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\nYour Own El Nino\n

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\nScholars make a model to discover how the force of trade winds over the Pacific Ocean creates an El Niño. Super scientists observe how the severe weather affects life in water and on land. \n
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\nHow Do Trees Survive Winter?\n

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\n\nFor Students\n\n6th - 12th\n\nStandards\n
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\nExplore trees' strategies for surviving winters in cold climates. The first trees were built for tropical climates. As they migrated to colder climates, they adapted the capability to survive the harsher weather. The video lesson...\n
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\n\"When\n\n
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\nWhen Nature Strikes: Natural Hazards Safety\n

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\nStudents observe the impact of natural disasters on humans, and become aware of the dangers of environmental hazards such as flash floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes.\n
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\n\"Blame\n\n
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\nBlame It On El Nino\n

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\nStudents study the weather phenomenon El Nino is and what causes it, and recognize how remote sensing technology can detect and predict El Nino. Students discover how El Nino affects weather conditions throughout the globe through research.\n
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\n\"Praire\n\n
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\nPraire Biome Models\n

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\nFifth graders, in groups, list the physical characteristics of a biome and think of ways in which animals might have to adapt to live there and make a biome mobile ball that show the different types of habitats that shape the praire biome.\n
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\n\"Boom\n\n
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\nBoom and Bust in the Ozark Forests\n

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\nHere is a hard-hitting, cross-curricular lesson on the effects that the deforestation of the Ozark forests in the 19th century had on the people, animals, and ecosystems of the area. The Dr. Seuss book The Lorax is used as a way of...\n
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\nTwo Rivers Ran Through It\n

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\nSixth graders discover the problems that early Mesototamian farmers faced while developing agriculture in the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. They design a working model that solves those unique challenges.\n
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\nSaguaro Seasons\n

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\nElementary schoolers take a look at how the saguaro cactus adapts to the four seasons of the year. This amazing plant has distinct flowering and fruiting cycles within the summer season, and other cycles during the other seasons. Your...\n
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\nLife Cycle of the Saguaro\n

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\nThird graders make books which illustrate the growth and development of a saguaro cactus from its beginnings as a seed all the way through its death. They trace the life cycle of the saguaro, identify each of the stages in its life,...\n
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\nMultiplying With Nine As A Factor\n

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\nElementary math minds complete various activities to memorize the multiples of nine. They watch a PowerPoint presentation and demonstrate the finger trick. Unfortunately the link to the multiplication activities does not take you...\n
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\nTime/Elapsed Time\n

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\nYoung mathematicians complete various activities to demonstrate proficiency in telling time and identifying elapsed time. They analyze and discuss television schedules, create a booklet about their daily activities, produce a TV. guide,...\n
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\nEcosystems-The Essential Connection\n

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\nStudents develop their abilities to solve problems both in school and in a variety of situations similar to that they have encountered in life. They define the term ecosystem in nature by comparing them to familiar organizational...\n
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\nWeather Watchers\n

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\nStudents identify basic weather instruments and how they are used to record weather data. Students define several vocabulary terms as stated in lesson. Students use basic instruments to record weather data in their area. Students use the...\n
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\nGrowing Vegetable Soup\n

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\nStudents use children's literature in order to think about the concept of creating a garden. This is done through conducting simple research about types of plants that could be grown in the area and how to care for them. Then the garden...\n
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\nFlow Rates of Faucets and Rivers\n

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\nGo with the flow and use a helpful resource. A set of two activities has learners investigate flow rates. They first determine the flow rate of a faucet by measuring how long it takes to fill a bucket. Using the results, they make a...\n
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\nEl Nino\n

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\nExplore the properties of water and the affects of El Nino. Middle schoolers will learn about the devastation an El Nino can cause as well as the definition of El Nino. Additionally, they will discover the cause of El Nino along with the...\n
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\nHealthy Girls, Healthy Villages\n

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\nStudents consider the impact of education. In this global issues lesson, students explore the effectiveness of the Camp GLOW program in Niger. Students discuss the issues that face women and girls in Niger and identify how education can...\n
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\nFourth Grade Science\n

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\nIn this science worksheet, 4th graders answer multiple choice questions about coastlines, electric cars, the food chain, and more. Students complete 25 questions.\n
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\nFifth Grade Social Studies\n

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\nIn this social studies worksheet, 5th graders answer multiple choice questions about World War II, the transcontinental railroad, slavery, and more. Students complete 25 questions.\n
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\nAnalyzing Tree Rings to Determine Climate Change\n

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\nStudents examine how to locate and access data sets.  In this climate change lesson students import data into Excel and graph it.   \n
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\nPastoralists and Agrarians: Identifying Connections between Historical and Contemporary Migration\n

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\nPastoralists and agrarians, livestock raisers and farmers. Using the conflict in Darfur as a lens, class members investigate the conflicts that arise when these groups are forced to migrate from one area to another.\n
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\nLife in the Dust Bowl\n

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\nLearners consider the accuracy of the book Out of the Dust as they view primary source images taken during the Dust Bowl. Each slide contains an image, a question, and a quote from the book. This would be great to use when covering...\n
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\nOut of the Dust\n

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\nIs your class reading Out of the Dust? If they are, or if this is your first time teaching Karen Hesse's Newbery Medal winning novel, check out the ideas in a presentation that outlines what you and your class can do while reading about...\n
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\nOut of the Dust: Background notes about the novel, The Great Depression, and The Dust Bowl\n

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\nIf your class is reading the historical fiction novel, Out of the Dust, then you are in luck. Here are a few slides that will help you provide historical context for the book, as well as define main characters, setting, symbolism, and...\n
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