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Native California Americans

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the differences in the ways of life of five different Native California Tribes. They assess the use of technology, computers and the Internet as valuable investigation tools.
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"The Big Cheese"

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research and examine the significant individuals of the 1920s and their impact on American society. They identify characteristics of people who make a difference, and in pairs conduct research on two people with...
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The Awful 8: The Play

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students perform a play based on pollution. In this pollution science lesson, students perform a play about different pollutants and how it effects our daily lives.
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Graphing Weather

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students make a graph. In this weather lesson, students fill in a KWL chart about different types of weather. Students watch a PowerPoint presentation about weather and natural disasters and where these types of weather are common....
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The Nutrient Cycles

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the circle of sea life by creating nitrogen compound models.  For this oceanography lesson, students discuss sea creatures and where their waste goes.  Students identify nitrogen cycles in the ocean by...
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Build the Tallest Building

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the design and construction of skyscrapers. They use the internet to research information about different types of skyscrapers. They create their own building and defend it to the class.
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Collecting and Classifying Pollen

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students collect and analyze pollen from different species of plants. In small groups, they classify pollen according to shape, size and physical characteristics. They draw the basic anatomy of flowering plants and create a dichotomous...
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These Maps are for the Birds

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars identify and study New York State Breeding Bird Atlas maps to learn where different bird species nest and how their distributions have changed over time. They also identify how maps serve as representations of a...
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Cuisine and Etiquette

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the main food in the different cultures they have examined. In groups, they compare and contrast their expected table manners to the ones in Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia. Using this list of behaviors, they identify...
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Pack Your Bags: Explore South Carolina

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate different counties in South Carolina. In this geography lesson, 3rd graders are assigned a county in South Carolina to research and identify important facts about the county. Students create a PowerPoint...
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Forest Succession

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students research environmental change and why forests cannot stay the same for long.  In this environmental growth lesson, students discuss the life cycle of a tree and examine tree cookies to discover the age of these specimens....
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Explore Efficient Energy Uses

For Students 6th - 8th
In this energy instructional activity, students explore different ways to conserve energy. They write a short description for each of the 10 methods presented.
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Maps

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Learners investigate three types of maps. In this history activity, students idenitfy different maps and explore how they relate to the area, while keeping climate and topography in mind. They discuss maps used to navigate...
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Oceanic Absorption- Oceanic Sequestration

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the different techniques that may be used to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.  In this ocean pollution lesson students divide into groups and complete a lab to see how the ocean holds carbon dioxide.
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À Votre Sant?: A French-Language Unit on Nutrition

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students discover the basic nutritional information for different foods.  In this nutrition instructional activity students classify items, identify what a balanced diet is and determine what recipes are healthy. 
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Find Yourself with Global Positioning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine different types of new mapping technologies. They use the internet to gather information about mapping and navigation. They create their own global positioning tool and defend it to the class.
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Ag in My Community; Agriculture

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners build knowledge about agriculture as it relates to their communities' commodities.  In this agriculture activity, students brainstorm about conditions in their community with regards to growing different...
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Sunlight and Warm Air

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine the different ways heat can be felt.  In this radiation and conduction lesson, students recognize that the sun radiates heat. Students conduct three experiments to find how the sun warms the Earth and how that heat...
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Mulch

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct a series of experiments on mulching. In this earth science lesson plan, students discuss the benefits of mulching on soil. They explore how different types of mulch affect plant growth.
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Flora and Fauna of the Hill Neighborhood

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers compare and contrast the characteristics of plants and animals. In this ecology lesson, students observe the outdoors and describe the relationship among different living things. They relate plant diversity with animal...
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The Gifts of the Nile

For Teachers 6th
Get your class thinking about the geography that shaped the Egyptian landscape and culture. They compare ancient climate zones and geogrpahical fetures, locate evidence of plate tectonics, take and quiz, and write a short essay. The...
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Maps with a "Spin"

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students, in groups, research and map the effects of a proposed airport three miles outside of town. They prepare a presentation based on a set of maps they make and explains its different points of view from the viewpoints of the town...
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Weather Forecasting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars study how to forecast the weather. In this weather forecasting lesson students read different meters and understand basic cloud formations in their relationship to weather.
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Traveling as an Ancient American

For Students 7th
What would you bring on a trip...if you had to carry it all through freezing temperatures for 3 months? Historians consider this question, faced with their family's need to move south for warmer temperatures in the ancient world....

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