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- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students become "Everyday Explorers" as they dig in, get dirty and comprehend more about the physical and biological world around them. They become hands-on scientists on a local level as they explore their schoolyard. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study a map of the physical regions of Texas and locate the region in which they live. They discuss how the geography of a region affects the way a community lives. They also discuss how geography has affected the history of the area where students live. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students develop a formula that describes the functional relationship of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Working with a partner, they measure the diameter and circumference of circular objects in order to discover the functional relationship between the measurements. They enter the class data into a graphing calculator and create tables to analyze the data. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students identify artifacts from a contemporary setting. Students describe the function of each artifact. Students interpret associations among sample artifacts. Students discuss the work of an archaeologist - a scientist who uses physical evidence to learn about the past. Students Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd - 3rd
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Students explore the importance of natural resources. They are given copies of the story, "Who Cares For The Land," and students follow along as the teacher reads it. Students identify the key points in the story. (Soil, water and air are natural resources. They come from nature and cannot be manufactured. Good farmers take care of natural resources.) Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students participate in a lesson that is about the concept of water conservation and how it is used to help preserve water as a natural resource. They find and use information in order to perform class discussion about water usage at home and school. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th
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Students engage in a lesson that is about the concepts of atmosphere and the weather conditions. They engage in research that uses a variety of resources in order to obtain information. This is used in order to help students reflect upon the responsibility of evaluating a personal role in air quality. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students recognize that in order for any animal to survive within an ecosystem, it must be physically and behaviorally adapted to the conditions of its environment. They locate the Great Plains, or prairie, on a map and design a animal that would be perfectly adapted for life on the prairie. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 12th
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Students discover different types of waste, from household trash to industrial and nuclear waste, describing where it goes and how it affects the environment. They research information about their school's and community's waste disposal and recycling system. Full Review »
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