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- 11th - 12th
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Students participate in a play in which Senator Aspyer Tu Moore is finishing his first term in the Senate and has decided to seek re-election in the fall. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students explore the importance of pesticides as chemical tools. The chemistry of a pesticide is important for understanding the composition of the product, the classification of pesticides according to their use and the classification of insecticides. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students explore the characteristics of invertebrates in their backyards. They observe, describe, and classify specimens. They conclude with a "snail race." Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine what changes occur in the forests during the transition from summer to winter. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine how sand is formed by erosion and that it can be moved by streams, rivers, and ocean currents in this unit of lessons. They study waves and currents, and structures that change how sand moves by creating story charts, postcards, and participating in a role play. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students discuss ways they can help protect the environment. In groups, they examine various types of animals and identify their characteristics, food and habitats are compared. They create a Hyperstudio presentation in which they scan a picture of each animal and how they help or hurt the environment. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students are introduced to the classification system of animals. In groups, they set up an aquarium in which they must maintain throughout the year. They also observe earthworms and how they react to various stimuli and research the characteristics of arthropods. To end the lesson, they focus on one phylum of animals and present their information to the class. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 3rd
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Students compare and contrast toads and frogs. In groups, they research and describe the process of metamorphosis they go through and illustrate their life cycle. They create a food chain and discuss how the frogs fit into an ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students use the internet to research gastropods. Using their textbook, they identify questions by topic they are interested in finding more in depth information. They answer each question and cite at least two internet url's for each. They share their findings with the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore how to collect plankton and use microscopes to observe and identify it. They collect the plankton sample and classify the various components of the plankton. Students identify organisms in the plankton and draw inferences about the productivity based on their sample. Full Review »

