Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: From Caterpillars to Butterflies: Life Cycles

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will illustrate and compare the life cycle of a butterfly.
Handout
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: What Is the Water Cycle?

For Students 9th - 10th
A quick summary of the water cycle that includes a diagram of the cycle, with links to in-depth explanations of each component of the cycle. Click "water-cycle home" to access water-cycle resources in a variety of languages.
Activity
Other

National Bureau of Economic Research: The Nber's Business Cycle Dating Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
A report on trends in business cycles and characteristics which tend to show signs of future economic development. A question and answer session is also provided at the end of the report. The data is provided in an Excel spreadsheet,...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Nitrogen Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Nitrogen, one of the most abundant elements in the universe, is essential to life. This interactive activity adapted from the University of Alberta provides an overview of the nitrogen cycle. Includes background reading handout and...
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Plant Life Cycle Introduction

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Sequencing is an important skill for kindergarten students. This lesson uses nonfiction texts to allow students to make a real-life connection to the skill of sequencing and learn about the plant cycle at the same time! Included are...
Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: The Nitrogen Cycle Game

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students play the role of nitrogen atoms traveling through the nitrogen cycle to gain understanding of the varied pathways through the cycle and the relevance of nitrogen to living things.
Handout
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Cell Cycle Checkpoints

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how cells use checkpoints to regulate the cell cycle. This article provides an overview of cell cycle control, outlining the factors that influence a cell's decision to pause or progress at each checkpoint.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Make a Miniature Water Cycle Model

For Students 6th - 8th
In this activity, you will investigate some of the processes that make water move in and out of the atmosphere by making a miniature water cycle model inside a plastic bag.
Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Biointeractive: The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle and Cancer

For Students 9th - 10th
Cell division is the only way single-celled organisms can reproduce. Learn more about cell division and explore the phases, checkpoints, and protein regulators of the cell cycle in this interactive. Find out how mutated versions of these...
Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: The Carbon Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive introduction to the carbon cycle. The cycle of atoms between living and non-living things is known as a biogeochemical cycle. The most common of these are the carbon and nitrogen cycles.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Animal Life Cycles Introduction

For Students 3rd
Third graders will explain commonalities in animal life cycles as well and to compare life cycles of different animal groups.
Unit Plan
University of Missouri

Nitrogen in the Environment: The Nitrogen Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the key concepts and steps within the nitrogen cycle, along with a large chart illustrating the cycle in pictorial form.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Leap Into the Life Cycle of a Frog

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson students explore the life cycle of a frog. They will raise frogs in the classroom from tadpoles and document and describe each stage of the life cycle.
Handout
Library of Economics and Liberty

Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: Business Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
Definition, description, and examples of business cycles in the economy.
Handout
NASA

Nasa: Earth Observatory: The Carbon Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the element carbon and its importance on the Earth's atmosphere and sustainability of life on the planet. Additionally, understand the role the carbon cycle plays in global climate change over time.
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Biogeochemistry: Phosphorus Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explaining what the phosphorus cycle is, where it occurs, its place in the biotic world, and the environmental impact of human activities on the phosphorus cycle. (Published: October 8, 2009)
Activity
National Geographic

National Geographic: The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Its Life Cycle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Engage students with a retelling of Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and watch a video from "Great Migrations" to enhance scientific discovery of the life of a butterfly.
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Environmental Chemistry: Carbon Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explaining the importance of carbon as the basis for life, carbon dioxide's role in photosynthesis and respiration, carbon in the ocean and lithosphere, the impact of human activities on the carbon cycle, carbon that seems to be...
Website
NASA

Nasa Wavelength: Matter Cycles Matter: The Case of Carbon

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of teaching resources that look at the carbon cycle and its role in a changing climate.
Activity
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Principles of Macroeconomics: Business Cycles, Aggregate Demand and Supply

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at the way aggregate demand and supply affect the business cycle. Information used is current to 2003. From the Department of Economics at the University of Colorado.
Graphic
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey:the Water Cycle for Kids and Students: Advanced Students

For Students 3rd - 8th
Hyperlinked diagram provides an in-depth explanation of each phase of the Earth's water cycle.
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Biochemistry: Nitrogen Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Article explaining what the nitrogen cycle is, and its role in an ecosystem. (Published: June 28, 2010)
Interactive
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Global Carbon Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive learning activity examines the global carbon cycle and describes the exchanges of carbon between the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, land and fossil fuels.
Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: Business Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms, concepts, and graphs related to the business cycle. Topics include the four phases of the business cycle and the relationship between key macroeconomic indicators at...

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