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Energy Efficiency Ambassadors
Learners compare two products that provide the same function but require different amounts of energy. For this energy efficiency lesson students research and demonstrate energy efficiency in action and how it applies to...
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Learners study the difference between chemical and physical weathering. They explore the effects of climate on the weathering process.
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Clouds
Third graders read a book on clouds and use the Internet to research how they are formed and the different formations. They also do an experiment.
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How The Weather Effects Us
Students discover how weather affects their lives. They review the climates of Florida, Alaska and New York. They need choose the place they would most like to live in based on the climate of that state.
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A Trip Around the World
Students role play the role of a travel agent. In groups, they must plan a trip around the world making stops in a different biome. They use the internet to discover the characteristics of each biome and create a travel brochure for...
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On the Rise . . . Sea Level and Global Warming
Ninth graders conduct an experiment to determine how melting sea ice affect sea level. In this earth science lesson plan, 9th graders explain the environmental consequences of rising sea level. They relate this lesson plan to global...
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Exploring the Dynamic Nature of the Sun
Students compare and contrast images of the sun taken at different times and viewed at different scales. They record their observations in a journal and create a graphic organizer to help analyze their observations.
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Fugitive from Labor Cases:
High schoolers examine the cases of Henry Garnett and Moses Honner, both of the 1850s. Students analyze the political climate building up to the Civil War through the lens of these similar cases with different outcomes.
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Hawaii
Fourth graders become knowledgeable about Hawaii the state and Hawaii the island. They also work on reading maps of the islands. They come to know the customs, climates and other fun little facts. They also come to know the eight islands.
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Paleoecology Using "Fossilized" Owl Pellets
Young scholars study the differences in anatomy to help identify different species and use a dichotomous key to identify what the owls were eating. In this investigative lesson students dissect owl pellets to identify the species...
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Droughts
Learners discuss a natural disaster. In this droughts lesson plan, students discover how droughts occur and how they affect the society dealing with one. They discuss how the population of Australia deals with droughts and work on...
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China
Sixth graders become more aware of how land features, climate, and vegtation affect civilization. Students are divided into groups and research one of China's regions. They make a relief of their designated area.
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Discovering the Local Community
Third graders create a mini-atlas of the human and physical characteristics of their local community, which includes landforms, climate, vegetation, population, and economics. They use nonfiction map-related resources to obtain ...
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Geograophy of Mexico And Central America
Students create a chart comparing the terrain, climate, economy, environmental issues and natural disasters for Mexico and the Central American countries. They view and discuss a video on the region then compile research on the internet.
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Unique Plants of the Biomes
Middle schoolers examine how the earth is divided into different biomes that are characterized by a distinctive climate. In this earth's surface lesson students identify adaptations of plants in specific biomes.
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Linking Algebra to Temperature
Students convert between two units as they calculate the temperature. In this algebra lesson, students collect data on seasonal climate and create a graph. They make conjectures based on their data collection.
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Currently Warm
Seventh graders investigate how ocean currents affect climate. In this earth science lesson, 7th graders draw and label the current in their assigned ocean. They discuss how currents from the poles differ from the equator.
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Biomes
Young scholars research different biomes and find its climate and what plants and animals that can be found in them. For this biomes lesson plan students search the Internet for their information and fill out a biome chart.
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Introduction to Earth Sun Relationships Incorporating P.E.
Third graders investigate space science by performing physical activities. In this solar system lesson, 3rd graders perform a relay activitiy with their class in which they race between different "planets". Students define...
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The Environments of Big Sur -- Which Do We Protect?
High schoolers investigate the geological, climatic, and biological features of Big Sur. They watch a video, conduct Internet research, and create a script and images in the form of an outline in a simulation of an environmental group.
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Country Locations
First graders read a story and locate where the countries in the story are located. In this traditions lesson plan, 1st graders explore food dishes from different countries and discuss where they are located. Students tell their favorite...
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How Do Rice Farmers Grow Rice?
Second graders create rice bags using classroom objects. In this rice lesson, 2nd graders learn about how farmers grow their rice, and what hard work it is. Students learn about rice farmers all over the world and discuss the differences...
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Botany: What are the types of rice?
Young scholars explore the different types of rice. In this botany lesson, students match characteristics of rice with its variety.
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Kinds of Maps
In this map worksheet, students match a set of descriptions with the names of different types of maps and answer true/false questions and short answer questions about using maps.
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