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Indian Ocean Explored

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the rich array of marine wildlife that lives in waters surrounding the Indian subcontinent. They explore the relationships among organisms in coral reefs. They explore environmental dangers to coral reefs and research...
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What Kind of Volcano Is This?

For Students 7th - 10th
In this volcano worksheet, students are given five pictures of volcanoes and descriptions of each. They determine what type of volcano each is and how they determined their answers.
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Cookie Mapping

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the components of a bedrock geology map through a hands-on activity involving a cookie and graph paper.
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Air: Air Quality Picture Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize which activities contribute to poor air quality and which contribute to good air quality. They discover how air quality is measured, and come up with ways that humans can have a positive affect on air quality.
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Observing Lava Flows

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the difference between fast and slow spreading lava flows. They identify various types of lava flow and determine the factors that cause them to form. Viewing photographs of lava flows, students working in groups,...
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In the Eye of the Hurricane

For Students 9th - 10th
For this science worksheet, students read about temperature and thermal energy in a hurricane. Students also draw their own hurricane and label 5 different parts.
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Landforms

For Students 6th - 8th
In this landform review worksheet, students use 17 provided terms to complete a paragraph about different landforms. After filling in the blanks, they name 4 kinds of mountains and provide examples of each.
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Tornado Alley-- Night of the Twisters

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science and geography worksheet, learners read 2 pages of background information about Tornado Alley which may help them understand Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman.
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Climate Change in Canada

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Canada worksheet, students read a 6 page detailed informational text about climate change in Canada. Students then complete 10 essay/short answer questions.
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Space Shuttle Launch Trajectory-I

For Students 9th - 11th
In this space shuttle launch worksheet, students are given 2 equations used to determine the space shuttle's trajectory in the first 5 minutes of a launch. Students use these equations to solve 3 problems including finding the shuttle's...
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Reading: The Wolong Nature Reserve

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading for information worksheet, students read about the preservation of the pandas in the Wolong Nature Reserve in China. Students answer 6 multiple choice questions.
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Helping Right Whales - Right Now

For Teachers 4th - 5th
For this whales worksheet, students answer eight questions referring to the right whales found in the Atlantic Ocean. Students read a map to answer three questions and five questions are multiple choice.
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Weather Patterns

For Students 6th - 8th
In this weather worksheet, students identify with the symbols found on a weather map that show the locations of fronts, high- and low-pressure areas, and various types of precipitation across the United States. Then they use the map...
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Water, Rivers & Topography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the topography of Idaho and the importance of surface water and drainage. using digital maps, they inspect the courses of major rivers, Yellowstone Hot Spots, and the natural landscaping of Pocatello. Students explore...
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Twisting the Air Away - The Coriolis Effect

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Coriolis Effect and its effects on the different hemispheres.  In this Earth science instructional activity students divide into groups to  they make predictions. Students then complete an activity to explore...
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Birds on Wade Islands

For Students 5th - 10th
For this birds on Wade Islands worksheet, students read a 1 page passage about the state of the birds on Wade Islands and answer 1 short answer questions about it. Students answer "What actions should the wildlife agencies take?"
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Wolves: DNA Pawprinting

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore and research the most widely distributed terrestrial carnivore, the wolf. They critique the true mystery of this animal and then form an opinion about this creature. The restriction-site analysis of mitochondrial DNA is...
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The Pests of Summer

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students research insects that act as pests during the summer months. They investigate how to protect themselves and their homes from these pests. They study the life cycle of the cicada.
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Nebraska's Wild Weather

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine the weather in Nebraska. Using this information, they describe the cause and effect relationships in the environment based on these changes in weather. They write various types of poems with weather themes and share them...
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Ocean World - Interactive On-line Quiz - Coral Reefs

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this coral learning exercise, students answer 9 multiple choice questions about coral and coral reefs using an interactive on-line format.
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Plotting Sunspot Activity

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore how to graph sunspots using a solar graph.  In this sunspots instructional activity students investigate sunspots and complete and evaluation worksheet. 
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Retrograde Motion

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the motions of the heavenly bodies.  In this space activity students use models to show a variety of schemes explaining the motions. 
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A Case of Innovation

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars use strategies to comprehend technical writing. They write reports with great detail, supporting material, and clear vocabulary. They incorporate source materials into their speaking and writing and use voice, tone, and...
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Weather Songs: Hurricane

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this hurricane worksheet, students read a poem about the sad aftermath of a hurricane. These appear to be song lyrics with an unknown tune. This is suitable for older students and adults.