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Water Cycle in a Bottle

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the water cycle. In this water science lesson, students complete a water cycle experiment using soda bottles.
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Survival of the Fittest

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore plant needs and growth. In this plant science lesson, students use a cereal box to complete a plant growth graph activity.
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Acid Rain: An Air Pollutant

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in an experiment in which they examine the effects of acid rain on buildings. They discover how huge a problem acid rain is not only to structures but to the environment. They gather pictures of acid rain to...
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Night Creatures of the Kalahari

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars conduct an experiment to demonstrate how fruit fly populations are controlled by spiders. They observe a variety of environments with fruit flies and spiders and consider how vital spiders are to controlling the insect...
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Fun with Ecology

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore their environment. Given a question and a scenario, they conduct a field study of a designated area. In that area, they count and tally the number of insects that are present.
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Weeds on the Windowsill

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students study farming and reasons to control weeds. They examine pesticides necessary for the control of weeds and the damage to the environment. Through experimentation, students plant seeds in different soils and determine if seeds...
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When Electronics Are No Longer Useful to Us: Disposing Responsibly

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover ways to recycle electronics. Through discussion and research, they identify ways in which electronics that are improperly disposed can be harmful to the environment. Students explore how to responsibly dispose of...
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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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Your Own Greenhouse

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the similarities between the Earth's atmosphere and a greenhouse. In this science lesson, students make their own greenhouses out of plastic bottles and thermometers. Students record the temperature different times of...
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Make an Edible Coral Reef

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create an edible coral reef out of food and candy. In this Science lesson, students explore what a coral reef is and the coral reef's importance to the ecosystem.  Additionally, students discover the different parts of a coral...
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Kool Kumara Lesson Plans

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore and observe the plant world and acquire knowledge about the functional parts of plants. In this Kool Kumara lesson, students make observations and record specific data on a recording sheet. Students estimation length,...
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Characteristics of Living Things

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Student use the scientific method to experiment with worms. In this characteristics of living things lesson, students predict and examine the reactions of worms to dry and wet soil. Students share their findings.
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Elements for Disaster Reporting

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students identify the elements of natural disasters and gain an understanding on how the media influences people's responses to disasters. In this natural disaster lesson plan, students study the impact of natural disasters, and the...
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Functions and Statistics: International Space Station: Up to Us

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore how the International Space Station was built and how it provides first-hand experiences with the space program. They view the NASA engineers discussing the major components of the International Space Station, their...
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ToxMystery Lesson Plan 2 : Case Book: Catch That Hazard!!!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners explore toxic hazards. In this personal health lesson, students discover appropriate uses for household chemicals as they identify potentially harmful products in their homes.
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Acid or Base? Toxie's on the Case

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners recognize the difference between acids and bases.  In this ToxMystery instructional activity, students play a computer game and experiment to find the difference between acids and bases. Learners use litmus paper to determine if...
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Greenhouse Effect: Pop Bottle Experiment

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners explore global warming by conducting a weather experiment. In this greenhouse gas lesson, students define the greenhouse effect and the impact on our ozone layer. Learners utilize a soda pop bottle, floodlight bulb, thermometers...
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Life at the Pond

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify the bugs collected from the pond. For this biology lesson, students observe the living and nonliving organisms in the pond environment. They write a reflection about why nature is important and must be preserved.
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This I Can Do!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define rain forest and use rain forest-related vocabulary. They name flora and fauna that live in the rain forest. They define stewardship and explain the stewardship necessary to maintain a beautiful natural environment.
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Recycling Process

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars research the process used in recycling objects and determine the effects recycling has on the environment. Students use a guided questions worksheet to help them research how an object is recycled, along with the cost and...
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How Much Azatrine?

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners understand the connections among people, places, and environments in the local school and community, Kansas and its surrounding states, the U.S. and its region, and the world.
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Ocean in a Bottle

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create an enclosed ocean in a bottle and add different pollutants to explore the effects of pollution on the environment.
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Can I Take Action?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners create a solution to a problem related to the environment. They work together to develop the plan and pitch the plan to their class. They discuss the action steps taken in a story they were read.
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Texas Recycles Day: A Sample School-Wide Environmental Event

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in a recycles day. They research how recycling benefits the environment. They also compete in a paper products recycling contest.

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