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Process This

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students chart the steps, including the problem-solving tangent, and discuss the idea of procedures serving to give us a "road map" or guide to help tackle tasks with preparation and forethought.
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Testing a New Drug 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students act as chief research scientists with the responsibility of testing a new drug. Students design a controlled experiment to test a hypothetical experimental drug. Students write a clear, concise, and detailed plan to present to a...
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Earth Day - Grow A Seed Garden

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discover how things grow and how they can take better care of the environment in this Earth Day lesson for the elementary classroom. The activity can be accomplished in one day and left in the sun until the "beans" begin growing.
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Zoo Animals

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities as they study animals of the world. They place animal stickers on a map of the world to show where the animals live in the wild. They discuss zoo etiquette and design their own zoo.
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Pumpkins

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a pumpkin lantern. They work in groups to illustrate the growth of a pumpkin seed. Students are asked what they think of when they see the color orange. They choice one person from the group to get a piece of...
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Rain Forest Stencils

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore animals of the rain forest. They create a drawing of an animal in the rain forest. Students research the animal and write a paragraph about the animal. They use a stencil to create a picture of a rain forest animal.
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Algal Blooms

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this algal blooms worksheet, students order the stages of a red tide. They answer two short answer questions. Students define three terms relating to algal blooms.
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3-D Magnetic Field

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create a magnetic field.  In this investigative lesson students design their own magnetic field so that they can see how magnetism and electricity work.
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Bug Jars

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore symmetry.  Students observe a variety of bug and plant drawings, then draw a bug jar. Students observe bugs from the top of the jar for a symmetrical view, and the side of the jar for an asymmetrical view.  Students draw...
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Sense Of Place

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars study ecology, listen to speakers and research conservation topics.  In this investigative lesson students discuss wilderness resources, learn about Native Americans and participate in activities that help them to better...
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Creating My Personal Animal ABC Book

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research on various animals. They write and create an Animal ABC book, including pictures of each animal, and each animal's phyla and class, to present to a young child.
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Tropical Atlantic Aerosols

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars analyze NASA data from the Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer. In this NASA data lesson, students access an assigned website to examine information from the MISR on the Terra Satellite. They determine how desert dust...
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CO2 Dragster Challenge CO2 Dragster Challenge

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders construct a car out of a block of basswood.  In this car instructional activity students research, design and construct their own cars.
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Odyssey 2050

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view and respond to The Odyssey 2050 film. In this climate change lesson, students view the film and discuss ways to take action to stop global warming. Students complete several activities prior, during, and concluding the film.
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Electrifying the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the fundamental concepts of electricity. They examine different circuit diagrams to study how electricity flows. They finish by creating their own simple circuit.
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Environmental Education (Grade 4 - Lesson 2)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss ways in which the environment is helpful to humans. They discover how their actions affect the environment. They identify how animals and humans are subjected to the same environmental conditions.
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Let's Bag It

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students observe and discuss a vacuum cleaner model of a baghouse to better understand how this pollutant recovery method functions in cleaning industrial air pollution. They give examples of when the use of a baghouse is appropriate,...
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Wind Chimes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students construct wind chimes using physics. In small groups they design and create wind chimes using a specific weights, number of notes, and keeping the cost under ten dollars.
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The Seed and I

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars examine the patterns and structures of seeds and fruits. Using different types of organisms, they identify the similiarities and differences between them. They create their own seed design and shares it with the class.
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??Data Gathering in the Field??

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers demonstrate that they understand basic operations and concpets, students further use technology to enhance learning, increase productivity and and promote their creativity. High schoolers gain an understanding of the...
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Neuron Creations

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine neurons. In this nervous system lesson, students build models of neurons in order to study their parts and functions.  
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Elements of Biology: The Cell

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study tissue engineering and its risks and benefits.  In this biology lesson students take a stand on a side then research and support their position. 
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Caring for Our environment

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the environment by reading and discuss information on pollution in the texts. In this environment lesson students read Wicker School Takes Action, and  City Green and discuss what we do with our trash.  Students...
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Plant Growth

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students role play as text book creators by designing an animation showing plant growth from seed to maturity. They incorporate things that plants need to grow in the animation.

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