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- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students investigate the hydrological cycle. The lesson is made to be performed within the computer lab. The lesson can also be done as a center for students to work on the project as time allows. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students develop a storyboard for a website documenting the geological features of Niagara Falls. Working in groups, their storyboard includes facts and descriptions of the Falls and an invitation for tourists to visit. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students use NASA photographs and hands-on activities to compare the amounts of land and water on our planet. They discover that the world has five oceans, and that they cover 70 percent of Earth's surface. Students learn how this affects theentire Earth system. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students take their knowledge about the hydrosphere and apply it to the issue of population growth and development. In particular, students will learn how increasing development in eastern North Carolina may have worsened the effects of flooding from Hurricane Floyd, due to lack of soil and tree absorption of run-off. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students participate in a lesson that is about the concept of water conservation and how it is used to help preserve water as a natural resource. They find and use information in order to perform class discussion about water usage at home and school. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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In this lesson, students properly use a taxonomic key to identify benthic organisms. Students go onto collect aquatic macroinvertabrate and then ennumerate all organisms colelcted. The culminating activity is the Project Watershed database to copmare properties of a stream. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use regions to analyze the locational patterns of culture groups at various scales. They discern the basics of region identity by discovering his/her "Home" Region through the examination of criteria in his/her "backyard." In addition, they apply the information to a the the midwestern US and a global setting. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students prepare a presentation on the climate in the tropical wet and dry region of Australia. They map the area, research the animal and plant life and identify the seasonal changes in climate. There is a Discovery Channel companion video to this lesson. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss the geology of Niagara Falls. They create a chart of the various forces that have impacted the falls and its geological history. Students are explained that a new toursit center has opened at Niagara Falls that focuses on the geology of the area. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students describe the water cycle and create a Mobius strip model. They determine that the weathering of rocks continually adds sodium to the Earth's rivers and subsequently to the oceans and that the water on Earth dates from Earth's beginnings and continues to be recycled. Full Review »
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