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The Rock Cycle: The Story of a Rock

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students describe the changes undergone by rocks during the rock cycle and develop an understanding of the interconnectedness of the rock cycle.
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Taking Action

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students use the net they make to dip macroinvertebrates at or below the surface. The flat side of the net allows pressure on the substrate so that organisms do not escape under the net. Two students hold onto the handles and submerge...
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Go To The Head of the Cloud

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students pretend they are water droplets traveling through the water cycle. Using their text, they discover the steps in the cycle and the different paths water can take. They write a report about their journey through the water cycle...
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Vote on Disposal Options for Hazardous Household Products

For Students 4th - 6th
In this health worksheet, students realize that hazardous household products present special disposal challenges. Students view 11 images on an overhead projector and vote (thumbs up, thumbs down) on whether the disposal option is a good...
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Animal Adjectives

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this reading and writing worksheet, students read 3 stories about farm animals that have acted intelligently or even heroically. Students think of 2 adjectives that describe the animal in the story and write them on the lines.
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The Ocean Floor and Shore Zones

For Students 7th - 10th
Make textbook reading more engaging using this reading activities activity, through which scholars review major features found on the ocean floor and the processes that formed these features. They complete 11 terms in a crossword puzzle,...
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The Water Cycle Word Search

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science and language arts worksheet, students examine 16 words in a word bank; all pertain to the water cycle. Students find the words in a word search puzzle.
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Hunt the Fact Monster Hunt #34

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Internet research activity, students use the Fact Monster search engine to find the answers to ten unrelated questions. Three of the questions are multiple choice, the remaining seven are short answer questions.
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Reading Comprehension- Informational Passages "Pollution"

For Students 5th - 8th
Practice reading comprehension through this pollution worksheet, which has learners read an informational passage on various aspects of environmental harm. Key terms are in bold, and are used on the next page in the comprehension...
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Winter Olympics Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Winter Olympics vocabulary skills worksheet, students match the 12 Olympics-related terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions.  
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Winter Olympics Decoding

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Winter Olympics worksheet, students complete a decoding puzzles with the help of a word box at the bottom of the page. All words written "in code" are related to the Winter Olympics.
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Working With Environmental Issues

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners consider the source of disease and parasites in West Africa. In this environmental issues lesson plan, students read "Working with Environmental Issues," by Fred Koehler. Learners participate in an activity that requires...
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 8 - Exercise 3b

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive English vocabulary skills learning exercise, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Identify Intended Media Messages

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
How does media convey different messages? Use this lesson to explore media by identifying and analyzing selected images. Middle schoolers analyze a poster and discuss the intended meaning of the imagery and how it makes them feel. They...
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San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

What is Drought? No Rain, No Water

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
How can climate change affect our water supply? Have kids read a passage about the water cycle and water conservation, which includes six questions that challenge them to use context clues.
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Atlas Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 6th
In this atlas terms and definitions online interactive worksheet, students read the definitions and match them with Atlas vocabulary words. Students match 49 answers.
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Ocean in a Bottle

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students investigate pollution in water. In this pollution lesson, students participate in an experiment to simulate water pollution. Students observe how the water reacts to the "pollution."
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Lentic Ecosystem or Lotic Ecosystem

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the differences between lentic and lotic ecosystems. In this ecology lesson students study the water systems in Pennsylvania.
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The Journey of the Pacific Salmon

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine the journey of the Pacific salmon. In this salmon species instructional activity, students review the stages of the salmon life cycle and conduct an experiment to determine how the water and habitat changes during each...
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What in the World Is a Watershed?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners discover the role of a watershed. In this geography lesson, students are shown a diagram of a watershed and discuss the definition of a watershed. Learners demonstrate the role of a watershed by using an umbrella and spraying it...
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Mystery Photo

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the effects of soil erosion and pollution in the soil.
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Surface Water and Groundwater

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students examine distribution of water and minerals. In this surface and groundwater lesson, students conduct an experiment with fresh and salt water making hypothesis and drawing conclusions about minerals. 
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Wetland in a Pan

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders build a watershed from various materials. In this life science lesson plan, the students will be able to change the design of their watershed to see the changes in the way the water will drain. Each group will be able to...
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Watershed Tourist

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students recognize and categorize different bodies of water. In this watershed and water environments instructional activity, students "Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean." Students define the different bodies of water and sort from...

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