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Students discover the faults throughout the Earth. They describe the different types of faults and how they are related to earthquakes. They build models of the faults. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students study and make a model of the significant formations of the ocean floor. They examine images and illustration and apply their imagination while creating the model. They are challenged to complete further research as an oceanographer. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explain the difference between igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. They identify the stages in the rock cycle. They discover the origin of rocks as well. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students view a video about the state of the environment. They discover the topic of sustainable agriculture. They identify problems and how to solve them. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students investigate the results of human intervention with the Mekong. Mississippi, and Amazon rivers. After watching a video about the status of the three rivers, they complete experiments demonstrating the effects of erosion and runoff among other projects. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the guidelines the United States Department of Agriculture places on food. In groups, they create a list of the foods they consume and discuss the political and environmental implications of purchasing the food. They use the internet to research the food situation around the world and how food is stored and transported. To end the lesson, they discover how to be better food consumers to help protect areas of the world facing malnutrition and political unrest. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine minerals and rocks, their composition and how they are structured, and how Earth is structured. They discover how to identify different rocks and minerals and how various types of rocks and minerals are used. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students conduct an investigation that models the greenhouse effect. Activities include conducting library and/or Internet research on the topic of global warming to collect current scientific evidence. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students study forces by examining the force of gravitational attraction. They observe how objects fall and measure the force of gravitational attraction upon objects. Students discover that, since gravitational constants are different for places other than Earth, engineers must especially take gravity and weight into consideration when they design spacecraft, and moon or planetary vehicles. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students investigate the cyclic phases of the Moon and the positioning of the Earth, Moon, and Sun at each phase. They locate and cut out magazine pictures of the moon, define key vocabulary terms, and act out the phases of the Moon using a golf ball, softball, basketball and a flashlight. Full Review »

