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- 3rd - 5th
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Students represent volcanoes with models and sketches. They research volcanoes and plan how to build a model. They, in groups, build a model volcano and cause it to erupt making observations before and after the eruption. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students describe how unusual chemical phenomena near hydrothermal vents can be explained in terms of melting points, solubility, temperature, and pressure. They use fundamental relationships in chemistry to explain phenomena near subduction volcanoes Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study phenology, or the study of climate change. They research the Japanese springtime festival of Hanami and plot and interpret average cherry blossom bloom date data from the past 1100 years. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students study folktales and other stories from West Africa. By hearing and reading these stories they explore many new cultural and religious beliefs, such as spirits inhabiting nature and possessing special powers. Once the students become familiar with these, they go to the gallery with some knowledge and background of the culture that created the works of art. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students uncover formulas and relationships of mechanical energy. In groups, they use discovery, questioning, worksheets, homework, connection worksheets, brainstorming, concept mapping, student generated labs, oral presentations, GPS way point, and GIS, multimedia presentations. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students create models of the Earth's tectonic plates to show how the crust has moved apart from the ancient super-continent of Pangaea. They also make a model of ocean floor spreading to relate the newly formed crust to the plate movements. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students investigate: the size, variety, and habitat of foraminifera fossils, one of the microscopic organism groups that provide the organic material that becomes oil. They investigate the process of transportation and deposition of sediments in a water environment. Pupils also investigate a black shale or oil depositional environment existing in North America during the Acadian Orogeny. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students review an interpretation of geologic history and relate it to the formation of oil deposits. They explore and explain factors controlling the porosity and permeability of sediments and sedimentary rocks. Pupils also interpret topographic maps and construct topographic profiles. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine the production of energy, by the process of nuclear fusion, within the Sun in hands-on activities. The lesson is made up of four parts; Parts I & II is an introduction to the Sun as an energy source, and Parts III & IV examine potential and kinetic energy as well as radiation from the Sun. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students complete a variety of activities about spiders. They research a specific spider and create a mini-book about it. They create a 3-D model of a spider that is anatomically correct. They complete a series of labs regarding spider webs and web strength. Full Review »
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