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Conversions at Sea

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students demonstrate problem solving skills. Students complete word problems requiring unit conversions. They convert both metric and standard units. Students must determine necessary information to solve problems.
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Current Interactions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design an experiment to see how wind, temperature, and salinity work together to influence ocean currents and present it in a report format. They explain to their classmates how experiment findings relate to ocean currents.
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The Buoyancy Factor

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils examine why some objects float in water while others sink and the ability of something to float does not depend entirely on its weight. Archimedes' principle is introduced and buoyant force is discussed. Practice calculations and...
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What Is Sustainability

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the concept of how people are dependent upon natural resources and how they can apply them to be maximized in usefulness. The students are encouraged to develop an appreciation for the environment. They conduct a...
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Tracking the Salt Front

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students manipulate Hudson River salt front data from October 2004 - September 2005 to locate the high and low points of the salt front for each month, They determine the range for each month, determine the modal range for each month,...
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Locating the Salt Front

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars use Hudson River salinity data to create a line graph that shows the location of the salt front, and use math skills to explore how this location varies over time. They use the graph to estimate the location of the salt...
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Where Do Fish Live in the Hudson?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils explore the environmental factors that influence where fish live and determine the makeup of fish communities in the Hudson. They interpret guided observations and measurements to assess patterns, sequences and relationships.
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Fish Communities in the Hudson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use tables of fish collection data to draw conclusions about where fish live in the Hudson Estuary. Given available data they interpret organized observations and measurements and recognize simple patterns, sequences, and...
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Water World

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars explore the various steps of the water cycle. They identify the three steps in the water cycle and how they are related. Students describe three ways to conserve water. Young scholars explore the origin of the water...
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Water Quality Monitoring

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
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Water Systems

For Students 9th - 12th
In this water systems worksheet, students refer to their textbook to complete questions about the amount of water on earth and the portion of water in various forms. Students review porosity, permeability, and water table. This worksheet...
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Cloze Passage: Fishes

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this cloze passage activity, students read a passage and fill in blanks with words given in a word list. The passage is about fish and their characteristics.
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Combination of Atoms

For Students 9th - 12th
For this atoms worksheet, students review protons, neutrons, electrons, molecules, compounds, and ions. This worksheet has 10 fill in the blank and 3 problems to solve.
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Maryland

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Maryland reading comprehension activity, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.
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'EA' Crossword

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students solve the clues to complete the 'ea' words. Students solve 9 clues to spell the 'ea' words.
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The Water Cycle: Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this water cycle worksheet, students complete a 13 word crossword puzzle, using a set of given clues about the water cycle.
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Density Columns

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create solutions with 5 different densities. In this chemistry lesson, 8th graders analyze the density of solutions stacked on top of each other. They document their data through graphing. This assignment requires 4 class...
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Density, Iron, and Anemia

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explain what factors determine density. In this physics activity, students hypothesize which objects are less dense. They cite the importance of density in everyday life.
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I Have the Solution!

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explain how to make solutions with specific concentration. In this chemistry lesson, students differentiate acids and bases. They calculate molarity of solutions.
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Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students answer short answer questions about the water cycle and other cycles. In this water cycle lesson plan, students explore clouds, rain, evaporation, and more.
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It's Sedimentary, My Dear!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine sedimentary rocks to determine how they form. In this Earth science lesson plan, students will make a rock by cementing small particles together. The young scholars will then compare their observations of...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Blossoms: Will an Ice Cube Melt Faster in Freshwater or Saltwater?

For Students 9th - 10th
Engage students in the study of the ocean and saltwater with these activities. Students will see that saltwater has different physical properties than freshwater - mainly density. This instructional activity can serve as a springboard...
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Gulf of Maine Research Institute

Human Impact: Salt Water Incursion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan shows students that salt water can replace fresh water in a well along the shoreline.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Jason: How Dense Is Salt Water?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Disappearing Wetlands: Explore the relationship between mass, density, and salinity by measuring the mass and volume of four saltwater solutions of increasing strength.

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