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- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students work in teams to design and carry out experiments which show the effects of tobacco / nicotine on organisms. They write reports which are submitted to "The Company" and prepare oral reports which are presented to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students study the trial of an automated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) machine. They investigate and role play first aid responses to a variety of emergency scenarios. They write entries for a first aid guide. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students collect specimens and study them carefully, discuss concept that different organisms are suited to different habitats, and construct computer-based identification key. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students research different components of the rain forest including the different layers and what each layer contains. Students also research a specific plant or animal of the rain forest and create a poster about their plant or animal. Students complete the research project by participating in a campaign to help rescue a rain forest. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students analyze the the similarities of their own daily schedule, processes and procedures and those used at work. They research the career of marine mammal rescue and email questions to a career expert. They construct a display and report to the class on the similarities discovered. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students brainstorm list of people and jobs they think are needed to rescue distressed marine animal, review entire Inside View: Riverhead Foundation site, create revised list, compare and contrast original class list to revised list, and report their findings to classmates. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students recreate the skeleton of a small mammal from an owl pellet to understand that energy is passed from one organism to the next in a food chain. Prior to the experiment, students research owls. After recreating the skeleton, students construct a food web for the ecosystem. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students design a lifting mechanism to rescue whales. They review types of simple machines and calculate the effort and load forces for three different circumstances. They create solutions for a scenario and explain their choices for the solutions. They construct a lifting mechanism, evaluate the strengths and weaknesses, and present to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students examine the concept of the food chain and define producer, consumer, herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore. They draw a food chain for a mouse and discuss the different organisms involved in the chain, and conduct an experiment to observe two containers with soil and varying conditions. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students read and discuss a chapter from the book "A Dog's Life," focusing on the point of view of the dog in the story. They explore dog rescue organization websites, and play the online game "Bone Travels On," creating a story map and telling their version of the story from a first-person point of view. Full Review »
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