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Bermuda Today: Who Were Its Geologic Ancestors?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore how the island of Bermuda came to be.
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How Can You Detect the Invisible?

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in a lab activity in which they examine the characteristics of radon. They identify radon's link to cases of lung cancer. They complete a radon fact sheet and answer questions to end the instructional activity.
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Dirt Alert

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the environment and effects of pollution. They participate in a "Dirt Alert" scavenger game to study vocabulary words. Students construct a soil simulator to visually illustrate the negative effects on the environment of...
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A Love Design

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the body's structures; in particular, they study about the heart.
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Sculpture, Hands, and Rodin

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explain that Rodin saw hands as able to express the emotions of the entire body. Our hands are important tools and means of expressions. They create a sculpture based on a pantomime they make with their hands.
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Action at Plate Boundaries

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars diagram the spreading of the ocean floor. In this earth science lesson plan, students read an article on plate boundaries of the ocean. Young scholars are expected to diagram the oceanic convergent...
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Reading Labels For Fat Types

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners analyze a variety of cooking oils to determine the amount and types of fats included in each.
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Icebergs Ahead!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students experiment with density of ice, and examine how density affects how icebergs float in water.
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Children of the Earth and Sky

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the culture and traditions of Native Americans. After reading "Children of the Earth and Sky," students discuss the lives of Native American children in relation to their own. They create replicas of Hopi...
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SHOW 303: The Channel Island Fox

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners explore how archaeologists and other scientists use different clues to piece together a picture of the past. Students perform activities that allow them to conduct three types of scientific research. They discuss their...
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Moon Shadows

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils study the moon and its shadows.  In this moon lesson students complete a lab activity that shows the different shadows and answer questions.
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Portrait and Figure Drawing

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice their drawing skills. In this drawing skills lesson, students complete a self-observation drawing activity and then 3 methods of figure drawing.
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Red River of the North Flooding 1997

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students describe factors that affect the flow of rivers and explain their relationships. They research the factors involved in flooding events. describe the effects of present and future practices in land use, and river control methods.
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Porosity

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the concept of an aquifer and use a 2 liter bottle and other materials to conduct a simple lab experiment or demonstration. They calculate the volume of water that can be stored in the aquifer. The lab is used to...
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Beep Beep!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use sidewalk chalk to draw roads,streets, houses and buildings. Students use matchbox cars and trucks to drive on streets and roads they drew.
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Leprechaun Shadow Picture

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create a shadow picture. In this art activity, students draw a scene and draw things they want to "spring" out of the picture. Students cut out the items they want to "spring" out of the picture. Students zig zag fold strips...
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Chinese And Japanese Tomb Cultures

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars examine burial customs in ancient China and Japan comparing those customs to burial traditions from other cultures. This lesson leads to group creative projects of mock "tombs".
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Ears and Hearing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore vibrations and sound waves. In this lesson about hearing, students use experiments to determine how sound waves travel. Students use a saucepan, rice, and a plastic cover for one experiment and a tube, plastic wrap, a...
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Toy Inventors Workshop

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders investigate the technology of designing toys by conducting interviews with preschool age children. Ideas are obtained for making new types of toys. They design the toys and then use computer technology to share the...
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Painting With Water

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create water masterpieces while being outside. In this creative painting lesson students are allowed to paint with water on doors, cars and the sidewalk.
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The Layered Earth

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars role play plate tectonics by creating a "plate statue" made up of students. In this earth science lesson, young scholars describe how Earth's movement cause earthquakes and volcanoes. They draw and name the different...
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Creating a Three-Dimesional Timeline

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars gather and order historical evidence surrounding the Silk Roads. They identify key people, places, and events in the history of the Silk Roads. They gain an understanding of the rich diversity of peoples and places found...
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Creative Classification

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils create an animal by using physical characteristics to classify that animal in the Linnaean Classification System. This lesson is part of a multi-segmented unit on the diversity of life.
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Lesson Plans

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design and construct a suspension bridge. Math is used to compare the actual measurements of the bridge to the student's version.

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