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Urban Impact on Chollas Creek (California): A Field Study

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, in groups, take samples from a creek and keep a field journal on their samples. They also perform tests on their samples.
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Two Ways About It

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils take an imaginary hike in two opposite directions along a lake. They view and interpret satellite images and discuss the pros and cons of hydroelectric dams.
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Honduras: Going Bananas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the popularity of bananas. They conduct a survey to understand the reasons for their popularity. Students research a banana's journey from the farm to school lunch. They compose a children's book about bananas explaining...
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Design and Function of Native Watercraft

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students design clay boats and test their floating ability. They sketch and record each test different boat designs. They compare their designs to those of native Inuit vessels by looking at images and attempting to determine the...
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WHERE IS AGRICULTURE?

For Teachers K - 1st
The students will identify many of the things in their lives that come from agriculture.See if someone involved in production agriculture will "adopt" your class. Students can correspond with the farmer or rancher's family. This will...
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Currents: Bad for Divers; Good for Corals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils describe, compare, and contrast major forces that drive ocean currents. They discuss the general effects of topography on current velocity. They discuss how velocity affects the ability
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Remember the Bridge: Poems of a People

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore poems of African Americans. They research a famous African American, write a report, create a timeline of events in African American history, create a map of the New World, and research Molly Walsh. After...
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Harmful Effects of Acid Rain

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in an experiment to become aware of the harmful effects of an acidic solution -- acid rain.
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Trail of Discovery

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students collaborate on a research-based documentation of their town's founding, written from the point of view of a fictional person who lived there long ago
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The Effect of Moisture on Soil Temperature

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners analyze the relationship between soil moisture and its effect on soil temperature.
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Wolf Pack in a Bottle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in an activity of a mock electrophoresis using paper chromatography to study DNA and genetic restriction mapping.
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Surveying During a Basketball Game

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders conduct a survey at a high school basketball game. They compile and present the data as histograms or bar graphs.
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Native Plant Restoration Project

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners distinguish between exotic and native plant species. They work in groups in the field to restore a natural habitat. A class map is created to reflect their work in the field.
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My Favorite Meal

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate ecological systems and the multiple uses of the environment by studying the osprey population.
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Making Community Measurements: Which Plant Part?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify a plant in a given community and make a variety of measurements. They determine how a plant meets its basic needs. In addition to identifying plant parts, they observe seasonal change and compare plants within a community.
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Changes and the Individual

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students evaluate the social effects of inventions and other developments on the lives of ordinary individuals. They create a profile of an individual who might have lived at that time and whose life would have been affected by those...
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Where Next?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students read an article explaining NASA's possible Mars landing sites. They use the Internet to research Mars and the Module. They are able to submit their own proposals for a landing site after researching the planet.
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A Primary Industry and its Environmental Impact in a Region

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research and write about the importance of a primary industry in an assigned region of Canada. They study the environmental impact of developing a primary resource.
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Acid Rain: The Disappearing Statue

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the effects of acid rain on statues and buildings. They participate in an experiment in which they use different chemicals on building materials. They observe and record their observations.
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Acid Rain: An Air Pollutant

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in an experiment in which they examine the effects of acid rain on buildings. They discover how huge a problem acid rain is not only to structures but to the environment. They gather pictures of acid rain to...
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Location of Cities 201

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in pairs to locate the ancient cities on a world atlas using the longitude and latitude measurements. They examine the physical and human futures that explain their locations.
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The Effects of Volcanoes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use the internet to research the effects of volcanoes. They create a chart showing the negative and positive aspects that a volcanoe can bring to an area. Using PowerPoint, they create a presentation showing the negative and...
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Spy on a Spider

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students view slides or live specimens to name and describe the distinguishing features of groups of arthropods, especially spiders and insects. They complete worksheets, observe webs and then search for and record where spiders can be...
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Grand Celebration! Broadside

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the construction and history of the Erie Canal. They answer discussion questions in small groups, draw and label the Erie Canal on a map of New York State, read and discuss a handout, and complete a worksheet.

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