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Graphing Sea Ice Extent in the Arctic and Antarctic

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students graph sea ice data and predict long term trends in the data. In this climate change lesson, students use sea ice data from the Arctic and Antarctic to construct line graphs. They use their graphs to predict the effects of global...
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Pet Rocks

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students complete a variety of activities related to the physical characteristics of minerals. They classify and group candy, classify rocks and complete a Pet River Rock worksheet. Students try to guess which rock goes with each...
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Standard One: Lab Design and Appendix A Lab Skills

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this lab design and lab skills worksheet, students answer questions about experimental design including finding variables, determining controls, and graphing data. They answer questions about microscopy and label the parts of a...
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Radiation and Color

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the relationship between color and heat absorption by measuring the temperature change of water in differently colored test tubes as they are exposed to a heat lamp. They work in small groups to collect data and...
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Too Hot? Gotta Vent!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study deep sea exploration and underwater geology, specifically hydrothermal sea vents. They create digital video projects of their own to demonstrate their knowledge, illustrating the discoveries of the explorers of the ocean's...
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Introduction, Advance Organizer, and the Problem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe the three-phrase process for designing and developing energy-efficient buildings. They develop solutions and identify ways to make homes more comfortable and productive in regards to energy.
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The Gray Whale Obstacle Course Viewing Guide

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students complete a worksheet while watching a film about whales. They examine the human impact on whale migration and identify adaptations the whale has acquired in able to survive. They discover how global warming has effected the...
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Geologic cross section of Manhattan, NYC

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students draw an accurate geologic cross section by using a given data table. They relate the features of the cross section to geologic processes. Students then relate the characteristics of the bedrock to the architecture.
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Laboratory Procedures Poster and Rubric

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine what aseptic techniques and laboratory procedures should be followed in the classroom in the form of a laboratory poster. They identify what the best and worst practices a student might utilize in a classroom in the form...
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Life Science: My Pyramid

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how the school food program compares to the food pyramid recommendations. In this food pyramid lesson plan, students compile data regarding the food choices available in the school through the lunch program and vending...
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Look at those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe leaves for patterns and similarities. In this science instructional activity, students sort through a pile of leaves to find patterns and take measurements. Students make leaf rubbings to view the details of the leaves.
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Barging Along

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a barge. In this technological design lesson, students use modeling clay to create a barge to hold marbles. Students make their barge then test it to see how many marbles it will hold. Students discuss why their design...
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Keep Your Bubbles Up

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate design and the correct use of technology. In this chemistry instructional activity, students investigate the Bernoulli Principle using hands on bubble making. They link the principle that keeps the bubble aloft to...
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Protect Your Melon

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students construct a helmet to protect their heads from falling objects. In this constructing lesson plan, students design this helmet with the lowest cost possible.
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Saving Sponge Bob Square Pants

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students apply the use of technology to real life scenarios. In this technology lesson, students discuss and identify a method to move sponge bob from one location to the next, without touching the floor. They share the same landmark and...
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IceHunters: Welcome to the Cryosphere!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete an online exploration mission assigned by their teacher. In this ecology instructional activity, students write a newspaper article about their polar mission following certain criteria. They create a PowerPoint...
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Bacteria: Friend or Foe?

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars examine a variety of environmental and industrial roles of bacteria. explore where bacteria can be found and distinguish bacteria from other organisms.
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Improving the Building Envelope System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the different heat transfer mechanisms and how they influence the building envelope. They develop ways in which the building envelope can be improved and test hypotheses about building envelope designs.
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Sharks in Decline

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners investigate common fishing methods used to capture sharks. They decide why these methods and the shark's reproductive biology are contributing to the quick reduction in the shark population.
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Old Solutions - New Solutions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine descriptions of a mining company's land-reclamation project. They share information to analyze the environmental impact of the project. Independently, they answer questions on environmental and economic issues...
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Have a Ball with Bernoulli II

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the work of Daniel Bernoulli through experiment and background information.  In this Bernoulli lesson plan, 3rd graders participate in air pressure experiments. Students record their observations of the effects of...
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If Peter Pan Can Fly, Why Can't I?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students redesign a human, using data in research, so that s/he can fly. For this flying lesson, students examine the characteristics and adaptations of groups of animals that can fly.  Using this research, students work cooperatively to...
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Boomerangs Keep Coming Back

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate the flight of paper boomerangs. In this flight lesson, students examine the flight variables of paper boomerangs, which they make, by investigating the concepts of lift and drag. They examine what happens when an...
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Milestones of Flight

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners identify significant milestones in the history of flight. In this aviation history lesson plan, students study various resource materials and construct timelines of significant achievements.

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