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Country: Austria

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students access a variety of Austria themed websites. They locate information about history, geography, climate, people and culture. They view a live webcam of different parts of Austria and read about famous personalities from Austria.
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Dark and Beautiful Caves

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research how caves form. They describe the major stone formations in caves by taking notes. They construct a clay model of a cave and mark each formation making it easy to identify in the legend.
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Orca United Nations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the differences between sets of data and explain how organisms are adapted to their environment.  In this marine mammals lesson students analyze data based on set criteria. 
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Antics in Antarctica

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL editing worksheet, students will focus on error correction and editing. Students will read a short passage correcting any spelling mistakes or omissions from the article.
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Diatom Ooze

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore seafloor sediment. In this ocean environment lesson, students describe the characteristics of different types of seafloor sediment and oozes. They compare and discuss locations of sediments and oozes by plotting the...
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Hemispheres & Continents

For Teachers 6th
Students learn in cooperative learning groups to determine how the equator and the Prime Meridian divide the earth into hemispheres and use Venn diagrams. Students will locate and label the hemispheres, continents, and oceans.
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RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND DIVERSITY

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the similarities and differences between religious festivals in December and/or January. They research the different holidays and make their comparisons.
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Winds Go Spinning Around

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students simulate the Coriolis Effect to comprehend why winds in the Westerlies are prone to cyclonic and anti-cyclonic motion. They arrive at an explanation of processes that drive world wind patterns
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Floods: Rising Waters and You

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between human-made structures, flood waters and the increasing population through video clips, websites and a lab experiment.
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In pictures: Young reporters tour TVC

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners view a wide range of young reporters and their accomplishments. They view all the places they toured and then analyze one particular place in pictures. Students create a portfolio out of their pictures for view.
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Native Americans and Topography at Rose Bay

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Young scholars visit a wetland ecosystem. While they are there, students explore how to read topography maps of Rose Bay.
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Oil Spill Dangers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils analyze the effects of oil spills on our environment and develop action plans to protect animals and habitats.
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Observing Sea Ice

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study and observe types of sea ice found in Alaska. In this sea ice lesson, students use the student network for observing weather to study the different types of sea ice. Students study sea ice depicted in Alaskan art.
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Understanding a Geological Map

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify different types of maps and observe a geological map.  In this geology instructional activity students create a replica map of a geological area that includes a key. 
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A Monument for Marine Conservation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to discover what's there and pick up clues as to how people have both harmed and helped the native habitats. They study another protected area and see how to balance conservation efforts...
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Animal Classification

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students list characteristics and features of animals found in their community. They then group the animals according to how they are similar and different and create names for each group. They then create a chart of their...
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Sextant Measurements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a sextant. Using their sextant, students measure the height of tall objects. Students explore how sailors used sextants to identify their location on the ocean. They research how sextants are created.
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GENEROSITY

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars assess the impact that each one of us has on the other, that we all have something important to give and how when we give our offerings out how they make a difference in other people's lives as well as the difference they...
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Vibrant Volcanoes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars explore volcanoes. In this science lesson, students discuss the characteristics of volcanoes and view a video segment about a volcano. Young scholars examine plate tectonics.
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Rachel Carson

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person activity, students read a passage about Rachel Carson and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Wind Circulation, Surface Currents and Climate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe connections between wind patterns, surface currents, and ocean climate zones. In small groups, they color the ocean climate zones in four different shades of blue. Students then answer questions like what four...
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Organisms and Their Environment

For Students 5th - 12th
In this organisms and their environment learning exercise, students will review concepts relating to ecological studies, levels of organization in ecology, and relationships between organisms in ecosystems. This learning exercise has 10...
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Snowfall

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine the differences between snow and rain. In this precipitation lesson, students measure one inch of rain and snow to calculate the amount of liquid water. Students use a snowfall "conversion" chart to measure how much...
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Hurricane Paths: Comparing Places with Different Prevailing Winds

For Students 4th - 12th
In this wind worksheet students study a wind rose and graphs for Boston and answer several short answers on prevailing winds.