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Marconi: Whisper in the Air
Young scholars explore Guglielmo Marconi, the genius who invented the wireless and helped change our planet into a global village.
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13 Ways to Tell Time Backwards
Pupils explore different ways geological time can be measured: comparing the time dimensions for each method, the mechanisms of each method, and the materials used.
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The Path of Pollution
Students conduct a brainstorming exercise that asks them to list all the ideas about air pollution that can be recalled. The ideas are recorded on a chart that the teacher has prepared. The lesson contains sufficient background...
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Cloning and Related Issues
Eighth graders research information on cloning and the surrounding issues online. They analyze the issues surrounding cloning and present their point of view with supporting details in a Powerpoint presentation.
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Endangered Species- Florida Panther
Students investigate the concept of the conservation of the Florida Panther and examine the effects of the Everglades water restoration project. They conduct a web based activity that includes the following: Listing what they know,...
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Natural Hazards Research Paper and Oral Presenation
Students use the internet and look at a list of the world's countries and the natural hazards that impact them. They comprehend that it is sometimes called "Nature's Fury," each natural hazard has a heartbeat, a locational pattern, and a...
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So It Goes
Students consider how events, accomplishments, and beliefs shaped Kurt Vonnegut's body of work by creating one-pagers. They examine a quotation by Kurt Vonnegut and consider how they might alter it to reflect their own views. Students...