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- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students pretend the area they live in is subject to wind, waves and rain. In groups, they pretend they are a groups of meteorologists or geologists and are to report on the weather and damage that could occur there. Each group develops a news report to present their findings to the class. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students read a literature story from the culture of Africa. It is an individual lesson plan dealing with geography and the moral of the story through language arts activities. In order to conduct the lesson teachers should be familiar with the fable The Rabbit Steals the Elephant's Dinner and the geography of Central Africa. At the end, students decipher the moral of the story. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
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Students identify and interpret the importance and diversity of the insect world. Students organize various insects into a classification system based on their characteristics. Students create tree or window ornaments utilizing their imagination. Full Review »
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- 8th - 11th
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Students explore the major characteristics of the major animal phyla. They describe adaptive features that have contributed to the success of animals on land. Students explain how primate evolution provides a context for understanding human origins. They participate in a game to match animals characteristics to their phylum or class. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students explore ways to reduce trash in the classroom, home, and at school. They discuss the differences between reduction, reusing, and recycling and real-life examples of each. In groups, they develop steps the class can take to reduce the amount of paper they use. Full Review »
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- 7th - 9th
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Students research information on macroinvertebrate organisms and their environments and discover that tolerance to water quality conditions vary from organism to organism. Through their research they also determine how to identify aquatic organisms and discover how to assess water quality. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 8th
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Students examine the different non-point source pollutants in the local lake or water source by reading handouts and discuss the most serious concerns. They conduct a neighborhood reconnaissance as a field study and look for signs of the pollutants and record their data. After their field study, the students generate a list of potential projects the class can do to help educate the public about protecting and improving the water quality in their watershed. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the health condition of jet lag. Using mealworms, they test the effect of light on the development of them into adults. They answer discussion questions and examine the relationship of age and one's activity level. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students grow plants in soil representing that found in the Amazon basin. They compare results to plants growing in fertile soil and soil fertilized with leaf compost. Students chart, average and graph plant growth by height. Students compare leaf development in plants grown in different soils. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students participate in a reading skills lesson to improve reading comprehension. The skill of visualization is taught and practiced to help them better understand the plot of a story. Full Review »
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