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Where Am I, and How Do I Get Where I am Going?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners describe geographical places through art, music, writing, and math. They compile information in booklets which may be published.
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Location

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the tools used by Columbus to chart his latitude. They study the change of a location over time.
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Mantle Motions

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars define vocabulary words associated with lithospheric plate motions. They create and write down a motion to act out each vocabulary word, and participate in a game of demonstrating the actions associated with each word.
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Choosing Between Affect and Effect

For Students 7th - 11th
After reading a review of the meaning and usage of affect and effect, pupils complete a practice exercise to demonstrate their understanding of this tricky pair. An answer key is provided.
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Exploring the Night Sky: Summer

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explain how moon phases occur. They describe and explain at least two common misconceptions that people have about the moon. Students explain what a star is. They explain 3 ways that the night sky has been used throughout history.
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Fly Me to the Moon!

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
For this Moon travel worksheet, learners construct a simple rocket trajectory called the Hohmann Transfer orbit using a compass, string, paper and a pencil. Students solve 2 problems which include finding the number of hours it takes to...
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Spotting an Approaching Asteroid or Comet

For Students 9th - 12th
For this asteroid and comet worksheet, students read about the formula used to determine the brightness of asteroid. They apply this formula to solve 2 problems about asteroids and their brightness.
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The Census of Marine Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain diversity and abundance in marine life. In this oceanic biology lesson, students collect information for various geographical areas to collect a census of marine life.
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Can You Hear My Now?: Getting the Message Across

For Students 9th - 12th
In this power transmittance worksheet, high schoolers read about sources that transmit power and are given a chart with the distance and the power transmitted by each device. Students determine the intensity in watts of the power for...
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Mixed Prepositions 13

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this prepositions online interactive worksheet, students choose the multiple choice preposition in 10 drop down boxes that completes each sentence grammatically correct. Students check their answers online when completed.
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Program Your Partner

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the world of robotics. In this robotics lesson, students study the history of robots and work with partners to find out how hard it is to accurately guide robots through simple tasks.
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FOLLOW THAT WATER

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students build simple stream tables and vary the angle of the stream tables in order to simulate different flow rates and compare the results. They observe various features formed in a stream table by flowing water and compare these to...
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Bat Ecology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students, through hands on games and activities, discover how bats live and how bats benefit ecosystems. They play a game designed to show them how echolocation works and another to show how mother bats locate their young through their...
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28 Days - The Lunar Cycle time line

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a labeled lunar diagram time line illustrating the lunar cycle using Internet resources. An assigned date/month is given to each student, and an online Moon Phase calculator assists them with their drawings.
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Physical Science: Gravity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the properties of force and gravity and their effects on everyday life. In groups, they test various balls by bouncing them on different surfaces and observe the properties. In another activity, they test marbles and...
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Roads & Plant Diversity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, in groups, collect and analyze samples of native grassland plants near and around a road to show how roads have an impact on surrounding habitat.
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Magnetism-Decode Encrypted Statements

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders solve a cryptogram by decoding a message written with wingdings.  In this decoding lesson, 3rd graders solve a message related to magnetism.  Students have notes about magnets once they've finished.
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Message in the Bottles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the three realms of the Arctic Ocean, and describe the relationships among these realms. They explain the relationships between gross primary productivity, net primary productivity, and respiration.
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Who Creates Human Rights?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars examine the importance of human rights. They participate in a simulation of starting a new civilization on another planet, create a class "Declaration of Human Rights," and write a journal entry based on class discussion...
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Eagle Nebula - Close-up

For Students 9th - 11th
In this Eagle nebula activity, students solve 4 problems including finding the size of the nebula field, determining the scale of the image, determining how large the nebula is in millimeters and determining the size of the smallest...
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Time Line of Astronomy Events and Discoveries

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work in groups to present a segment of a timeline of events and discoveries in astronomy. In this astronomy lesson plan, students teach their classmates about their section of the timeline.
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The Atmosphere

For Students 6th - 8th
In this atmosphere worksheet, students complete 20 fill in the blank questions about energy concepts, different types of winds, and air pollution.
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Making a Cave

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss caves. In this science lesson, students experiment with how dissolution, a chemical weathering process, leads to the formation of caves. Once the cave is finsihed students draw a picture or describe in writing what it...
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Science: A Tree for All Seasons

For Teachers K
Students observe trees in their schoolyard and record the seasonal changes by drawing pictures. In this ongoing lesson, they discover the names of the seasons and place green paper leaves on a paper tree in the classroom, which are also...