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- 8th - 12th
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Students discover how floods occur by visiting the Weather Channel's website. They examine the areas of the United States which are more vulnerable for flooding. They research the history of previous floods and how to protect themselves. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the causes, impacts, and solutions to contaminated runoff. They conduct research, create a brochure or poster, and design and construct a model of a local watershed. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how satellite imagery can be used to monitor land use in coastal areas. They read information on the Coastal Change Analysis Program website, construct a change table, and complete a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how scientists analyze data to plan projects to restore environmental resources damaged by pollution. They read background information on the Christina River Project, analyze data, and complete a worksheet. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read an article about the effects of Hurricane Katrina. They identify any health issues and write an opinionated paper about the information they found in the article. They examine any health hazards in the area as well. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify key features and uses of the new biometric Robolobster technology. They anticipate and communicate potential limitations of the technology. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine why plants need water to survive. They observe a demonstration with celery and food coloring, record their observations, and sing and dramatize a song about planting corn. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research sources of fossil fuels especially oil while determining how scientists take core samples from an Earth model. They look at oil consumption and production in the US and throughout the world. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discuss flooding and its causes. They view a Powerpoint presentation about floods and prevention methods. After creating a model with clay and pans, they investigate river behavior in various terrains with different amounts of water. They simulate real world conditions by modifying the riverbed with levees. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students work together in groups to build their own anemometer. They discover how it workds and record data gathered from the instrument. They examine how wind speed helps engineers in the placement of wind turbines. Full Review »
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