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Energy Detectives
Young scholars explore where energy comes from and identify the different kinds of energy. In this energy lesson students search their classroom for energy connections and record the way that they use energy.
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Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth?
Students identify animal behaviors that are unsafe and react appropriately to the warning signs. For this animal safety lesson, students discuss animal behavior in uncertain situations. Students make flip cards for younger students to...
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Energy: Power to the People
High schoolers explore the concept of renewable energy. In this green design lesson, students research local energy issues facing their community and create policies to address the issues.
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Energy From Space: The Next Frontier
Middle schoolers investigate ideas for getting energy from space. In this space-based power lesson, students read articles about ideas for alternatives to fossil fuels. Middle schoolers define and give examples of vocabulary words....
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Black Death
Students examine the diseases of Europeans in Medieval times. For this plagues lesson students examine plagues of the past and some new modern ones.
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Bird Flu: the Next Pandemic?
Pupils discuss what they know about bird flu and check the accuracy of their facts using primary sources related to the topics and classroom discussion activities. They create projects that illustrate what they have learned about...
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Research and Report
Students use the Internet and other resources to locate, read and summarize information relevant to the Heart.
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Protecting the Herd
Young scholars simulate the spread of a fictitious disease using an internet-based simulation. In this biology activity, students predict the factors that could affect epidemic. They investigate these prediction using computer simulation.
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How Old Is Old?
Students explore longevity in the United States and the impact of one living longer. Statistics are used to identify life expectancy of an individual from his or her birth. Gender differences are investigated.
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Lightning Safety
Students investigate how lightning is produced and ways they can keep themselves safe during a lightning storm. After a lecture/demo, students use a worksheet imbedded in this plan to reinforce the concepts taught.
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Mapping It Out - Great Lessons For Geography
Through geography lesson plans students can learn about history, science, and a variety of other subjects.
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Counselors/Teachers
Administrators encourage young scholars to take as much English, Science and Math as they can. They encourage students to take the most advanced classes they can. They help young scholars find opportunities to explore medical careers...
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Source Search
Fifth graders discover how agriculture affects our daily lives. In this agriculture lesson plan, 5th graders investigate different products that originate from agriculture. Resources are provided.
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Gasping for Truth
Twelfth graders investigate global responses to fighting the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome, then write a news report for people in their region of study.(April 3, 2003)
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Kimchee
Seventh graders examine the cultural food of the country of Korea. In groups, they discover different types of foods from different cultures with a focus on Kimchee. They identify the nutritional value of the food, how it affects the...
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A Day Full of Popcorn
Students use the "tool" popcorn with activities in Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, P.E., Music, Art, Science and EATING.
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My Farm Web
Third graders explore agriculture by viewing video clips in class. In this farm animal lesson, 3rd graders identify the animals mostly eaten that come from farms and the types of food they consume before they are eaten by us. Students...
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Average Vehicle Occupancy In Your Community
Students determine the average vehicle occupancy in their community. In this transportation activity students develop and analyze a survey to determine attitudes towards air pollution and transportation.
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Introducting the Concept of Medical Ecology
Tenth graders examine the effects of the breakout of the West Nile Virus. They make predictions on its origin. They develop and present an action plan to stop the virus from spreading.
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How Things Fly
Students observe photographs of selected twentieth-century aircraft at the National Air and Space Museum and note differences in the design of aircraft wings, fuselages, and engines.
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How Things Fly
Students, by drawing on their own experiences, discuss and examine the basic physics of flight. They participate in a variety of activities regarding flight.
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Spy on a Spider
Students view slides or live specimens to name and describe the distinguishing features of groups of arthropods, especially spiders and insects. They complete worksheets, observe webs and then search for and record where spiders can be...
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Creatures from Planet X: Spiders
Students are given a description of some fascinating animals from "Planet X". They follow the descriptions given to illustrate one of these animals paying careful attention to introduced vocabulary such as 'appendages', 'receptors', and...
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Facts, Feats and Folklore: Spiders
Students review and discuss a variety of sayings, folklore and superstitions about spiders. They discuss this information and choose either an interesting fact or appealing foklore tradition to illustrate.