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Introduction To Data Analysis
Seventh graders investigate the concept of looking at the data put in a variety of ways that could include graphs or data sets. They analyze data critically in order to formulate some sound conclusions based on real data. Students graph...
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MANAGING THE SCHOOL FOREST
Students study how to plant a seedling, how to mulch the trees into the nursery bed, transplant seedlings to another site or school, and determine why we need to water and mulch trees.
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Rainsticks
Students create a rainstick decorated with repeated patterns of shape and color, out of paper towel tubes.
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And Now for Something Completely Different...
Students identify organisms that are typical a part of a hydrothermal vent. They examine why hydrothermal vents are short-lived.
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Where Did They Come From?
Students explain hydrothermal vents and the process in which species and the hydrothermal vents become isolated.
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Tissue Leaf Rubbings
Students use tissue paper to create the texture of a leaf. They use different colors of tissue paper to have leaves of different colors. They place the leaves on white construction paper for all classes to view.
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Technology and Geography
Ninth graders, working in pairs, use a multimedia world atlas, Encarta Multimedia Encyclopedia and the Internet (as well as any text materials found in the library) to research information about a specific region of the world.
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Groundwater Concepts
Students use a digital atlas and other electronic resources to explore freshwater reservoirs in Idaho. They discover the importance of groundwater and discuss the agricultural, industrial and domestic uses of underground reservoirs....
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The Cycle of Restoration
Students describe what is meant by restoration cycle. In groups, they create a poster to show the cycle of restoration work. After presenting their poster, they discuss the actions that can be done for each season. To end the lesson,...
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Tree Identification
In this tree identification worksheet, students collect samples from different trees and identify them using the deciduous tree guide or the conifer key.
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QUILT SHARING
Students share in the family histories of their peers as told through the quilt stories, and apply math skills by using invented strategies to determine the (approximate) age of the quilt from the information given about the date it was...
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You Belong in the Zoo Project - Using HyperStudio
Students explore the diversity of living organisms. They research an animal found in the zoo and plans a 10-card HyperStudio project about his/her organism.
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How Do Waves Change a Beach?
Students conduct an experiment on beach erosion. In this earth science lesson, students create a beach model and use tongue depressor to produce waves. They write a journal about their observations.
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Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes
Students, through observation of crickets, recognize and use proper names for human and insect body parts. They compare and contrast parts of human and insect body parts.
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Think Safe! Be Safe!
Students predict, observe, and explain how pillbugs, grasshoppers, stink bugs, and humans stay safe and protect themselves.
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Boy Cricket Girl Cricket
First graders differentiate between (adult) male and female crickets through observations, counts, and drawings of crickets.
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Arthropods at
Students observe, discuss, and record the requirements of a healthy environment for both arthropods and people by designing and maintaining an artificial habitat for an arthropod.
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Being Safe While Growing Up
Second graders identify ways that both insects and humans protect themselves from physical and biological hazards in their environment. They rear moths from egg to adult and consider the importance of trusting their own instincts.
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Latin America and the Caribbean in the Classroom: The Economy and Trade
Students use the internet to gather information on daily exchange rates. They calculate the exchange rates between two countries by role playing they are going on vacation to these destinations.
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The Water Dance
Young scholars act like the changes in the four seasons by moving like water in each season.
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The Mystery Constellation
Students decipher two teacher chosen mystery constellations a month. They listen to stories, explain what they know about constellations and name the mystery constellation.
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BOOK REVIEW
Students review a book by choosing one word to describe each element and then combining it into one sentence.
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A Moment When My Life Changed
Young scholars recognize symbols in a work of art, analyze composition of picture by Hollis Sigler, and plan and execute compositions that successfully tell stories, primarily with symbols.
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Linear Progression
Students use graphing calculators to graph lines and create tables of values. They perform an experiment using M&M's and slinkys, then create their tables based on their results.