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Bocce Ball - Lesson 6

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Bocce ball - lesson 6 takes the game indoors and makes some adaptations. Use bean bags or juggling balls that won't bounce too much to play indoors. The focus is on throwing and using good form. The strategy will be slightly different...
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Earth Day Guide to Being Green

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Have fun completing Earth Day related activities while learning about simple ways to preserve the Earth. Implement some of the ideas for going green as a class, like cleaning up a local park or planting a tree at school.
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People and the Physical Environment of Illinois

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read about the settlement of Illinois from statehood to the present. They categorize different areas of need such as survival, economic and social. Students make a list of ways people used the physical environment in Illinois...
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Environment

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders receive a general overview of the world's environmental dilemmas thereby understanding the global implications of their actions. They examine their connection to the ecosystem by looking at the influence of the environment...
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Match the Environment Group with the Correct Sector

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify different types of environmental organizations. They connect each organization to one of three economic sectors. They examine how each organization is different in their goals and purposes.
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Effects Of Natural Disasters On Environment

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate the concept of how natural disasters effect the environment. They conduct research using a variety of resources. They are given a scenario that needs a defensive speech. Students take a position and defend it by...
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Environment: River of Life

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students assess the impact of human activity on the environment. After reading the book, "A River Ran Wild," they role-play and discuss how people changed the river. Students write stories about living along a river from the point of...
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Coal and the Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read about how burning coal affects the environment. After students finish reading about how burning coal affects the environment they have a group discussion to discuss what they thought about the information.
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Yeast Cells and Their Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create their own experiment in which they have yeast cells growing in liquid environments. They examine the relationship between humans and microorganisms. They also practice using the scientific method.
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Participants are challenged to create several different sorting groups for the set of images.

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners examine the influence of interaction with other cultures and the environment in relation to calendars. They also look at the origins of the calendar we use every day.
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Birds of Different Feathers: Species Specialization

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify differences in bird species and explain the concept of species specialization. They attain the knowledge that different birds occupy different habitats. Students identify characteristics and features of birds that make...
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Mission 5: Energy and the Environment

For Students 5th - 6th
In these energy and environment worksheets, students learn about energy sources and the role they have with the environment. Students complete an 18 page packet for the activity.
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Describing Environments

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders describe environments using position words. In this description lesson, 5th graders practice using adjective, comparatives and superlatives in partners and on worksheets. 
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Erosion in Different Soils [Erosion Races]

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders review how erosion can happen by wind, water, and gravity which they studied in previous lesson. They attempt to discover if all soils erode at the same rate. In small groups, 4th graders experiment with three different...
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Testing for Vitamin C in different drinks and foods

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students develop an awareness of the use of Vitamin C in helping our environment and gain exposure to chemical procedures and techniques. Students analyze and interpret data by keeping a data sheet and making a bar graph.
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Environment: Valley Walk-A-Thon

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students go on a nature hike and observe the different plants along their route. Various plants are circled with hula hoops and identified with flash cards. Older students write in their journals about their hiking experience while the...
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How Organisms Respond to Changes in their Environment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe the reaction of living cells to mechanical and chemical stimuli by introducing different stimuli to an organism under a microscope and recording the response.
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Take A Look Around! Architecture and the Built Environment

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine the types of architecture used to build the San Jose Museum of Art. Based on the grade level, they participate and answer questions based on the different pieces of art examined. They also discover how weight is...
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How Can We Help?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore ocean animals and their environments. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students read a story and discuss the environmental needs of animals. Students think of ways to help clean up the environment and to make...
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Genes, Environments, and Behavior 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore how scientists study the genetic and environmental factors that interact to produce variation in behavior across a population.
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What Happened Here?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine environmental concerns that are important in their home, school, and community. In this environment instructional activity, students use information from the previous instructional activity to respond to a mess in...
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Renewable Resources: Ancient Civilizations

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine how ancient people used natural resources. In this renewable resource activity, students will be put into 5 groups each focusing on a different past civilization. Each group will identify they types of resources their...
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The Industrial Revolustion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create artistic posters to show the differences between key vocabulary words. They show the differences between a rural, agrarian, urban, and industrial lifestyles. They evaluate the benefits and problems, the human and...
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Earn Points with Technology

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore renewable energy by analyzing a diagram. In this fossil fuel activity, students view a chart explaining the different energy consumption from automobiles and how they impact our environment. Students analyze a point...