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It's Genetic--Or Is It?

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Students identify examples of the interplay between genes and environment on certain traits and discuss how the Human Genome Project has led to a greater understanding of the role of genes on complex traits.
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Organic and Inorganic Recycling

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine their role in polluting the environment and discuss the importance of recycling. In groups, they place earthworms into compost piles to observe why they are considered natural recyclers. They also practice sorting a...
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Farming Number 6

For Students K - 2nd
In this environment worksheet, students identify and explain the importance of water and farming. They identify the differences between food items and whether they are a fruit, vegetable, or animal. Students also respond to 5 yes/no...
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Pollution

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify and discuss different kinds and sources of of pollution. They explain why it is important to keep the environment free of pollution. They make a poster depicting the dangers of pollution and make litter boxes.
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Biology: Plants - The Fiber of Life

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars, in groups, examine and list the varieties of plants and how they relate to man and the environment. They create plant books complete with leaf samples with sketches and information, grow beans in plastic baggies, and...
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Water Cycle (Grades 2-4)

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students demonstrate their understanding of the water cycle and how it effects the environment by graphically depicting and describing the water cycle.
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THE LAUGHING BRAIN 2: A GOOD LAUGH

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore various theories about laughter, laughter's effects on our mental health, and the benefits of laughter to our immune system.
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Air Matters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the affects that particulate matter has on the quality of our air and our health. Students analyze a streaming video on air pollution and complete an internet research assignment to find ways to reduce particulate...
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Local Hydrologic Cycle

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students draw the water cycle as it occurs in their community.  In this water cycle lesson, students observe demonstrations of sublimation and infiltration.  They also use photographs or their own drawings of their...
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The Five Senses - Magic School Bus

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify five senses, draw parts of body that relate to each of the senses, hear different sounds in the environment, write those experiences in their journals, and list at least four objects/things that relate to each of the...
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Water Sources: Sprinkles (Newsletter)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this science worksheet, students investigate water sources and the environment. Students complete a rebus, a home water survey, a game about the journey of water, an activity on waste water, a water cleansing experiment and a water...
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Jewish Women: Chief Cooks of Culture, Family, And Community

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore and analyze how one's culture, food, family and community end up having or shaping our environments as well as determine our destiny's. Food preparation serves as a key component in a Jewish woman's makeup and strength...
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Keeping Our Pets Safe in an Emergency

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a service learning project to benefit the members and animals in their community. In this animal welfare lesson, students review emergency preparedness. Students discuss animal safety in an emergency. Students...
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Our Class

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils discuss what they expect out of their education. After reading a story, they answer comprehension questions and match the meaning of the word to the vocabulary word. To end the lesson, they write a story about a time in which...
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Watersheds and Wetlands Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the characteristics of wetlands and watersheds. In this wetlands and watersheds activity, students study the characteristics of wetlands. They investigate the plants and animals that live there and will tell the reasons...
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Our Native Americans

For Teachers 3rd
Students complete a unit of lessons on Native Americans. They label maps, list resources the Native Americans used in their daily lives, create an original short story, define key vocabulary, and develop a model of something that...
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Our Children are Learning to Survive

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students examine the various cultures of the world through literature. After reading various stories, they compare their own personal experience with the characters. In groups, they take the original story and add their own characters...
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Building Our Community

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the different relationships within communities. They discover the need for rules and organization. They identify their role in the local community as well.
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Exploring Our Connections To Jewish Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a lesson about the Jewish culture and explores the connections of family or congregational education. They self-reflect about the times when they feel connected to the religion of Judaism. Students also create art...
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Social Studies: Our Town

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine all the features of communities, including an examination of their histories. They draw a mural that includes their community's unique features. Students also construct a replica of the main street of their town.
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Our Savage Planet in the News

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students research volcanoes, storms, atmospheric conditions, etc., find information and collect facts, create a simulation of a science news broadcast, watch a video clip of an avalanche, and create an artistic rendering of one naturally...
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Our Natural Resources

For Teachers K - 12th
Students discuss key terms used to describe ecosystems and how humans are altering natural resources. They listen to the book, Grandfather's Wisdom, and list the renewable and nonrenewable resources they have used or consumed in the past...
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The Power of the Environment in Our Lives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a series of activities designed to demonstrate the differences between symbiotic and parasitic relationships. They discuss the differences and catergorize man's relationship with nature.
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Industry and the Environment

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners study industrial processes and greenhouse emissions. In this research lesson students choose a manufactured product, research the life cycle of the product, and present it in a PowerPoint presentation.

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