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Dinosaurs-Eoraptor

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore the Eoraptor. In this dinosaurs lesson, students read facts about the habitat and eating habits of the Eoraptor and illustrate a picture of the dinosaur.
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Sinking in the Rain (or Drought)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, in groups, explore sinkholes and how they effect humans and the natural environment.
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The Sky and the Dichotomous Key

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students conduct observations and use a dichotomous key to identify clouds they see.
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Wind

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars complete activities to study wind intensity. In this wind study lesson, students discuss wind speed and direction. Young scholars then build a kite and windsock to help them study wind intensity. Students learn to use a...
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Clouds

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore how to identify cloud types by observing clouds. They record data and have fun by applying newly acquired knowledge throughout the curriculum.
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Matter Matters

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a teacher read aloud introducing a unit about how water changes state. They investigate the state of water as it changes from a solid, to a liquid to a gas.
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The Rain Game

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students simulate the precipitation process by playing a game. They simulate the behavior of actual cloud drops and rain drops.
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Surviving on the Siberian Tundra

For Teachers K - 4th
Students describe ways Nenets have adapted to their environment after listening to a National Geographic article about them. They compare their own adaptions to their environment with those made by the Nenet culture.
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DAY AND NIGHT

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students use a lamp as the sun and his/her body as the earth. They rotate in different directions to explain how the earth moves around the sun. Using specific questions in their discussion, students discover the reasons for day and night.
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Trees!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars are introduced to the parts of trees through discussion and participation in learning centers with hands on activities that focus on each part.
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Run-off Race

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create wetland models in pans and use them to experiment to see how plants help slow the flow of runoff water and keep our waterways clean.
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Lead Detection

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students hypothesize whether the soil sample may have lead contamination and why. They describe what they see happening with the soil samples and the corresponding swabs. Pupils write a brief description of what they observe as the...
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Com-Post With Us?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discuss the importance of reducing, recycling and reusing materials to help the environment. As a class, they create a worm bin and observe how it turns material in to compost. They use the internet to research the...
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Heat from Light

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore solar energy. In this science lesson, 2nd graders use hand lenses to see that light energy can be converted to heat energy.

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