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Water Microbes and Human Health

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars research the possible sources and human health effects of microbes found in recreational and drinking water. They explore the range of negative outcomes of contact with contaminated recreational and drinking water by...
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Ethics Activity: Issue Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze environmental health issues with respect to the players, their positions, and associated values, after being introduced to the concepts of events, problems, and issues. They apply the skills of issue analysis to...
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Whispers from the Past

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use various primary sources on the Internet to travel on the Underground Railroad
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Many Uses of Plants

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and discuss non-food plant products that are in common use, and mark on a world map the name of the country where the plant is grown.
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Edible Algae

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students acquire an awareness and appreciation for the value of the organisms in the Protist Kingdom. They identify common Protists, name them and list some common products that contain marine algae.
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Locating Echo

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read the book The Adventure of Echo the Bat. In this animal science lesson, students read the book and create a chart labeled "Land Feature," "Habitat," and "Food." Students fill in the table according to where the character...
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Glucose

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conduct various experiments on glucose. For this biology lesson, students differentiate the process of diffusion and osmosis. They test different foods for the presence of glucose and starch.
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Recruitment

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders analyze and then draw recruitment posters.  In this Revolutionary War lesson, 5th graders analyze recruitment posters and discuss the attitude towards African Americans.  Students analyze primary documents from...
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Amazing Alligators

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students uncover facts about the alligator: including but not limited to habitat, characteristics, food, traits, habits, offspring and interesting facts.
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December Holidays:Create A Comparison Chart

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
How are Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, and Ramadan similar? How are they different? Learners research the different December holiday celebrations around the world and compare the dates, symbols, countries, foods, and...
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Operating Kitchen Equipment

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students spend this lesson discovering how electricity makes the appliances in their kitchen operate. In groups, they explain how energy is being converted in a microwave oven and practice giving others directions to how to use them. ...
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What's Down the Well?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how environmental engineers determine possible sites for drinking water wells. They listen to a teacher led-lecture, and create their own groundwater well model using a coffee can and wire screening, observing how...
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Lemon Batteries Revised

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate how chemical energy in food and batteries is potential or stored energy. They discuss how batteries function, and create a class list of different forms of energy. Students then create a lemon battery that...
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Five Utah Indian Tribes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders trace the emergence and development of culture in Utah. They study the five Utah Indian Tribes and review several names of physical features of Utah that are derived from Indian words. They discuss how many cultures have...
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Sacred Giving: When?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of sacred giving. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students research the tzedakah model as they read primary sources. Students also participate in a Jewish tzedakah and reflect on the experience.
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Ants in the Wild

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate ants in the wild. In this insect lesson, students observe ant colonies and conduct experiments, such as putting food in the ants' path. Students record their observations.
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CHRISTMAS COMES TO CANADA

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders select information from a variety of sources. They complete an outline. They identify different perspectives of early settlers and natives. They create headings, subheadings and bibliographies. They produce a slide show of...
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Animals as Pets: Everything You Need to Know

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Students complete internet based research on pet care in order to prepare a written and oral presentation for the class. They examine the life span, environment, food and grooming of the pet they chose to research. They complete the...
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Working for the Common Good

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the concept of the common good. Using primary source documents, they read accounts from volunteers in the Dominican Republic and discuss how they work for the common good. They reflect on the topic in their journals to...
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Ultraviolet Reflections

For Students 9th - 12th
In this environment worksheet, students distinguish between UV-A, UV-B, and UV-C radiation and explain. Then they list various explanations of the source of ozone depletion. Students also describe why an increase in smog ozone does not...
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The Wild, Wild West, or Was It?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the American West. In this Westward Expansion lesson, 5th graders examine the opportunities that the West offered American pioneers. Students watch a montage video and analyze primary documents regarding the...
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What Kind of Santa Claus You Are.

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students use a photograph analysis sheet to analyze primary sources (photographs) of the Great Depression in small groups. They then write a poem about kids in the Depression Era that reflects their comprehension of the period and...
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The Ancient Mediterranean: Trade, Contact, and Cultural Diffusion

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders begin the activity by being introduced to the basic terms of economics. In groups, they discover how they are affected by trade because of the clothes they wear and foods they eat. Using primary sources, they examine the...
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Eating Through the Metric System

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders convert measurements in recipes to metric measurements and prepare the food items. They create a metric measurement cookbook.

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