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Salinity
Learners define and discuss salinity, conduct classroom experiment to determine salinity of water sample by using hydrometer, record predictions, and demonstrate understanding of how salinity influences object's ability to float in water.
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Explorit's Wetlands Quiz
In this wetlands worksheet, learners complete a 31 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about marshes and wetlands.
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WONDERFUL, WATERFUL WETLANDS
Learners list characteristics of wetland and describe the functions of a wetland.
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Salt is Good On Sunflower Seeds, But What About Cypress?
Students record their observations about growing a cypress plant and putting salt in the plant. In this cypress plant lesson plan, students observe and record what is happening as the cypress plant grows. This gives directions for...
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Liquids of Different Densities
Students compare the densities of different liquids. In this liquids lesson plan, students compare color, viscosity, weight, volume, and graph their findings.
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The Excretory System
In this excretory system instructional activity, students read a brief excerpt about water balance and the excretory system. Then they identify what compound birds, insects and reptiles living in dry habitats excrete. Students also...
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Hudson River Salt Front Activity
For this Hudson River worksheet, students read a passage about the Hudson and salinity, they complete graph interpretation and questions and activities.
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Wanted: Water!
Learners determine what percentage of the Earth is water and how much water is needed by humans.
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Fish In a Bottle
Learners work together to build their own fish ecosystems. As a class, they share their prior knowledge about catfish and use a diagram to label its body parts. They record their observations of the ecosystem and determine what they...
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Using A Winogradsky Column to Analyze Microbial Communities
Students use easily obtained materials to study ecological succession in a microbiological community. This investigation is appropriate for a variety of age groups. Elementary Students be fascinated by the changes occurring over time...
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Snapshot Day Definitions & Activities
In this watershed worksheet, students read through related definitions and complete 17 short answer questions about deposition and erosion in the Hudson River.
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Chapter 16 Review- General Science
In this review of general science worksheet, learners classify examples of matter as mixtures or substances, homogeneous or heterogeneous mixtures, or elements or compounds. Students also convert several examples using the standard...
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Lesson tow
Learners study the ocean and its characteristics. In this oceans instructional activity students complete a lab activity and are able to predict temperature of certain depths.
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Lesson 6 - Our Important Wetlands and Uplands
Students examine the benefits wetlands provide to man and nature. They compare types of wetlands in northeast or east-central Florida. They discover ways that uplands affect wetlands and water bodies.
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Nothing New? A Physical Change
Fifth graders discuss the differences between chemical and physical changes. In groups, they complete experiments and discover how a physical chnage can be reversed. To end the lesson, they review the steps of the water cycle and...
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Fish Crossword
In this fish crossword puzzle instructional activity, students use the 19 clues to identify the correct fish terms that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Water Is Cool!
Students explore the importance of water. In this water lesson, students view a table to determine the amount of water found in the oceans, lakes, atmosphere, and streams. Students discuss ways to be a good steward of water.
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Explorit's Wetlands Quiz
In this wetlands worksheet, students complete a 31 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about wetlands. Included are questions about plants, animals and geography.
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Getting Physical with Estuaries
Students study estuaries and how the physical factors change over time. In this investigative lesson students use a website to gain knowledge of estuaries then in groups they create and present their charts.
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Salmon Life Cycle Crossword Puzzle
In this salmon life cycle ;crossword puzzle learning exercise, students use the 20 clues to identify the correct words that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Salinity Experiment
In this salinity experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment about how salinity affects the weight of water.
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Water Pollution
Fifth graders investigate how humans pollute the water supply with a number of different contaminates. While working in small groups they examine screening, sedimentation, filtration, and chemical treatments as methods of water treatment.
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Explorit's Fishy Quiz
In this online interactive fish quiz activity, students respond to 6 questions about fish. Students may check their answers for accuracy.
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Let's Go Fishing
In this fishing worksheet, students study facts about fish and then answer short answer questions. Students answer 25 short answer questions.