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Rock Cycles, Crayon Cycles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the rock cycle and the path that rocks go through to rearranged in different ways. They define key vocabulary terms, then in small groups conduct a variety of experiments using crayon shavings as simulated rocks and...
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THE PEANUT WIZARD

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read information about George Washington Carver and outline the information. They are given peanuts in the shell, students examine them and eat them. Students discuss the following questions: Why did George Washington Carver...
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Weathering

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore weathering and how the water cycle plays a part in weathering. In this weathering lesson, 2nd graders put gravel and sugar cubes in a jar and shake, simulating weathering. Students use the scientific method to do...
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Salt Marsh in a Pan

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create a model of a salt marsh to discover the impact of pollution and human activities on water-based habitats including bays and the ocean. They recognize the relationship between natural and developed areas. Students impact...
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Amazing Grazing: Keeping Our Ecosystem Running

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners discover the value of sustainability within our ecosystem. In this ecological activity, students discuss the importance of a food cycle in our society, and how humans can improve the conservation of a healthy ecosystem....
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Everybody Needs a Rock

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine science non-fiction books in the 500 section of the media center. They listen to Byrd Baylor's, Everybody Needs a Rock, and write a sentence that tells why everyone does need a rock. They illustrate the sentence.
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TRB 5:2 - Activity 3: Earthquakes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students watch a classroom demonstration, and experiment to discover the five ways that Earth's crust shifts along a fault.
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Mineral Magic

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students classify rocks and minerals according to their characteristics, after finding the similarities and differences of school supplies and pasta.
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Stream Ecology In Wisconsin and Puerto Rico

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the different types of water and explain in what proportions they exist on Earth. They identify and correctly label the parts of the water cycle and how these parts interact with each other. Students identify the...
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Models as Tools for Ecosystem Management

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the concept of environmental management.  For this ecosystem lesson, 5th graders discover how models help scientists learn more about managing ecosystems. Students create their own model, make observations and...
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Mountain Building

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify variables that influence rates of change. They, through group consensus and using the assigned materials, design and build what they believe to be the strongest mountain possible.
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Little Bloomers: Gardening With Trees

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners identify the parts of tree flowers. They examine the role they have in pollination. They discuss trees that do not flower as well.
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Particulate Matter in the Air

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students conduct an inquiry exploring the different kinds of particulate matter in the air. They name three different types of particulate matter found in the air and identify different types of solid particulate matter found in the air...
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Environmental Education

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine how their choices affect the environment. They identify different types of pollution and its source. They ask questions to end the lesson.
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Replanting the Rainforest

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students practice problem solving techniques. They interpret data gathered by student researchers in Australia about the effectiveness of various strategies for controlling weed growth in a newly replanted rainforest.
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No magic borders

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss what they have heard about pollution. They explore the purposes and limitations of political boundaries and borders and identify some of the causes and effects of pollution.
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Earth in the Hot Seat

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars identify the different viewpoints on the issue of global warming. While watching a video, they take notes on the issues presented to them and answer questions about what Alaska, Peru and East Africa are doing to prevent...
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Adjectives and Adverbs in Sentences

For Students 4th - 5th
In these adjectives and adverbs worksheets, students complete three pages of activities that help them use adjective and adverbs in a clear and vivid way.
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Factors That Shaped Indiana

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders construct a model of Indiana which displays the effects of the glacial period on the state's physical structure. Students work in groups to plan and execute their model based on an established rubric.
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Food Webs

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students recognize interdependence in a food web by using yarn and notecards to create a food web and discussing what would happen if one of the organisms from a certain trophic level is removed.
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Renewable vs. Non-Renewable Resources

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, after brainstorming why conservation of resources is important, distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources. They make a list of different types of natural resources on the board and then sort them into two...
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How are People Changing the Climate: Basics

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this climate change worksheet, students answer a series of questions about climate change. Students have multiple choice options for six online quiz questions
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Mangrove Ecology and Adaptations

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create a plant or animal that would be well adapted to a habitat they selected. They first learn about Mangroves and their specific adaptations that help them survive in their habitat.
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Mangrove Ecology & Adaptations

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners creat a plant, animal, or other living organism that would be well adapted to a habitat that they previously selected. First they learn about adaptations of Mangroves.

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