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Contrivances: Orchids and the Panda's Thumb

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils read and discuss selected and edited excerpts from the essays of Stephen Jay Gould on the subject of contrivances.
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Ancestors Help the Living

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine the availability of mammoth ivory. In this environmental issues lesson, students read a selection (the selection is not included) regarding mammoth ivory and discuss the content of the reading selection.
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Planet X

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students select a wide variety of presentation methods to compare Planet X and Earth. Students share these with their classmates. Students select other methods to present their ideas about a livable planet for human life forms. ...
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Antarctic Jukebox

For Students 9th - 12th
In this environment worksheet, learners read an excerpt about Antarctica, including the many challenges explorers face. Then they imagine that they are a sound recordist in Antarctica and record 3 CDs. Students look at the images given...
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Butterflies and Frogs

For Teachers K
Students identify patterns found in nature.
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Aldridge Sawmill - The Story in Numbers

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders view overhead maps of Texas, explore history of Aldrige Sawmill, and practice math skills while becoming familiar with Texas' "Boom & Bust" economy and natural history of east Texas Piney Woods.
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Creating Cultural Movement Weblets to Analyze a Culture's Impact on Its Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore nature of cultural movements in Western Civilization since the 18th Century by examining various styles of painting, and analyzing impact of culture on its forms of artistic expression. Students then create imitative...
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Texas Weather Report

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils use provided links to observe selected weather sites and collect temperature and precipitation data for listed cities. They enter the information onto their spreadsheet. Students study maps of the Texas natural reagions,...
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Quarter Coin Cookies

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study the historical figures and symbols of U.S. patriotism depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter coins. They explore the processes involved in making coins, and how metals canchange in consistency from the...
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Making Paper

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils explore how natural earth materials are processed into a human-made product. They simulate a manufacturing process by making paper. Students review the importance of recycling in preserving our natural earth resources.
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Critical Stance Lesson 1: Which Style Fits?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students analyze the elements of style for a work of art and compare it with the elements of style for a piece of writing. They read selections of the same story, and select the writing style that best fits the style of the painting,
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Squirrel Challenge

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students utilize The Nature Park Adventure educational software program to Introduce Modelling, Including the Estimation of Angles.
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Breaking News English: Hurricane Dennis Menaces U.S. Coast

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "Hurricane Dennis Menaces U.S. Coast," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Rusting: A Form of Oxidation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars observe and record the corrosive nature of oxidation-reduction reactions, and determine the electro-chemical series of selected metals.
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Who Will Wear the Hats? Who Will Use the Tools?

For Teachers K
Students recognize that there are many different jobs available in our society. They see that all people can, based upon an individual's natural abilities and interests, select any job regardless of gender.
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Aldridge Sawmill - The Story in Numbers

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice math skills while becoming familiar with Texas' "Boom & Bust" economy and the natural history of the east Texas Piney Woods. They utilize worksheets and websites imbedded in this plan.
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What Makes a Kite Fly?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders compare the nature of forces of gravity, lift, thrust, and drag. They select proper materials for making a kite and attach a proper tail. Students interpret and summarize the observations made during the flight of the kites.
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What Goes Up Must Come Down!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students hypothesize about the nature of falling objects, design an experimental test to answer the question using everyday objects, analyze data to form conclusions, and infer that mass does not affect the speed of falling objects. This...
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Holidays, Christmas-Part 2

For Teachers 8th - 9th
In this foreign language worksheet, pupils select the correct word from a pair of given alternatives. All of the 10 sentences are about Christmas. Students are directed to select the most natural sounding choice.
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Magical Four-Patch and Nine-Patch Quilts

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students designa unique quilt with specific blocks using eleven colors. Each student selects fabric colors, creates blocks, and using strip piecing expands the blocks to make a quilt.
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Charles Darwin's Hardware Shop

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Pupils construct an evolutionary tree representing specialization, diversity, and selection using easily obtained materials. They use at least twenty pieces of hardware to classify then develop "evolutionary" relationships between the...
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Travel Brochures

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders divide into teams and select a country to research. They read and review "Notetaking Skills" and begin their research. Next, they work together and share the information they have located. Each team fills in a template with...
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Headline Poems

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students create poems using selected newspaper headlines, magazines, on-line publications etc. They choose headlines and compose their poems using their selected material. They add punctuation, photos and/or drawings as desired.
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Co-op on Camera-Slides Promote Occupational Understanding

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students create and utilize a slide/tape presentation to enhance understanding of the nature of office work. They become aware of the skills, and knowledge necessary to be successful in the office environment.

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