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Classification and Identification

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students, after exploring and analyzing diagrammatic and taxonomic keys and their association to marine sciences, identify and classify objects and organisms based on visual attributes/characteristics. They research and create their own...
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Digging the Earth's Crust

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students investigate the Earth's crust. In this geology lesson plan, students identify the materials made up of the Earth's crust and investigate the different kinds of soil.
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Rover Races

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners identify the challenges encountered by astronauts in operating a planetary rover. In this space science lesson, students create a rover using their team members. They follow a command sequence from the driver and navigate...
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Diffusion

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate diffusion using different solutions of chemicals placed in agar dishes. In this diffusion lesson plan, students observe 3 demonstrations of diffusion using perfume, food coloring in water and sugar cubes in water....
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Bermuda Triangle

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore what the Bermuda triangle is and the theories as to why it is so mysterious.  In this mystery lesson students read and discuss the history and the mystery behind the Bermuda Triangle. 
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How Does the Loss of Ozone Affect Our Climate

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the greenhouse effect and what it does to the environment. They discuss if and how human behavior contributes to global warming and test natural materials for carbon content.
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Using Math to Build a Swimming Pool

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders build a swimming pool using math to calculate all of the different dimensions. The pool is rectangular in shape and is measured in yards or meters. Students must convert to different units to...
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Science: Making Trace Fossils

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore types of fossils and discover how sediment affects fossil preservation. They focus their study on trace fossils and create their own using sediment, water, and a small organism such as a snail or lizard. Students use...
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Volcanoes: Death and Recovery

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the aftermath of a volcano. In groups, they participate in activities focusing on the impact on plants and animals. To end the lesson, they discuss the positives to the environment after a volcanic eruption.
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Tracking Current "Earth" Events

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders utilize Internet research skills, and practice their communication skills by presenting their research to the clas. They actively consider the types of hazards for humans associated with Natural Disaters and ways that...
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Our Country's Environment

For Students 4th - 5th
In this environment worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle using the word bank and definitions for terms about the land and its water.
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Greenhouse Effect

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Pupils investigate the greenhouse effect. In this environmental lesson, students investigate why the greenhouse effect changes the climate through an experiment. Pupils use vinegar to simulate how acid damages the environment.
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Plate Tectonic - Volcanoes Post Lab

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover volcanoes that occur around the world. They identifying volcano parts.
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Murals With a Message

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students recognize historical and cultural influences in art and appreciate art as a vehicle for public expression of ideas. They develop group skills, working together to produce a single mural or several related murals.
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Plant Cells and Tissues

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this plants worksheet, learners review 17 vocabulary words associated with the different types of plant cells and tissues. This worksheet has 17 matching questions.
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Eyewitness Accounts

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students role-play to show the eyewitness accounts of the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. In this volcanic eruption lesson, students act as reporters, eyewitnesses, and scientists to dramatize the eruption of Mt. St. Helens. They discuss the...
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Drawing On Gray Toned Paper

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners create an artwork that uses organizational principles and functions to solve a visual arts problem. The piece creates the illusion of transparency used to unify a work of art that demonstrates that light advances and darks recede.
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Experimenting With Water Media

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars practice 12 different water color techniques and then use at least 5 of the techniques to create a painting of a landscape.
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Underground Pollution

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders construct their own aquifer. They discover how water travels underwater and identifies sources of underground pollution. They record their observations and discuss the results.
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Stuffed Newspaper Butterfly

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine the parts of a butterfly. They use newspaper to build a replica of a butterfly. Students stuff the butterfly and paint it. They display the finished product.
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TIMELINE OF THE LAND

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners construct time lines using historical facts about the development of agriculture. Students research specific dates and events and report their findings to the class. Learners tape or glue the sections together sequentially in a...
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Forces in Fluids

For Students 7th - 9th
In this forces in fluids worksheet, students answer questions as they relate to forces in fluids. Students complete a chart about atmospheric pressure.