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Lotic Environment Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create and conduct experiments on a "classroom river habitat." They manipulate the biotic and abiotic factors so that they are able to compare an artificially prepared river model to a naturally occurring lotic ecosystem.
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SHOW 303: The Channel Island Fox

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Pupils explore how archaeologists and other scientists use different clues to piece together a picture of the past. Students perform activities that allow them to conduct three types of scientific research. They discuss their...
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Smog Be Gone

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars begin the lesson by identifying greenhouse gases. In groups, they observe and record the effect of the gases on the atmosphere and the temperature of the Earth. They participate in activities that describe the role of...
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If Your Mom Has Big Feet, Will You Have Them Too?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe and apply the Mendellian principles of genetics, focusing predominantly on dominant and recessive genes. They demonstrate how two parents contribute genes and how those genes appear in their offspring. They describe...
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Goobers. Goobers? Goobers!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students begin the lesson by noting the many ways in which to use peanuts. In groups, they use the internet to research the work of George Washington Carver. They discover the allergies and nutritional information of the peanut and...
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Pulling Together With Natives -- The Bradley Sisters' Story

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars identify the four ways to stop the spread of weeds in California. In groups, they practice the five methods of removing and controling the spread of the weeds. To end the lesson, they summarize the Bradley sisters way of...
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Butterfly Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify that Idaho is a home to 168 species of butterflies and they are an important part of many habitats. They also identify how to use the Digital Atlas of Idaho and write a report regarding information of their assigned...
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Water Quality Survey: Monitoring the Sustainability of Pigeon Creek

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the History of Pigeon Creek (or any watershed in your area). For this environmental science lesson, students conduct field tests such as pH and nitrates. They collect data and compare what they collected with other groups.

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