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Water Experiment

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here is a great lesson designed for very young scientists. In it, they act out the famous Aesops fable, "The Crow and the Pitcher." In doing this, they get to experience water displacement first-hand. Some terrific extension activities...
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Investigative Case - Protistan Tales of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use this WebQuest to explore the vast diversity of microbes, especially those microbes of the Atlantic Cedar Swamps. They tell a story about the protests of the Atlantic Cedar Swamp in the form of anthropomorphism.
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Global Oneness Project

The Man and the Wolf

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Human attitudes toward the big bad wolf come into focus in a photo essay that asks viewers to consider their own feelings about the endangered species.
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Learning Activities: Magic Words

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students use poetry to compare and contrast humans and frogs.
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Jane Goodall

For Teachers K
Students identify Jane Goodall as a scientist who studies the behavior of chimpanzees. They listen to a biography of Jane Goodall and review the location of Africa. Then students participate in an animal observation activity.
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Is It Hot in the Light?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make observations about the temperature of items in direct sunlight. In groups, they discuss why asphalt, brick and cement are warmer than items surrounding them. To end the lesson, they examine how heat transfers energy...
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National Science Digital Library: Smile: Aesop's Arithmetic

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A cross-curricular lesson integrating Aesop's The Crow and the Pitcher with an experiment testing the outcome of the fable using volume and displacement concepts.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigative Case: Protistan Tales of Atlantic White Cedar Swamps

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A WebQuest where students explore microbial diversity by looking at the extreme habitat of the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp. Students will learn about protists through personification theme of Aesop's Fables. At the end of the lesson,...

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