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Investigation 6 - Soil Profile

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the components of soil. They observe the basic components of soil and relate the components to plant growth. They record color, texture, and kinds of materials on their profile log (light color, denser, grittier -...
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Winter and Summer Storms Scenarios

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover the patterns that create summer and winter storms. Working in groups, they create model storms for summer and winter. Students discuss the reasons why summer storms and winter storms are different and explain...
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Playground Greenup

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars document changes in the playground vegetation during the year by making drawings or taking digital photographs of grass, trees, bushes, weeds, and other vegetation. They study how the color of vegetation changes during...
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Bike-Sharing Catches On

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discuss how people are reducing their fuel consumption, then read a news article about a new bike-sharing program in Washington, D.C. In this current events and alternative transportation lesson, the teacher introduces the...
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Spiders Build Giant Web in Texas Park

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students make predictions about a photograph of a humongous spider web, then read a news article about thousands of spiders that worked together to build it. In this biology and current events lesson plan, the teacher introduces the...
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The Unmixables: Investigating Immiscible Liquids

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars build an understanding of the properties of liquids and research the immiscible properties of different milks through group experiments. In this immiscible liquids experiment, students investigate what happens when certain...
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Now Hear This!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners create a model of the inner ear. In this hearing lesson, students follow a series of directions to build a working model of the inner ear, then observe how the parts react to a variety of sounds.
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Building a Mini-Park and Bird Sanctuary

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students build a list of gardening vocabulary from prior knowledge of gardens. For this gardening lesson, students understand the importance of gardens to humans and animals for food, shelter, and air. Students discuss the garden in...
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Outdoor Photography with Digital Cameras

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students become familiar with perspective, composition and framing of pictures. In this photographing nature instructional activity, students photograph and then describe their pictures in a paragraph. Students build pictures to tell a...
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PRIMARY Activity: Racing Jars

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars explore how mass affects speed in this hands-on physics experiment. In this mass and speed lesson, students fill a baby food jar with water and leave a second jar empty. They roll the 2 jars down a ramp to observe which...
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Endangered Species... It's Not Too Late

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students choose an endangered species to research and report on. In this endangered species lesson, students complete a worksheet to gather information about their endangered animal and then use to write a book about the animal and...
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Forces and Motion Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students determine how force on an object affects its movement. In this force and motion lesson plan, students take digital pictures of objects in the school setting that are pushed and pulled. They develop a presentation using the...
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Energy Agents in Action

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students share information about energy use and conservation. For this energy use lesson, students work as a production team to make an instructional video about basic energy information. They develop a short survey about energy use that...
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Create a Greener Place- Adventures in Podcasting

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners create a podcast. In this environment lesson, students learn what a podcast is and why it is used. Learners make a podcast about making the world a greener place.
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Magnetism

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners investigate the properties of magnets. In this magnetism instructional activity, students construct a magnetic crane and observe the attraction of metal objects.
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Toad Adobe

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore the importance of toads and the need for toad habitats in the environment. In this animal habitats lesson, students create an adobe habitat for toads by using a clay pot. Students paint their pots and place them in their...
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Cherokee Leaf Printing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate their local creeks and forests and practice identifying trees.  For this ecology identification lesson plan, students utilize a pad and pencil while on a field trip near their school and describe their...
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Forest Succession

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars research environmental change and why forests cannot stay the same for long.  For this environmental growth lesson, students discuss the life cycle of a tree and examine tree cookies to discover the age of these...
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Sea Horse Body Parts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete a diagram of sea horse body parts.  In this sea horse activity, students review the story Sea Horses A True Book, complete a sea horse diagram using Internet sights to help, make new entries in their KWL charts and...
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Sea Horse Habitats

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars research sea horses around the world.  In this sea horse habitats lesson, students use the Internet to take a virtual tour of a sea horse in its natural habitat.  Young scholars work in groups to study a...
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Airplane Design

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars design an airplane. In this transportation lesson, students review the parts of an airplane and their functions. Young scholars work in groups to design their own airplane, reflect on the ideal plane, and compare it...
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Space Exploration

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students explore the significance of the four space programs: Sputnik, Apollo, Viking, and Voyager. In this space exploration lesson plan, students view a space exploration slideshow and complete an included chart of space exploration.
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Habitats of the World

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners discover that the Earth supports many different animal habitats. In this habitat lesson students research different habitats of the world. Learners show how the animals in their habitat are adapted.
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Bat Quest

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research bats. In this bat lesson, students read the story of Sellaluna to spark interest in bats. Students use graphic organizers to collect information from the story. Students scan and post their notes on a...

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