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My Favorite Meal

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars investigate ecological systems and the multiple uses of the environment by studying the osprey population.
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Role of Arkansas women in the Civil War period

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders, in groups, describe the activities of Arkansas women during the Civil War.
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We Recycle!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss and brainstorm the need for recycling. They also learn what materials they use are recyclable. They are to start their own recycling center in their school. They promote recycling by using posters and other graphics.
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Soild Waste and Recycling

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
In this unit of lessons, learners examine solid waste and recycling. They discover the concept of decomposition. They also observe the decomposition process and make observatins.
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Merchant Family Role Play

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students address their assumptions about families in the 1500s. They compare and constrast a medevil and modern family. They role-play an arranged marriage in class. They practice using new vocabulary as well.
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Paper Capers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students demonstrate how much paper is thrown away in their classroom in one week. They estimate the weight of paper used, weigh the paper at the end of five days, and discuss how students can use less paper.
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The Light Inside the Tunnel

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students work to improve their programming skills by programming model cars to drive through a tunnel, turn on its headlights and then extinguish the lights as the car exits the tunnel.
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Lake Superior Ecology Unit

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research Lake Superior and its ecosystem. Students investigate the lake's cycles of mixing and stratification and how these cycles affect the biology of the lake. This instructional activity contains five days of activities.
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Understanding Filtration

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students discuss the work "Filter." They list types of filters they know about and look at both clean and used filters. Students speculate on how a filter might be important to a fish. They listen to the instructor tell them about...
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Musical Instrument Workshop: Somerset Waste Action Programme

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use recyclable material they bring from home to create a musical instrument. They play their instrument for the class and work as a class to play as in a band or orchestra. Students discuss recycling, and other uses they can put...
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Litter and recycling

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students read and discuss as a group the story, " Litter bugs Ignoring new laws." They discuss the story and then fill out a questionnaire and discuss ways of improvement and recycling ideas.
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Diego Rivera

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students participate in activities in which they gather information on Diego Rivera. Using the internet, they examine and discuss his famous murals. They read an article on his life, circle words they do not know and complete worksheet...
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This Stuff Makes Me Sick

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a lab showing the effects of pesticides on Lumbriculus variegatus. Several extensions and variations are also included in this instructional activity including one which relates the experiment to how pesticides...
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Library Media Center Orientation

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders demonstrate the ability to follow the library media center floor plan and use directional symbols and guides. They also use after-reading strategies to increase understanding and learning from content area texts.
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LESSON PLANS

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders encounter how the native and Spanish cultures influenced art on Colonial New Mexico. They experience some of the games, art and tools of colonial New Mexico. Students strive to increase new vocabulary. They also access how...
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Recycling Copy Paper Scraps

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discover why recycling is important to Earth. They consider the multiple ways to recycle copy paper. Students transform scrap copy paper with printing on one side into practical classroom tools; an envelope and a drinking cup.
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Dumptown Game

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students engage in an interactive play scenario. They are the new managers of a fictional city and live in a place where nothing is recycled. Students are faced with various problems that need to be solved. They work together to propose...
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To Renew, or Not to Renew

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the various types of renewable energy. After reading articles, they discover the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy. They also explore the challenges to switch over to using more and more renewable energy...
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Hunting, Farming and Market Gardening

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the hunting and farming practices of the Black Pioneer. They identify crops raised by black pioneers, and explore the contribution of children to the success of the family farm. Students explore the importance of...
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Arkansas Careers - Paper Makers

For Teachers K
Students listen to the story The Lorax. They identify natural, human and capital resources in the book. They identify the scarcity problem and brainstorm solutions. Students view a map of Arkansas which shows natural resources. They...
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Save the Planet!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the Recycle City Web site. They examine ways to save the environment. They write a short interview between a news reporter and an environmental expert. They practice acting out their news report.
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When Electronics Are No Longer Useful to Us: Disposing Responsibly

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover ways to recycle electronics. Through discussion and research, they identify ways in which electronics that are improperly disposed can be harmful to the environment. Students explore how to responsibly dispose of...
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Complete the Sentences 9-- Intermediate Level

For Students 5th - 6th
For this language arts worksheet, students read 15 sentences which contain missing words. Choosing from the 4 possibilities given, students complete the sentence with the appropriate word.
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Earth Day

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, learners identify the words that relate to Earth Day by reading the 14 clues. Students complete the crossword puzzle with the clues.

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