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Weather "Why"

For Teachers K
Students research weather and explore how to use their research information. In this weather information instructional activity, students visit a given website for weather forecasts. Students graph the weather, sing weather songs and...
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Famous Bridges

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain how significant bridges are in our lives. In this technology lesson, students research the history and characteristics of their assigned bridge and draw it on butcher block paper. They write a short tour script...
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Lesson Two: Discover a purpose for keywords

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research a topic in nature. In this research lesson, 2nd graders pick a nature topic and discuss the keywords needed to find more information about that topic. They fill their information out on a organizer.
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Marine Protected Areas

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars design a research project about a Marine Protected Area they chose. In this marine biology lesson, students gather fish count and catch data then graph them. They create an information poster about their findings.
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Animal Tracks

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students study animals. In this science activity, students make plaster casts of animals that live in the area. Students identify the tracks.
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Watch the Birdie

For Teachers K - 8th
Students complete a six-week unit on North American birds. They conduct research, develop fact sheets, create labeled bird drawings, write a dictionary of bird vocabulary words, create a Concentration game, and observe birds in their...
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Chemistry Lesson Outline

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify the different types of chemical bonds. In this chemistry lesson, students research a procedure on growing crystals in the lab. They perform the experiment and share results with the class.
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Power House

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students reflect, speculate, identify, research, and create a blueprint for renewable energy sources.
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Now Hear This!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students observe the differences between low- and high-frequency sounds. They research and compare the characteristics of various animals that rely on infrasonic sounds to communicate.
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Under the Weather

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify measurable characteristics about the weather and explore how they are monitored. They research and propose the construction of a weather monitoring station on their school grounds.
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Help, I can't reach it!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn the major organ systems in the human body and research simple machines on the Internet; They design an informational brochure about a medical profession and present that career topic to the class.
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Food Webs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research what food is eaten by the following organisms: penguins leopard seals, krill, elephant seals, petrels, albatross, fur seals, squid, insects and grass. They make a food web using the data they have gathered.
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Geologic Time Scale

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners research the geologic time scale. They create and recognize the importance of a geologic time line.
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Flight

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research flight and to try and put the events of Kitty Hawk into proper perspective. They look at kites, the lateen sail, flight toys (old and new), hot air balloons, propulsion units, hang gliders, and the men who made them.
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An Introduction to Computer Components

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils experience the first lesson in computer servicing by observing computer components. They observe the internal workings of a computer during the lecture section of the lesson before dismantling a computer to identify its major...
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Food For Keeps

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate the concept of food preservation. They use the internet to conduct research, specifically the methods of processing the students' favorite foods. They are introduced to the project using realia like beef jerky and...
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Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

For Teachers K
Students identify and interpret the lifecycle and parts of the pumpkin. Students utitlize interactive ways to discover this process. Students create a big book of their own by researching further information about pumpkins and what...
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Gravity, Forces, and Inertia

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars participate in assessments involving gravity, forces, and inertia. They select from a menu of options assessments they would like to complete including worksheets, drawing posters, watching videos, creating crossword...
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Polymers, Where Are You?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study polymers and what they are used for.  In this investigative lesson students view a video on ploymers, and research on the Internet specific polymers and processes. 
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Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study how things are stored and how information is retrieved.  In this investigative lesson students play a game that helps them to see how things are sorted in a library. 
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Planets for Sale

For Teachers 3rd
Student develop their technology skills. In this solar system activity, 3rd graders create a movie featuring planets that they research. Students use flip video cameras to film commercials to market their planets.
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What's Eating Your Ship?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the processes that contribute to the deterioration of shipwrecked in shallow and deep water.  In this research instructional activity students explore shipwrecks and how the deterioration process works. ...
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Biomes: Adapting To Deserts & Other Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine how animals must be adapted to the conditions of its environment to survive.  For this biomes lesson students research desert adaptations then discuss how these animals have survived. 
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City Animals

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, in groups, conduct research, including interviews of people in various animal related occupations, to identify and describe how animal populations of cities have changed over time, to outline the benefits and problems...