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To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before
Students study pictures of space vehicles and make their own space vehicle. For this space vehicle lesson, students study pictures of the vehicles and compare and contrast the pictures. Students classify the space crafts and then create...
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Weather Report Chart
Students complete a weather report chart after studying weather patterns for a period of time. In this weather report lesson, students measure temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, wind speed, and wind direction for a month. Students...
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Keep It Cool
Students complete a science experiment to study insulation, heat transfer, and permafrost. In this permafrost study activity, students design and test a soda insulator. Students graph their class data and discuss the results. Students...
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Measuring Snowfall
Learners predict the amount of snowfall for the week and measure snowfall. In this measuring snowfall lesson, student use a precipitation gauge to measure the week's snowfall; and analyze the data to determine whether or not...
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Build a Thermometer
Students build a thermometer. In this weather lesson, students use red food coloring, rubber stoppers, and hard plastic tubing to build a thermometer. Students use their homemade thermometer to measure the temperature.
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Measuring Wind Speed
Students study wind speed and collect wind speed data. In this wind speed lesson plan, students visit a website to learn about the local wind speed forecast for their week. Students discuss wind and wind speed. Students collect wind...
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Climate Comparison
Young scholars explore climate regions. In this climate lesson, students examine the climate regions of Alaska as well as the state of Hawaii. Young scholars research selected Internet sources to gather information regarding the climates...
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Layering the Soil
Students study and classify soil. In this soil science lesson, students classify soil by texture and size and study soil horizons. Students label the soil types with their specific soil horizon and learn about permafrost. Students...
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Sea Ice and Satellites
Students study satellites and satellite images using Google Earth. In this satellite lesson, students discuss satellites and how they work. Students watch a demonstration of how satellites work and learn what they are used for. Students...
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Making a Crater
Students examine the characteristics of craters. In this crater instructional activity, students discover how meteors form craters on planets and moons as they make their own craters and respond to observational questions...
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Sun and Moon Poetry Baskets
Students write Sun and Moon poetry. In this poetry lesson plan, students research the sun and the moon. They write poetry and create two class baskets for descriptive words about each.
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LCROSS Moon Mission
Students read to discover the sequence of events of the LCROSS moon mission. In this space science lesson, students read an article about the LCROSS moon mission and the events that took place. After reading, students answer...
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Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs)
Students explore CCDs or Charge-Coupled Devices. In this digital devices lesson plan, students examine how CCDs are constructed, collect light, and create a digital signal.
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Sky and Cloud Windows
Students monitor the weather, clouds, and sky. For this weather lesson, students create a sky and cloud window to focus their sky observations. They write observations in a notebook and include the date, time, cloud cover, types of...
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History of the Universe
High schoolers describe how the universe was formed. In this astronomy lesson, students listen and respond to questions in a PowerPoint lesson that includes various theories about how the universe was created.
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The Lesson: Space Exploration
Students explore space. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to learn about NASA, Mars, the Seti Institute, and space exploration terminology. Students make space glossaries and their own telescopes.
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