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Africa: Economics And Change

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the gold-mining industry in Africa. In this geography skills lesson, students watch "Africa: Economics and Change," investigate the challenges of working in mines, research attributes and production of gold and discuss...
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Blue Planet: Seasonal Seas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study and research marine invertebrates.  In this marine instructional activity students create an illustrated report and help complete a class exhibit. 
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Using Plant Pigments as Natural Dyes

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Students create friendship bracelets and quilt squares. In this plant instructional activity student dye their own string and cotton material with plant pigments. Students use the naturally dyed materials to create the friendship...
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Solutions and Suspensions

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners explore matter by conducting an in class demonstration. In this liquid mixture lesson, students identify the difference between a solution in which a solid dissolves into liquid, and a suspension where the solid doesn't dissolve...
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Design, Grow, and Ponder in a Garden

For Teachers 6th - 12th
A garden can inspire students to make mathematical connections.
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Creating and Analyzing Graphs of Tropospheric Ozone

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create and analyze graphs using archived atmospheric data to compare the ozone levels of selected regions around the world.
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Estimating Altitude of Water Cloud Base

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars conduct an experiment to determine dew point and use a formula to detemine altitude. They construct a chart and predict what altitude clouds would form, given the dew point on the ground.
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Teaching the Tr'panier Trapezoid Kite

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners analyze how the parts of a system go together and how these parts depend on each other. They comprehend the forces in terms of strength and direction. Students observe, measure and describe weather indicators.
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Creating a Thematic Map Using S'COOL Data

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students observe weather patterns, collect data, and make a weather predictions for various locations on a map.
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Plants and Oxygen: Breathing Easy

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore how plants produce oxygen.
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The Urban Heat Island Effect - Lesson 2 (Grades 8-9)

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students use the scientific process to show that when various surfaces are exposed to similar environmental conditions, surface temperatures may vary. They examine the "urban heat island" phenomenon and analyze why it increases energy...
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Keep the Environment Clean

For Teachers K
Students discuss ways our environment becomes polluted. They make a list of ways to keep it clean.
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Corrosion & Rust

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine how and when rust and corrosion occur.  In this corrosion lesson students complete an experiment to see why metals rust. 
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Sound All Around Us

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make predictions about how sound is formed. They view and discuss a video that explores sound formation and attempt to identify the origin of different sounds.
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Moisture Advection

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze meteorological data and arrive at conclusions using animations of dewpoint temperatures and winds. They view an animation and determine the preferred location(s), if any, for the advection of moisture into the state....
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Density Worksheet

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, students identify and describe that density is the ratio of the mass of the substance to the volume of the substance at a given temperature. They also respond to various questions that refer to density in...
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Diversity: Using Light to Filter Prejudices

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use physics to discuss diversity. In this social interaction lesson, students use their knowledge of colors and filters to relate it to stereotyping and prejudices.
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Tree Inventory and Map Project

For Students 5th - 8th
In this tree inventory and map project worksheet, students follow the directions on how to take inventories of trees and create a map from it. Students follow 4 sets of directions.
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Matter: Three States of Matter

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners discover characteristics of each of the three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.
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Ceramics Pottery and 3D AP

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how to form clay by pinching to create a bottle with an elongated neck
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Dew Point

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate saturation conditions and measure the dew point. They conduct an experiment, record data on a worksheet, and measure the dew point in the experiment.
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Wave Equations

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students manipulate a model of a wave in order to solve the wave equation in 1 dimension. By using a model of a wave on a string the student is able to change the tension, length, and mass of the string as well as fix either end of the...
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Cold Fronts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine its' direction of movement, and list at least five weather conditions associated with the specific front, given animations of several atmospheric variables during a cold front passage. They list at least three weather...
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Polyhedra Book

For Students 9th - 12th
In this math activity, learners are asked to read the book that focuses upon the creation and explanation of three dimensional shapes.

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