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- 6th - 8th
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Students recognize the Nile River played an important role in the lives of ancient Egyptians and still does today. They prepare a newspaper written in English and produced with advanced technology centered around researched information. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students develop a concept of the relative size of objects in the nanoscale. They complete an internet assignment using the website,"Scaling the Universe to Your Desktop". Using analogies to common objects they get an appreciation for the size of a nanometer. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students match each body part or idea from a work bank about methods of animal adaptations for winter survival. They observe as the first one, food is covered with the whole class before completing the rest of the diagram. They discuss if there is one animal that has all the characteristics and what would happen if an animal lost its fur. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students learn how to identify which species of dragonflies or butterflies are found in their County by learning to read the Odonata or Lepidoptera checklist to find the scientific names; they also search field guides and the Internet for (1) the common name (2) description (3) life habits and (4) a photograph. The findings can be published as a poster, a book, or a bulletin board display. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students identify given species of animals, such as various mussels, by sets of physical characteristics as they use a key. They also read about mussels on the Illinois River and look at mussel species in the online database. Finally, students read aloud and define each set of key characteristics that help them to identify each species. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the consequences of cutting down large amounts of forests throughout the world. In groups, they use the internet to complete a module taking them on a tour through different temperate forests. To end the lesson, they research the problems animals face after their homelands are cut down. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students study how to combine photographing nature with creating a Haiku poem to express what they see in the photograph. They assess how to use the 5-7-5 syllable formation for writing a Haiku, relate photography to the writing process and make the connection between nature photography and poetry. Full Review »
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