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Latent Heat and Clouds

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners explore latent heat and how it relates to clouds in the atmosphere.  In this earth science lesson students investigate how clouds are formed. Learners examine clouds and the water cycle.
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Five Kingdoms of Living Things

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to the classification system used in Science. In groups, they explain the characteristics of each of the five kingdoms. After watching a video, they review the life processes of each kingdom and complete a...
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Building a Pill Bug Palace

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners make "pets" of isopods (potato bugs) to determine their preferred environment and food sources. They record their results on a bar graph and in a scientific report.
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Weather "Whys"

For Teachers K
Students explore the weather. In this weather data lesson, students collect weather data from Internet and media sources. Students graph the collected data discuss it as well as the seasons of the year.
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Winogradsky in a Bottle: Beginning a Winogradsky Column

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study changes in the environment using a microscale experiment. In this environmental science lesson, students construct a modified "Winogradsky Column" to observe bacteria activities. They record observations and formulate a...
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Global Climate Change

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the effect of melting glaciers to sea level. In this earth science lesson, 2nd graders simulate the process in the lab by conducting an experiment using ice cubes and clay. They explain the consequences of...
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Environment: Just Around the Bend

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students decipher landforms on a map and corresponding satellite imagery. They consider the impact of pollution on agriculture and water. They draw diagrams demonstrating how pollution works its way into the food source.
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Lead Contamination In Our Environment

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify the sources of lead in their local community and how to prevent further contamination. As a class, they watch a video about the effects of lead on the body and use the internet to discover any new technology that can...
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California Biodiversity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine several maps of California exhibiting features such as precipitation, topography, and vegetation. They look for patterns that might be the source of or influence biodiversity in different regions. They pay particular...
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A Natural Connection to the Azores

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students use primary sources to examine whaling voyages, biology, and geography. In this geography lesson plan, students analyze ship logs and plot locations of animals and determine routes using latitude and longitude.
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Milkweed Plants

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders view milkweed plants (or pictures). The describe the plant and discuss ways some butterflies use it as a food source. Students view four pictures of different phases of a milkweed plant's life cycle. They discuss the...
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Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students reinforce their knowledge of plate tectonics from what they have already learned on the subject. In this science lesson, students watch a small clip from the movie "Ice Age" which engages the students to participate throughout...
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The Role of Fire in Healthy Prairie, Brush and Forest Lands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast wildfires and prescribed fires. In this earth science lesson, students conduct a series of experiment to explore fire characteristics. They describe favorable conditions to start a...
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Vibrant Volcanoes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore volcanoes. In this science instructional activity, students discuss the characteristics of volcanoes and view a video segment about a volcano. Students examine plate tectonics.
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Limu Party

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore limu in their everyday lives. In this science lesson, students identify various uses of limu and discuss common household products that contain limu. Students participate in a limu party.
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Sunwise Animals at Your Zoo

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this science worksheet, students read about how 11 different animals protect themselves from the sun. Students try and locate the animals at the zoo.
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Ocean Grazers Conclusion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students research an ocean species. In this science lesson, students create a research presentation as a conclusion to the ocean grazers unit. Students present their projects to the class and complete a self-reflection paper.
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Unit: Processing and Manufacturing: Examination Three

For Teachers 10th - 11th
StudentsMatch the vocabulary terms in column A with the definitions in column B. Write the letter of the definition in column B in the space next to the terms in column A. Afterwhcich, students Write short answers or fill in the blank to...
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Dietary Guidelines/Food Pyramid Test

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students list the recommended dietary guidelines and explain their function and implementation. They teat their knowledge of the Dietary Guidelines and the Food Guide Pyramid. They evaluate the servings, serving sizes, and food sources...
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Debris Dilemmas

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine debris, what it is, where it comes from and where they go.  In this debris instructional activity students view a video, answer questions and discuss what they learned.
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Oklahoma's Roots and Leafy Greens

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore valuable food sources. They examine vegetable that have roots and leafy greens that we eat. They also discuss the various used for the leafy greens of vegetable plants. Students create a carrot necklace using carrot slices.
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Rainforest- Online Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this online rainforests worksheet, students use the links to research the answers to 16 questions. They determine facts about the locations, types, animal inhabitants, and food sources that are associated with rainforests.
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Testing for Vitamin C in different drinks and foods

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners develop an awareness of the use of Vitamin C in helping our environment and gain exposure to chemical procedures and techniques. Students analyze and interpret data by keeping a data sheet and making a bar graph.
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Seed Germination

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars germinate a Mung Bean seed. In this seed lesson students conduct an experiment germinating a Mung Bean. They apply three different treatments to the seeds: dry, moist, and underwater incubation.