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Foundation for Water & Energy Education

How Can a Dam Affect a River? Activity A

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Written for Washington state students in life science, this lesson provides an opportunity to examine the residents of local freshwater habitats. You or the class collects a water sample, and learners try to examine what organisms live...
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Sun Seeking Plants

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate the story "The Tiny Seed" by Eric Carle. This story is used to introduce the children to the concept that seeds change and grow into plants when conditions in the environment including temperature, light, water and...
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Cell Energy-Bubbling Plants

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss the process of photosynthesis in plants and that oxygen is produced as a by product. They observe underwater Elodea plants "breathing" in a hands-on activity. After setting up the experiment, they observe the...
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Ecosystems - Plants and Animals Together

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students study the biotic and abiotic factors of an environment.  For this exploratory lesson students examine the different trophic levels and how organisms are connected. 
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Investigating Space Requirement of Seed Plants

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use scientific methods to investigate the effects of overpopulation of seed plants on growth in a limited living space. Students relate seed plant population findings to that of other organisms.
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Do Plants Eat?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explain that photosynthesis is a process that plants use to convert light energy into glucose. They summarize photosynthesis as a chemical process in which the plant uses carbon dioxide and water to form glucose and oxygen.
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COMPARE SOILS BY GROWING PLANTS

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The student will identify the difference in the rate of plant growth in three soils that vary in organic matter.1. Obtain three to four flowerpots, different types of soil, a record chart, three to five beans for each pot, and water....
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Ecology-Minded Garbage Plants

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete recycling activities to learn how ordinary garbage can create a living organism. In this recycling lesson, students take a combination of seeds from used fruits. Students water and grow the plants from the recycled seeds.
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Water - the (Nearly) Universal Solvent

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this solvent worksheet, students explore why water is considered a universal solvent. Students explore what can change dissolving rates. This worksheet has 8 matching, 3 short answer, 11 fill in the blank, and 4 problems to solve.
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Water Pollution

For Teachers K - 6th
Students investigate a variety of pollutants that can affect water and the plants and animals that live in the water. In this water pollution lesson plan, students identify pollutants in a bog, marsh, stream or other wetland area and...
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Plants and Animals Depend Upon One Another

For Teachers 1st
First graders study plants and animals and how they depend on one another. They also study that plants give energy to animals and provide oxygen needed for life. Finally, 1st graders give examples of the roles plants and animals play...
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Plants

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this plants learning exercise, students review the alternation of generations in plants and the function of seeds and flowers for plants. This learning exercise has 11 short answer questions and 4 fill in the blank questions.
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Beginning Critical Reading- Water

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL instructional activity, students read a five paragraph text about water. Students then answer 5 multiple choice questions about the passage.
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Aquatic Habitat Water Quality Experiment

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the importance of water quality for humans and fish and make predictions about what happens to water that is polluted. In small groups, they conduct experiments to compare and contrast water that is unpolluted and...
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University of Southern California

Discovering Plants

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students construct a small greenhouse and plant lima beans. They read books about plants, tend the lima bean seedlings, observe and record plant growth, taste a variety of plants and maintain plant journals.
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Plants Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this plant vocabulary worksheet, students draw lines to match 10 plant words with their meanings. Prior knowledge is assumed.
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What is Happening to Our Water?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners compare and contrast Wisconsin's water resources to that of Puerto Rico. They research books about islands, particularly the Puerto Rican islands. Student view illustrations of island ecology. They discuss the illustrations and...
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Water, Water Everywhere

For Teachers K - 2nd
Murals are used to represent the various ways we rely on water.
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Field Trip to test Water Quality

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine water quality indicators,test water quality and record their results.  In this water quality lesson students complete a water testing lab and complete a lab report. 
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What are rice farmers doing to help the environment with their water-filled rice fields?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research rice fields. In this rice fields lesson, 3rd graders discuss how fields contribute to the environment by providing an important food source for birds. They find the benefits of rice fields to water and soil as...
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Flowering Plants

For Students 9th - 12th
In this flowering plants worksheet, learners compare the structure and function of a tree trunk and a leaf. This worksheet has 1 true or false and 5 fill in the blank questions.
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Water Regulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use their basic knowledge of physiology to analyze graphical data of paramecia under diverse conditions. From the data analysis, Students develop explanations of the animal's response to the concentration of different...
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Plants Releasing Water

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate how water is released from different plants into the atmosphere. They observe and investigate two types of plants with domed lids with condensation and communicate those observances and inquiries on an in-class...
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New Jersey Estuaries Water Filter Activity

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine how an estuary's plants and soil filter water before it flows into the ocean. They complete a lab report drawing and writing about what they observe after completing a water filter activity.

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