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Composting
For this composting worksheet, students read an informative paragraph about composting and then respond to 7 short answer questions regarding the topic.
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In the Wrong Place
In this sorting the recycling instructional activity, learners examine the 9 pictured items in a waste bin and respond to 9 fill in the blank questions that reveal what should be done with each of the items.
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Recycling Pals Coloring Page
In this recycling coloring worksheet, students color the six recycling characters pictured. Students then follow the 6 sets of instructions that challenge them to draw recycling pictures of their own.
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Water Resources and the Role of the Independent Sector
Students identify the need to maintain and protect our natural resources. In this natural resource lesson, students study pictures of the effects of pollution on animals and water. Students brainstorm a list of ways water is an...
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Save a Drop for Me
Students discuss the meaning of philanthropy and how it applies to people caring about the water supply. For this water conservation lesson, students explore possible water conservation activities and select a project. Students will...
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Earth Day/Nature Vocabulary
In this nature vocabulary activity, students identify nature vocabulary words by choosing the correct word for each picture. Students complete 18 problems.
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Earth Day With The Lorax-Dr. Seuss Activity
In this Dr. Seuss learning exercise, students count items from the book The Lorax, writing totals of each. A website reference is given for additional resources.
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Investigations in Aid: Identifying the Need
Students investigate the needs in emerging nations. In this emerging nations lesson, students research the conditions for needs in the given countries. Students are assigned to the country groups of Honduras, Nigeria, Bosnia, Cambodia,...
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DAY AND NIGHT
Students use a lamp as the sun and his/her body as the earth. They rotate in different directions to explain how the earth moves around the sun. Using specific questions in their discussion, students discover the reasons for day and night.
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Day and Night
Students discuss why day and night occur after visualizing a teacher-led demonstration.
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Earth and Seasons
Sixth graders comprehend that the path Earth takes as it revolves around the sun is called its orbit. They also comprehend that the axis is an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and its North and South Poles. Students...
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The Sun, Earth's Angles, and the Seasons
Students determine if the angle of light bombardment is a factor in heat absorption. They correlate these findings to the tilt of the Earth and the seasons. Students fold a pice of black construction paper in half, lengthwise. They tape...
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Modeling Day and Night
Young scholars complete a science experiment to study the role of night and day on sleep patterns. For this sleep patterns lesson, students brainstorm about night and day and the causes for the rotations on Earth. Young scholars work in...
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Earth, Moon and Sun Assessment Test
In this space science worksheet, students answer 14 essay questions pertaining to the Earth, moon, and sun and their relationship. Prior knowledge is assumed, or this could be a pre-test.
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Day 4: Plate Tectonics II
Students explore the theory of plate tectonics. In this geology lesson, students conduct a simulation of the crust of the Earth floating on the mantle. Students research plate tectonics and share their findings with the class. Students...
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Sun too close? We'll just change Earth's orbit
Students study an article and discuss what would happen if the Earth's orbit changed. For this Earth's orbit lesson students answer a list of questions and complete an activity.
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Day and Night
Students using experiments try to demonstrate how observations can be affected by the cycles of night and day.
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Introduction to the Day and Night Sky
Students explore space science by participating in a sky observation activity. In this astronomy activity, students define a list of astronomy vocabulary terms and examine star charts of the four seasons. Students gather with their...
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Do the Research! Arbor Day
In this researching and recording worksheet, students read what and how questions, research the answers, and record them. Students write 5 short answers.
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Every-Day Edit: Earth's Tilt
In this everyday editing learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the earth's tilt. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
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Every Day Edit - Dr. Sally Ride
In this everyday editing worksheet, young scholars correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Dr. Sally Ride, the first woman to orbit the earth. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, grammar, and spelling.
American Museum of Natural History
Ask a Scientist About Our Environment
Scientists respond to 26 question posed by learners. These experts answer in easy to understand language, include photos to illustrate the issue, offer suggestions for how young people can make a difference, and supply links to resources...
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Planet X
How did the earth become the mass that it is now? Your young scientists explore this question through the concept of density. Their inquiries consider the impact of gravity on the formation of planets. The culminating activity of the...
National Park Service
Glaciers and Water
Explore the amazing power of glaciers with a hands-on earth science experiment! After first learning basic background information, learners go on to create their very own chunks of frozen water and gravel in order to...
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