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The Bottom Line

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders assume the role of stockholders in a fictitious biotech company. After investigating the cloning of pets, the effects of cloning on the health and well being of the cloned animal, and the ethical issues involved, groups...
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Beads, Balls, and Beakers

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students analyze the amount of space required to pack round objects. In this geometry instructional activity, students practice using space economically by practicing packing spheres into beakers. They then translate this concept to...
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Our Green City

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice beginning reading while exploring an environmental theme. In this our green city lesson, students create their own published books, examine phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, comprehension, and vocabulary.
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Eco-Warrior

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students recognize that a man's actions in changing his environment can have drastic results for their world. They discuss the use of energy conservation and the use of recycling materials to improve our environment.
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Climate Change Quiz

For Students 7th - 8th
In these climate change worksheets, students read through the fourteen questions about climate change. Students select the correct answer to complete the quiz.
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A Cleaner Today for a Greener Tomorrow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine recycling efforts. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students trace recycling efforts and script a skit regarding incandescent light bulbs' effect on the environment.
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Fossil Fuels--Discoveries and Uses

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Student examine the close relationship between fossil energy and our daily lives. To demonstrate to the student the close relationship between fossil energy and our daily lives.
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Energetic Citizenship

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze how to use less energy. For this energy conservation lesson, students discuss fluorescent and incandescent light bulbs and experiment to examine the energy of both sources using thermometers. Students complete the...
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Second Time Around

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore how items can be reused. In this recycling instructional activity, students present skits about reusing materials and brainstorm products that can be reused at home, school and in the classroom.
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Worksheet
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Fields, Meadows, and Hedgerows: Trees, Bushes, and Plants

For Students 4th - 8th
In this trees, bushes, and plants worksheet, students gather facts and answer short answer questions about trees, bushes, and plants. Students complete 8 questions total.
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Worksheet
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Reported Speech

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this reported speech worksheet, students write the sentences in indirect speech with the prompts given. Students write 30 sentences.
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America's Infrastructure: Miller Center National Discussion Debate Series

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Junior high and high school learners study infrastructure and its relationship to the current economy. They review handouts, watch a PBS clip, and review case studies in order to answer provided questions and role play over their views...
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Watt Power

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students discuss the concept of power and the meaning of watts.  In this experimental activity students divide into groups, record data and calculate the results. 
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Finish the Sentence

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this finishing sentences worksheet, students read through the sentence parts about the climate change and how to fight against it. Students connect the start of the sentence to the right ending portion of the sentence.
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How do people use ecosystems and their resources?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine how natural resources are reusable, renewable or nonrenewable.  In this ecosystems instructional activity students see the effects humans have on ecosystems and complete an art instructional activity activity. 
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ESL: Earth Day

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Earth Day instructional activity, students read a passage about the day, then complete short answer questions and match lists of items to their descriptions.
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Songs that Bring Us Together - Lesson 5

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students compose song as a classroom effort. They write a one-paragraph essay about "message" songs in 100 years and include three ideas for topics along with the style of music (such as folk, rock, blues, rap, etc.) that would match.
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Keeping Cool

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate the air conditioner units around the school. They chart the temperature by placing a thermometer in different situations and decide how to keep cool and save energy in the summer.
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Magnetic Attraction

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a hypothesis on what objects will attract to magnets. In this magnets lesson plan, 2nd graders use a computer program to create a hypothesis as to what will attract or unattract magnets. For an extension, they test...
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The Flat Stanley Project

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the book Flat Stanley. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students participate in earth-friendly activities based upon the book. This instructional activity includes ideas such as using recycled...
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Windsor Opposes Waste - WOW!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students participate in paper recycling. They are taught to environmental awareness of recycling and its importance in their future. Students discuss and identify the problems of how they can minimize waste. They brainstorm suggestions...
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Ice Cream Sundae Survey

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Young scholars analyze data through graphs. They will complete a class survey on ice cream sundaes and tally and graph the responses. They then analyze the information from the class graph.
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Problem Solving Lesson Plan 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study a number of work and family management roles and techniques.
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Electricity And Magnetism

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the relationship between magnetism and electricity byby explaining how the model motor operates. They observe the the spinning of a coil of copper wire that is part of a circuit.