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Energy Choices Game
Here's a fun game on a very serious matter. Scholars play a board game to learn about personal energy use and consumption. They see how various choices affect their energy use and costs, and then apply this knowledge to brainstorm ways...
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The Periodic Table Game
First, beginning chemists assemble a large periodic table of elements. Then, they play a game in which they roll dice, move a marker along the elements, and collect pennies according to the number of valence electrons of the element that...
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Green is Beautiful
Students explore the need to care for the environment and the ways in which their actions can impact their surroundings. They play a board game to illustrate the need to protect the environment.
California Academy of Science
Coincidental Colonization
The Galápagos Islands are an amazing place of isolated adaptation, colonized by an interesting mix of plants and animals. The class plays a game to help them understand how these organisms came to live on the island through a combination...
Chicago Botanic Garden
The Carbon Cycle
There is 30 percent more carbon in the atmosphere today than there was 150 years ago. The first lesson in the four-part series teaches classes about the carbon cycle. Over two to three days, classes make a model of the cycle, add missing...
Michigan State University
Friend or Foe?
What one person thinks is a pest may not be a pest to someone else. Here, scholars examine the characteristics of living things and pests through grand conversation and a variety of activities. Class members play a game of pest or not a...
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Jeopardy Review
Young scholars participate in a "Jeopardy" review game. In this review lesson plan, students are divided into two teams and are asked to pick a question for a specific amount of play money. The game board can be drawn on a chalkboard...
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Tic-Tac-Toe, What Do You Know?
Students review learned material with a game of tic-tac-toe. Students are divided into two groups, x's and o's. Teams are posed a review question and when answered correctly, they place their mark on a tic-tac-toe grid on the board. This...
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Dumptown, USA: Making a Ton of Difference
Students investigate the recycling system in the United States by participating in an online activity. In this environmental care lesson, students research what makes up our trash output in this country and where it goes. Students...
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Owls and Raptors
Students investigate the predator-prey relationship of owls and raptors. They examine a variety of resources about owls and raptors, develop a list of vocabulary words, dissect owl pellets and identify what owls eat, and play a...
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Zoo Welcomes Baby Animals
Students engage in activities to gain a better understanding of endangered animals. In these animal lessons, students use vocabulary and comprehension skills to gain a better understanding of endangered animals. They also watch video...
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The Excursion
Learners throw dice and make their way around a board, answering questions, performing tasks and finding out about the environment as they go.
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Who Wants to be a Cellular Biologist?
Eighth graders review concepts in cellular biology. In this biology instructional activity, 8th graders play an interactive game based on the idea of winning money. They discuss misconceptions about the topic.
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Colossal Squid Caught in Antarctic
Young scholars define the word colossal, then read a news article about an enormous squid caught off Antarctica. In this animal studies and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with dictionary and vocabulary...
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A Look At Osteoporosis
Eleventh graders study osteoporosis and understand the relationship between calcium and bone mass. In this investigative lesson students participate in an activity in which they graph and construct basic bone biology.
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Scales, Scutes, and Skins
Young scholars identify the various adaptations of reptiles and amphibians. After distinguishing between reptiles and amphibians, students discuss the ways in which their adaptations aid in their survival. They participate in a hands on...
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Recycling Bingo
Students participate in Texas Recycles Day. They discover the importance of recycling and how it helps the environment. They discover which products are recyclable and which ones are not.
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SOS!
Students examine natural and man-made threats to sea turtles. They create sea turtle mobiles while studying the range, environment, predators of and threats to sea turtles.
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Water Conservation
In this environment worksheet, students look for the facts of how to conserve water and help the environment. They complete the activities as part of the unit.