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The Big Wet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research areas of Australia and other parts of the world characterized by a tropical wet and dry climate.
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Grizzly Hibernation

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explain why and how grizzlies hibernate. They make a den using cardboard boxes. They write a story told from a new-born grizzly.
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Weather Watch

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research severe weather conditions that occur in their region of the country and develop guidelines to deal with natural disaster-related emergencies.
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Sedimentary Rocks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how sedimentary rocks form. They identify different examples of sedimentary rocks. They also discover what types of rocks are in Illinois soil.
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Lesson 9 - Along Our Coast

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the benefits of estuaries. They construct a saltwater food web, and complete worksheets and a quiz.
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Rights and Citizenship

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the lives of children in different countries. They discover the rights and citizenship they have in those countries. They participate in a game to help understand the newt topic.
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Lesson #6: Sea Surface Temperature and Coral Bleaching

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the concept of coral bleaching and sea surface temperature. They view a teacher demonstration, interpret sea surface temperature data, explore a website, and complete worksheets.
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Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use the Internet to gather information on Ancient Egypt. They describe the role of a pharaohs and what they wore and ate. They discuss why the Nile is important to the region and examine hieroglyphics.
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Fish Life Cycle

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Fish are no different when it comes to a living being's primary objective—to reproduce. They do differ, including from fish species to fish species, in their life cycles, survival tactics and reproductive strategies. After discussion of...
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What Trickles Down?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils explore different levels of permeability and compare the permeabilities of several different materials. They are introduced to the basic concepts of building design, landscape architecture, and environmental pollutant transport....
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Campaign Finance Reform and Public Opinion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss the issue of finance reform in political campaigns. Using the internet, they identify the positives and negatives of finance reform and research the problems associated with campaign fund-raising. They share their...
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A Priceless Collection

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read about and discuss life of Russian geneticist Nikolai Vavilov, define terms related to field of genetics, complete worksheets, conduct seed experiments, observe and record results, and locate seed banks on world map or globe.
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Examing the San Francisco Earthquake

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze photographic data about the San Francisco earthquake for evidence of its cause and effect. they determine if damage was caused by the earthquake itself or the ensuing fire. They role-play as earthquake survivors and...
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Current Events and Prices

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a recent article about the likelihood of a decrease or increase in prices of a specific consumer good. Using the Internet, they examine current events and make predictions about their effect on the economy. They write an...
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User-friendly rivers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore and explain their connection to rivers through watersheds. They break into three groups. Each group needs: Blue enamel paint, Miniature objects to simulate a model river system, modeling clay, Tempera paint, Toothpicks...
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Immigrant Photo Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine photographs taken of immigrants during late 1800s and early 1990s in America, and identify factors involved in immigration through examination of primary documents that include statistics, trends, graphs, photographs,...
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Defining Drought

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the hydrologic impacts of drought. They look at drought from a variety of prespectives. Students first focus on the scientific definition of drought, including weather patterns, water cycles, water requirements by plants...
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Weather Watch

For Teachers K - 8th
Students complete a series of lessons in which they study daily weather patterns and examine extreme weather conditions. They complete activities that range from visual observation of daily weather to building a weather station and...
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Who Dirtied the Water?

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students develop a greater understanding and concern for the plight of our coastal waterways. Students begin to recognize that we are all partially responsible for water pollution.
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How the Great Depression Affected California and C¿¿sar E. Ch¿¿vez

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the effect of the Great Depression on California. After reading a summary, they discover how the depression and Dust Bowl led to the immigration of great numbers of farm workers into California. They also...
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Agents of Erosion

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the agents of erosion. They observe rocks that are rough and unweathered and record observations. They investigate rocks rubbed with sandpaper and ones that are not and the effects that the sandpaper has on the...
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What Makes a House a House

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine the ways in which the environment influences the house design. They describe how the physical environment, weather and local materials influence the type of house a family builds. They draw a house according to a given...
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Water Cycle Drama

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore the water cycle. In groups, students choose a card and then pantomime the picture depicted on the card. Other group members guess the name of the cycle being performed. As a class, learners share the numerous ways each...
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Water Resources

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students demonstrate how water quality and environmental health issues can be analyzed together, how hydrologic information can be built up, and how decisions can be made using GIS.

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