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Photosynthesis and Cell Respiration

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in scientific inquires regarding the concepts of photosynthesis and cell respiration. In this photosynthesis and cell respiration instructional activity, 5th graders describe the process of photosynthesis with...
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Terrestrial Sequestration- Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the differences between cellular respiration and photosynthesis.  In this cellular processes activity students complete a group lab activity to see how climate change affects their lives. 
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Population Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students grow duckweed, observe what happens when an organism population is allowed to grow without predation or competition, view videos about invasive species, and develop a proposal for controlling the growth of an invasive species in...
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The Delicate Balance within a Forest Ecosystem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the causes and effects of alterations in a forest ecosystem and evaluate how human actions may only seem to have minor consequences, but can lead to extinctions of large numbers of populations. Students produce an...
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Compost in a Bag!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders experiment to see which objects decompose. In this compost activity, 4th graders observe the changes of labeled objects in a bag. Leave the objects for one month and record the changes by observation and weight. Students...
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Food Chain: what's for dinner?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify where foods came from and sequence a food chain.  In this food chain lesson, 4th graders define vocabulary related to food chains and order a food chain. Students follow the energy of a food chain. Students...
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How Groundhog's Garden Grew

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students answer questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy after reading the book, How Groundhog's Garden Grew, by Lynne Cherry.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students respond to 6 questions, one per taxonomy level, to...
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Population Ecology

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Here are some ideas to help students understand population growth in ecosystems.
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Tulips: Predicting the Arrival of Spring

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the blooming of tulips as a tool to measure spring's journey north. They predict when tulips bloom at 13 selected Journey North gardens in various geographic regions.
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An Antidote to Plagiarism

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars discover how to write a research paper without directly copying written material. They read a passage, then record on the board any words that are new for them. They define these words, then organize their facts to create...
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Murals, Memories, and Making Art

For Teachers 4th
Fourth grade reading students study art works by famous artists. They use various tools for learning about the artist, and they present their information by writing and speaking about the artist. They also create artwork in the style of...
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Holy Habitats or Meet Metamorphosis

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students examine the metamorphosis of frogs and how it adapts to its environment. They research how world pollutants are effecting the amphibian population.
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Beaver Ecology

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students explore the lives of bgeahvers. They identify the physical and behavioral adaptations that help beavers survive in their environment. Students compare and contrast how beavers influence the ecology of both forest and aquatic...
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Frog Metamorphosis

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students play 20 Questions with animal characteristics and then view an animation of how a tadpole changes into a frog. They consider the importance of camouflage to frogs and write out the story of a frog from tadpole to adult.
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Why So Many Frogs?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explain the different stages in the growth of a frog, then analyze and collect data to make generalizations about a larger population. They determine the survival rate of a population of tadpoles under controlled conditions.
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Earth Science: The Sun-Earth Relationship

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine the sun's impact on the Earth. They read online articles, explore various websites, and answer questions using information found on the Internet.
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Observing Pods

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe the pistil growing into a tiny string bean-like seed pod. They then observe the development of the fertilized pods between Day 17 and Day 35 and record their observations by drawing and labeling, writing, and graphing. ...
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The Miracle Fish: Learning to Design an Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop procedures to explore the behavior of fish.  In this scientific experiment lesson students from a hypothesis, write a question, identify different variables and controls in their experiment. 
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Viruses

For Students 6th - 10th
In this biology lesson, students complete a crossword puzzle with 35 questions about viruses. They identify the different types of viruses and the diseases they bring.
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People-Growing and Changing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study how people grow and change. In this health lesson, 2nd graders describe how they have changed over the years and guess who each student is after looking at everyone's baby pictures.
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Environmental Conditions: Friend or Foe

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research and answer questions on how organisms are classified and how their needs are met through their environment. They work in small groups and create a poster, chart, rap, PowerPoint, or brochure demonstrating how organisms...
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Mushroom Prints

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students create a mushroom spore design on paper while studying the facts on fungi.
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Window Gardens

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use a plastic sandwich bag containing a damp paper towel taped to a window as a model system to observe the germination and early growth of radish seeds. They are challenged to pose a question about seed germination and...
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Wood is Everywhere!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders diagram and label the parts of a tree. For this lesson plan on how trees obtain food, 5th graders diagram and label the parts of a tree, and determine the diameter, height, and age of a tree.

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