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Natural Disasters
Students investigate why natural catastrophes occur around the world and the results of such catastrophes. They investigate how people recover from catastrophes and can they be prevented. Students create their own work of art depicting a...
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Dry Ice: Simply Sublime
A fascinating lesson on states of matter is here for your young scientists. Dry ice is used to challenge learners preconceived notions about how solids work. They discover all sorts of interesting facts about states of matter from...
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Geographic Regions and Backyard Geology with the USGS Tapestry Map
A beautiful tapestry map of North America is examined by geology masters. The map incorporates the topography and geology of different regions. You can purchase printed copies or a large poster of the map, or if you have a computer lab...
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Light
You matter, unless you multiply yourself by the speed of light ... then you energy. Presentation covers the behavior of light as both a wave and a particle, light versus sound, space travel, why objects have colors, depth perception,...
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Natural Selection: Exploring the 'Ohi'a Common Garden
Seventh graders examine natural variation by visiting the Ohi'a Common Garden in Volcano, Hawaii. In this natural selection lesson, 7th graders study background information about phenotypes, genotypes, and phenotypic plasticity before...
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Natural Selection
Eighth graders define natural selection and adaptation.  They simulate natural selection within a species and relate the elements of natural selection to the simulation.   They analyze the results of natural selection in terms of...
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Enough Energy? Play the Renew-a-Bead Game
Pairs simulate the energy usage of different countries by drawing beads from a bag, which contain different beginning ratios of non-renewable and renewable energy resources. The activity concludes with a series of questions to tie...
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Natural Disaster Risk at Home
Pupils analyze the natural disater threat and potential mitigation techniques of their (parents?) home.  They apply classroom knowledge to students, non-academic daily life.  Pupils recongize how earth processes specifically affect...
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Natural Selection II
Students participate in a discussion about the three types of natural selection.  In groups, they identify examples of adaptations from photographs.  To end the instructional activity, they analyze results of natural selection in...
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Introduction To Natural Selection
Seventh graders investigate the concept of natural selection and it relation to the theory of evolution. They create a definition for classification based upon looking at other subjects that are similar. The variation of species is...
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Natural Selection
Young scholars comprehend that natural selectionis the tool for adaptation and evolution of populations.  They pick three M&M's and no candy corns.  Students tally the number of different color M&M's chosen.  They discuss why...
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Types of Natural Resources
In this natural resources worksheet, students complete an on-line quiz, choosing questions and matching answers. Students score 1 point for each correct answer; a printed version is available.
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Natural Selection And Evolution
Students investigate the concept of evolution and how natural selection is used as an indicator that evolution has happened. They recognize the three effects it has on diversity and how adaptations can develop. Diversity is explained as...
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Scavenger Hunt: Simulating Natural Selection
Students simulate natural selection using pinto beans. In this biology lesson plan, students identify the factors affecting organism evolution. They record data from the experiment and formulate a conclusion.
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Natural Selection
Students construct a working definition of the word "evolution," and list the key points of Darwin's theory of natural selection. They create paper moths to help them explain the importance of camouflage and how it relates to natural...
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Shake, Rattle And Roll: Studying the Effects of an Earthquake
Students gauge earthquake intensity by reviewing firsthand accounts. They use the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale and newspaper articles to estimate the strength and effects of a past earthquake.
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Natural Disasters
Students work together in groups to travel throughout the room to different stations. They practice making different natural disasters at each station. They also examine fault lines and the supercontinent Pangaea.
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Natural Selection
High schoolers research examples of Natural Selection on a website provided by the teacher.  They experiment in groups, different processes of Natural Selection and list them on a chart provided in this lesson plan
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Images of Katrina
Students use maps and online data to find specific geographic areas.  In hurricane Katrina lesson students use aerial photographic imagery to see some impacts of hurricane Katrina. 
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Natural Resources and Your Christmas Tree
In this natural resources and your Christmas tree worksheet, learners read about the raw materials used to make items associated with Christmas trees, match 12 items with materials, then color a picture.
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The Tragedy of the Commons
Ninth graders participate in a demonstration of the concept of "The Tragedy of the Commons."  They conduct a "fishing" simulation demonstrating overfishing, complete two data tables, and answer discussion questions.
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Camouflage and Protective Coloration: A Model of Natural Selection
High schoolers investigate natural selection and differential survival among divergent phenotypes of a population. Using everyday items , they model adaptations of camouflage and protective coloration in two very different...
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The Value of Behavioral Variation in Homo sapiens
High schoolers look at the behavioral characteristics of their peers from a historical perspective, and realize that, in the larger scheme of a community, these behaviors do have some value, and that a society as complex as ours does...
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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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