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Recycling!

For Teachers K - 7th
The students recall events from Dr. Seuss' story The Lorax and make connections to environmental issues affecting their lives. They are expected to reflect on the facts of the story and respond verbally stating the inferences they made...
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Landscapes of Alpine Glaciation

For Students 9th - 12th
In this glaciers worksheet, students use Google Earth to look for examples of different glacial landforms and phenomena. Students complete 2 short answer questions.
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How Much is Dirt Worth?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders graph the percentages of the materials that make up the Earth and complete computations based on their results.  In this topsoil lesson, 4th graders diagram the different layers of Earth's composition.
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Thinking About Life in Geological Time Scales

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a large (classroom-sized) timeline showing the history of life on Earth for the last 5 billion years. They are able to identify the events that are relevant to their taxonomic projects (the Origins and important...
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Student And Teacher Behaviors In Science Classrooms

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students work in cooperative learning groups and respond to cases involving ethical choices by students and teachers in science classrooms. They create and submit additional cases and questions for use throughout the school year.
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Jeopardy 8th Grade (Science)

For Teachers 7th - 8th
There are so many topics touched upon in this Jeopardy-style science game, that it is difficult to classify! The categories include electricity, matter, ecology, earth and space, and scientific investigation. This would best be used at...
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Science – Sun, Earth and the Moon

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this basic astronomy worksheet, students respond to 20 true or false questions pertaining to the Earth, the Sun, and Earth's moon.
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Earth Clock- A Timeline, Past to Present

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars create an earth clock.  In this earth clock lesson, students create a clock which serves as a timeline of the history of the earth from 4.567 billion years ago to present day.  
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Warming the Earth

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate how the sun warms the Earth and examine the rotation of the Earth and the sun. They create an illustration of the sun, examine a solar system model, and listen to the book "The Sun: Our Nearest Star." They also...
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The Earth's Rotation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars see a model of a globe to watch the Earth rotate. In this Earth lesson plan, students rotate the globe and shine a flashlight to see where the sun shines and how it rises and sets. They create a diagram and explain day and...
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Science and Careers

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate how knowledge of science influences people in their daily lives, specifically in their careers. Students conduct interviews with an individual in a science or technology career as part of their research on the impact...
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Earth Pockets

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the Earth's natural resources. In this Earth science lesson, students read the book The Great Kapok Tree and discuss types of natural resources. Students use categories such as wood, paper, and trees and list items that...
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Natural Phenomena That Change the Earth's Surface

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore a natural phenomenon. In this science instructional activity, students research a natural phenomenon and create a script about that phenomenon. Young scholars act out their scripts for the class.
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Earth Acrostic Poem

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Earth worksheet, students write an acrostic poem for the planet Earth. Students write a phrase starting with each letter of the word Earth to describe it.
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Earth Day Word Search

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Earth Day worksheet, students locate 18 vocabulary words in a word search puzzle.  They locate the Earth day words which are located in a list under the puzzle.
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Earth Day, Every Day

For Teachers 1st
First graders celebrate Earth Day. In this Earth Day lesson, 1st graders listen to a book Where Does the Garbage Go? by Paul Showers, and list facts about the garbage we throw away. Students use the Think-Pair-Share method.
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Earth Day Poster

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Pupils promote Earth Day. In this Earth Day lesson, students create an Earth Day catch phrase and use graphic art design principles to make an Earth Day poster.
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The Earth, Sun, and Moon

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this solar system review worksheet, students use dictionaries to define the 10 listed terms pertaining to the Earth, sun, and moon.
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Message in the Waves :Two Earth Day Lessons for Middle School Students

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to Earth day and study the nesting colonies of Midway.  For this Earth Day lesson students watch an online clip and see the effects our waste has on wildlife. 
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Earth Day Activity

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Earth Day worksheet, students look at pictures of planets and moons, circle the earth and place an X over other moons and planets. Students then practice writing the word "Earth" on lines provided.
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Earth Day Secret Word Worksheet

For Students K - 3rd
In this Earth Day worksheet, students color the letters below to spell the secret word. Students read the clue at the bottom and spell out Earth.
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Alphabetical Order: Earth Day

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Earth Day worksheet, students alphabetize a set of 8 words related to Earth Day. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Earth Day - Grow A Seed Garden

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discover how things grow and how they can take better care of the environment in this Earth Day lesson for the elementary classroom. The activity can be accomplished in one day and left in the sun until the "beans" begin growing.
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Earth Day Matching Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Earth Day worksheet, students match the pictures on the left with the ones on the right having to do with nature and recycling. Students complete 5 matches.

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