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How Much Energy is a Kilowatt Hour?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the conservation of energy.  In this energy lesson students explain the differences between potential and kinetic energy.
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Not Only a Drought

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the events that occurred during the Dust Bowl and differentiate between the good and bad agricultural practices.  In this Dust Bowl instructional activity students participate in activities that shows them how to be...
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Homeostasis and Cell Transport

For Students 6th - 10th
For this homeostasis worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 22 question on homeostasis and cell transport. They identify the different ways substances are transported in and out of the cell.
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Agriculture in Africa: Spotlight on Nigeria

For Students 7th - 9th
In this African agriculture worksheet, learners read a 1-page article about Nigeria's cash crops and then complete a map activity based on the reading.
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The REAL Transformers

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create a model of a hydroelectric generator. In this physics instructional activity, 9th graders discuss how energy can be transformed from one form to another. They make a flow chart for different energy generating plants.
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Stress Reduction: Visual Imagery

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use visual imagery in dealing with a stressful situation. They practice the visual imagery in class and at home. They record their reflections in a journal.
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Carbohydrates - Simple and Complex

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine simple and complex carbohydrates. They take notes and complete a worksheet. They also research cookbooks and find recipes which shows the simple and complex carbohydrate groups.
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Composting

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Young scholars discover the concept of decomposition. They examine how it makes the soil more fertile and how it helps plants. They put a compost bin in their backyard and record their observations.
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Regolith Formation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the process of regolith formations. In groups, students define regolith and discover how regolith is formed on the Earth and on the Moon. They participate in experimental activities to simulate regolith.
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Reclamation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize the importance of reclaiming the land after mining. They observe the experiment demonstrating the process of erosion and record their results of the effects of rain upon the land.
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Fossil Fuels--Discoveries and Uses

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Student examine the close relationship between fossil energy and our daily lives. To demonstrate to the student the close relationship between fossil energy and our daily lives.
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The Beagle Brigade

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students brainstorm how to handle conflict scenario.  In this character education lesson, students read a story and respond as to how the characters should handle the conflict. Students examines feelings of characters and...
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Worksheet 10: Vocabulary Review

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary and reading skills learning exercise, students complete 12 sentences by selecting the appropriate words and phrases from the word bank to do so.
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Cotton Pickin' Before and After the Civil War

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the impact of cotton. In this economics lesson, students listen to a lecture presented by their instructor on the Southern crop of cotton and its impact on the South prior to and following the Civil War. Learners...
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Unit 2 - Section 2 - Fuels for Everything

For Students 6th
For this alternative energy worksheet, 6th graders read and study the varying types of fuel.  Students read examples and ways that alternative fuel can be used.
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How Much is that Doggy in the Window?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use Internet resources to explore information associated with owning a dog. They participate in an on-line scavenger hunt to expand their knowledge of pet ownership.
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California Regions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils explore and compare and contrast the four main regions of California: mountains, coast, central valley, and desert. students use pictures and research to describe how regions vary in land use, vegetation, wildlife and climate.
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Heroes Past and Present

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify characteristics of a hero, then write a narrative composition describing a heroic event.
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What Bees Eat

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students consider the concept that plants and animals are dependent on one another and role-play the interaction between bees and flowers. They identify crops that are dependent on pollination by bees.
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Radiation: To Worry or Not to Worry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners distinguish safe forms of radiation from those that are dangerous. Students watch a video about sources of radiation encountered every day. Learners estimate their own annual radiation exposure.
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Radiation: To Worry or Not to Worry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students distinguish safe forms of radiation from those that are dangerous. Students watch a video about sources of radiation encountered every day. Students estimate their own annual radiation exposure.
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The Home Front - "Food Will Win The War"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners define and identify propaganda. They analyze the multiple sides of an issue (problem resolution skills), then discuss the racial environment of Alabama during World War I. They reate a poster reflecting the concerns of the time...
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Nuclear Power Gets A Boost

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine nuclear plants and how they use fission reactions to generate electricity, compare fusion reactions to fission, and read about technology that may soon allow fusion to become practical for producing nuclear power...
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A River Ran Through It

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research how water is used to generate electricity. They investigate water's potential-to-kinetic energy transfer in hands-on activities about falling water and waterwheels. They take measurements, calculate averages and graph...

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