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- 8th
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Students discuss uses and disposal of common household chemicals. They select a household chemical to test for impact on plant germination. Students decide how they want to set up a seed germination project. They design their plan, and test the impact of their chemical on germination rates. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students investigate the predator/prey interactions and the effects of pesticide use and pollution on the food web. They simulate a crop of corn and examine the damage grasshoppers have on the crops and the economic harm to the farmer. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students practice their arts and crafts skills while studying about Cheyenne Tepees. They also follow directions to make paper that looks like leather or buckskin to make Indian crafts. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students read and discuss the article in reference to the environmental issues of acid rain and global climate change in relation to Kentucky coal. They then answer questions that are related to the article that they read. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students read and discuss the important environmental issues of acid rain and global climate change in relation to Illinois coal. According to the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program, acid rain has had minimal effects on our environment. They then answer questions in reference to the information that they read. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students work in small groups reseaching the impact of climate change on a particular country, and predict future impacts for this country. They simulate an international summit on climate change. Students understand the impact of the western world's GHG emissions on developing nations and the importance of being a global citizen. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students discover facts about the Ice Age as they compare reality to movie misconceptions. They brainstorm their present knowledge about the Ice Age before reading the facts in an attached article. They complete a comprehension check. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students choose a topic for an Oceanography report, discuss copyright law and the need to cite sources. They use the bibliography sheet gather information and graphics. Students complete a research project using research, word-processing, and graphics skills. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover that geology is something that is all around them. In groups, they participate in an activity in which they collect evidence and make observations. They solve a "murder mystery" in examining the history of a landscape. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students use activity sheet to interpret archaeological strata using the law of superposition and apply cross-dating to determine approximate age of other artifacts based on information given on activity sheet. Full Review »

