 1: Plant Parents

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explain that most plants usually reproduce sexually. They learn the parts of the flower and the process of sexual reproduction in plants.
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Pond 1: Pond Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate familiar and unfamiliar ecosystems using Internet resources. They explore how various organisms satisfy their needs within their environments and study the kinds of relationships that exist between organisms...
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First Class First? Using Data to Explore the Tragedy of the Titanic

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students analyze and interpret data related to the crew and passengers of the Titanic. They draw conclusions to better explain the people who were lost or saved as a result of the disaster, and whether or not social status affected the...
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Ethics and Reproductive Issues: The Dilemma of Choice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the ethical issues raised by three situations in which prenatal testing may be used to prevent or facilitate pregnancy.
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Physical Health

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils identify how germs are spread, the diseases they can cause, and how hand washing can help prevent the spread of germs.

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