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- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the causes and effects of the melting ice formations in Antarctica; they then research different aspects of the topic in order to create a news special. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use visual and audio clues to help them evaluate the parts of the story, "Abel's Island." Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students use a map to locate New Orleans and watch a video on the destruction of Hurricane Katrina. As a class, they watch a demonstration on how a wetland can reduce the impact of a hurricane. In groups, they perform their own experiment and compare and contrast the amount of meshed materials and hypothesis about how land can be protected by wetlands. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students represent and compare numbers less than zero. Students write what they know about integers and what they want to know about integers. Using a "human" number line, students learn the placement of integers and discuss the reason for the placement of the numbers. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students: examine the genre of information text; read information text; take notes from written text; expand notes into paragraphs; edit written work; organize material under headings; and write a paragraph of information text. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the roles that the United States government agencies play in weather forecasting, climate control, and other climate-related environmental issues. They then write letters to President Bush recommending how a new National Climate Service could be organized using resources from these established agencies. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students are able to prioritize story elements using graphic organizers. They are able to evaluate character, setting and sequence in a non-print source. Students use visual and audio clues to help them evaluate the parts of a story. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students watch a teacher demonstration modeling how wetlands can help reduce a hurricane's impact and describe what the model represents. They record data related to how different meshed materials affect a steam plume. Students compare results and rate meshed materials according to how much steam each material blocked. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students identify and describe the weather conditions in Antarctica. They compare the weather in Antarctica with the weather they experience where they live. Finally, students describe how the weather affects the Antarctic exploration discussed in class. Full Review »

