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Columbus Day Maze

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this maze worksheet, students help the ship read the island by finding their way through the maze. Students also answer a question about Christopher Columbus.
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Columbus Day

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this maze worksheet, students discuss several questions about Christopher Columbus and then trace their way through the maze.
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Why Europeans Explored

For Teachers 6th - 11th
In this motivations behind exploration study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the time period in world history and then respond to a reflection question.
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Vegetation Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students use picture cards to familiarize themselves with plant structures and characteristics. They collect plant specimens without destroying the plant and mount them creating a class herbarium.
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Mounting Dried Plant Samples

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students take samples, mount, and identify plant samples of the school community.
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His and Her-bariums

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils collect and identify plant species from campus, create a home herbarium, and compare with the plant species from school.
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The Good Life for Birds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read article in Chain Reaction Magazine, Volume 4, to introduce them to bird research at ASU; students answers questions while they read the article.
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Competition as a Function of Interactions in the Environment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students set up various feeding stations and observe bird behavior and gather data.
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CAP LTER Bird/Plant Research Year's Schedule

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use a month-by-month plan to incorporate the Bird Protocol and vegetation study in an elementary classroom.
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Birds, Birds, Birds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore one bird a day and eventually put together a book about each of the birds they learn.
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Bird Banners

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create banners for their classroom that contain the same information as field guides.
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Ball Identification Exercise

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders categorize details quickly. During the exercise, 4th graders are asked to identify various types of balls as they are quickly thrown into the air and then concealed.
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Stator limbatus Study

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a KWHL chart to begin to formulate questions about the Stator limbatus. A data sheet and a list of possible questions and hypotheses by Dr. Tim Craig are included.
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Palo Verde Identification Key

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore a key with characteristics to distinguish between the four Palo Verde trees in Arizona.
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Changes Over Time

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify and classify changes in their lives. During the second lesson plan students record observations of Blue Palo Verde seed pods and predict changes over time leading to further investigations.
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Alfalfa Butterfly/Caterpillar Lifecycle Investigation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars collect and record data. They identify sex of butterflies. They make conclusions based on collected data.
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DATA ANALYSIS OF GROUND LEVEL OZONE

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders construct and interpret graphs from ozone data collected in the Phoenix area.
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Schoolyard Bird Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe and count bird sightings around their schoolyard throughout the school year.
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Data Analysis of Ground Level Ozone

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders construct and interpret graphs from ozone data collected in Phoenix area. Can be adapted to other areas.
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What is Urban Ecology?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Here is a worksheet on Urban Ecology in the state of Arizona. In it, learners answer nine short-answer questions on this topic. The last two questions have them use the reverse side of the paper to create tables and graphs which deal...
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Investigate the Sonoran Desert

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars read article in Chain Reaction about the Sonoran Desert and answer questions.
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How Insects Have Changed

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work in groups to research the different geologic time periods and present their findings. They perform the insect collecting protocol, identify insects to the order level, and organize types of insects in order of appearance in...
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Bird Interdisciplinary Possibilities

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore birds, their territory, breeding, and seasonal movement. They research and collect information on birds through writing letters to ornithologists, reading in books, comparing web sites, and observing pictures. Students...
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Language Arts: Plot Summary

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders implement plot summary organizers to identify essential elements such as conflict and resolution in literature. In pairs, they retell fairy tales to each other and complete plot summaries about them. As students read new...

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