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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the weather phenomena El Niño and La Niña. They explore when and where these weather changes occur, and about the effects they have on everything in their wake. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students identify and observe the history of growth in trees based on tree rings. They observe the effects of erosion, wind and weather dissolving, and weathering on the Earth. They draw conclusions from their knowledge of fossils. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students examine the story of the Dust Bowl as they discover how farming practices of the early 20th Century caused soil erosion in the North American grasslands. They investigate how mulch reduces water and wind erosion in two activities. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th
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Students discuss and discover the different types of water rights and profit making ways to leasing water. They pretend to allocate water on a make-believe river to expose different problems that could arise. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students read stories by women authors on the characteristics of the African-American family. Using the internet, they research the history of issues that have affected African-American families from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement. They read and write about various authors and issues surrounding the African-American families to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students review the steps of the water cycle. Individually, they calculate the amount of water they use in a day and identify ways they can conserve. As a class, they discuss how conserving water today helps future generations and create a survey to give their family members to determine the amount of water they use. To end the lesson, they come up with a new plan for their household to use less water. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast Canada's industrial and agricultural economy. They create a web to demonstrate the interconnectedness of industries that are associated with farming. Students write statements about the importance of Canada to have successful industries at all levels. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students read the story about Kenya called, "Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain" by Aerna Aardema. They experiment with a variety of sound-making items and then discuss and compose "descriptive" music to accompany various events of the story. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students articulate differences between climate and weather using examples in a written statement. Using climate data from across the country, they describe climate patterns for various parts of the United States on a map. Students explain how land and water masses might affect temperature and precipitation using the climate data. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students idenify water conservation strategies. They gather and compare estimates from individual family members to determine how much water is used daily. They brainstorm conservation ideas and compare them to how older relatives conserved water. Full Review »
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