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Planets in a Bottle
Learners experiment with yeast. In this environmental conditions lesson plan students test the viability of samples of yeast. Learners investigate the effects of environmental conditions on the yeast.
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Biomes
Tenth graders research locations of biomes and their barriers. In this biomes lesson, 10th graders examine location, environmental conditions, and species of plants and animals that live in the biome. Students take notes and create a...
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Soil Permeability
Learners discuss how soil permeability is affected by permafrost. In this soil lesson plan, students freeze soil over night, and discuss how the environmental conditions of freezing affect soil and further affect vegetation.
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Temperature Affects The Heart Rate
Students relate heart rate and development to environmental conditions through experiment. In cooperative groups, students record the heart rate in developing zebra fish. Groups create a standard curve to predict the temperature at...
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Where Creatures Live
Students discover that the environmental conditions of a place determine the types of plants and animals that live there.
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Magic Hat How-To
Learners research and investigate photographs of various environmental conditions of a desert, rain forest or high mountain peak and then design and decorate a magic camouflage hat especially for that region. They also determine how they...
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Sun and Temperatures
Students consider the relationship of temperature to environmental conditions and then apply their knowledge to a practical event. The task assesses students' knowledge and application of that knowledge to an additional situation.
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Optimal Foraging
Students participate in a foraging activity that demonstrates environmental conditions playing an important role in determining the optimal foraging behavior of a particular organism.