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What Causes the Seasons?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate why the seasons occur throughout the year. They read a traditional wisdom story pertaining to the seasons. They create their own wisdom stories about the seasons and act them out for the class.
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Trapping a Soccer Ball

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students reinforce the cues involved in order to successfully trap a soccer ball with the sole of their foot.
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Parallels and Meridians

For Students 4th - 5th
In this parallels and meridians worksheet, students read about parallels and meridians and answer questions about lines of latitude and longitude. Students complete 8 problems.
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Globe Lesson 7 - Parallels and Meridians - Grade 6+

For Students 6th - 8th
In this parallels and meridians worksheet, students read a 2-paragraph review of parallels and meridians and respond to 7 short answer questions.
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Student Exploration: Phases of the Moon

For Students 4th - 6th
For this moon phase worksheet, students complete 2 prior knowledge questions, then use the "Phase of the Moon Gizmo" to complete several activities, answering short answer questions when finished.
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Reasons for the Seasons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover how the Earth's axis of rotation affects the angle of sunlight and the length of day. They take a survey and give the survey out to family members and friends. They tally their findings and then determine the correct...
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Reasons for the Seasons

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders conduct and analyze a survey that explores public perceptions about the reasons for seasonal change. They measure the changing length of days, observe shadows and discuss how the Earth's axis of rotation affects the seasons.
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Gingerbread Houses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are read different books about the holidays and gingerbread houses. They review a planning sheet on how to build their own gingerbread house. They must follow the steps in order and share their house with their classmates.
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What Makes Day and Night? The Earth's Rotation

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners discover that the Earth rotates on its axis in a cyclical fashion. They examine how this rotation results in day and night.
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Completing a Christmas Story

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars discuss with teacher how to complete a short story and the elements necessary: characters, settings, themes, and plots. They then use the worksheet to complete the short story.
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Navigation Across the Seas

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine nautical navigation and discover the differences between nautical charts and other types of maps or charts. Students practice setting a course, taking a bearing, and dead reckoning. This gives students an example of...
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Planets

For Students 6th - 10th
In this planets learning exercise, students read about Mercury, Venus, and Earth and then complete 21 multiple choice, 2 true or false, and 1 short answer question.
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Map Projections: The Grapefruit Activity

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students partcipate in activities in which they examine different map projections. They discover the positives and negatives of each type. They use grapefruits to help them with the different types of map projections.
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Continents and Oceans

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this geography learning exercise, learners read a paragraph and learn about the seven continents and five oceans of the world. Students study a map of the world and answer 12 short answer questions. This is an online interactive...
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Introduction to the Globe

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars investigate how to use a globe. For this map skills lesson, students define what a globe is and locate the various continents on the globe. Young scholars are also asked to locate the four oceans on the globe.
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Biomes: Extreme Climate

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a web connecting global warming, the Arctic, and wold climate. They write a paragraph explaining the role of the Arctic in world climate.
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Women in Science: Marie Anne Lavoisier and Ann Bancroft

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore and analyze the contributions of women in medicine as well as the concept of sexism. They assess multicultural content to explain the different scientific careers available to women and categorize the human and...
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Science – Sun, Earth and the Moon

For Students 1st - 3rd
In 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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Extreme Climate

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss global warming, greenhouse effect, permafrost and other key words.  In this climate instructional activity students create a web that connects global warming, the Arctic and world climate then write a paragraph...
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Modeling the Seasons

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the seasons and their attributes. In this geography lesson, students create a 3-D model of the Earth that showcases the elliptical travel of the Earth that causes seasons.
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Journey, Travel and Trip Exercise

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this journey, travel, and trip worksheet, students fill in the blanks to the sentences with either the words journey, travel, or trip. Students complete 17 sentences and write 4 on their own.
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Introduction to Earth Sun Relationships Incorporating P.E.

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate space science by performing physical activities.  In this solar system lesson, 3rd graders perform a relay activitiy with their class in which they race between different "planets".  Students define...
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Classifying and Sorting

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this English worksheet, students add the suffix "ic". Students form adjectives by adding the suffix to nouns. Students choose the noun or adjective to complete the sentence.
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Applied Science - Science and Math Pre - Lab (Scientific Method)

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine science. In this scientific method lesson, students are introduced to what every experiment contains (hypothesis, critical thinking) and how an experiment is conducted. They watch a demonstration and then work...

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