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- 4th - 6th
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Students complete a puzzle depicting one of the six biomes of the Earth. They create a group poster that depicts the characteristics of one of the biomes while completing a fact sheet. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and assess risks encountered on a daily basis. They examine their behavior and apply science process skills and higher order thinking skills in reducing or managing risks. They define the terms: risk, benefit, hazard, and probability. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students complete a unit of lessons regarding building a more complete earth model. They calculate the circumference of a sphere, locate specific positions on a map or globe using coordinates, and write summaries of the earth's apparent shape. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students conduct a variety of activities and experiments about the make-up of the earth, densities of the various layers of the earth, how large bodies of water affect the earth's temperature, comparing the heating a cooling properties of sand and water, etc. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students simulate p waves (longitudinal) & s waves (transverse) using a slinky and rope, simulate one of the three types of lithospheric boundaries, and investigate plate tectonics at some select Web sites. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students practice investigative inquiry skills by designing and performing a soil quality testing experiment. They access that the nature of science is a problem-based process. Students analyze the soil's characteristics, its usefulness as part of the Earth system, and its frailty under human impact. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students are introduced to the importance of science safety. As a class, they role play through different safety procedures and decide which senses need to be protected for different scenerios. They discuss how to avoid hazardous situations and complete a table to end the lesson on what the proper procedures are. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students are introduced to the various layers of the Earth. Using fruit, they discover each layer and discover the use of similies in describing it. They watch a video to better describe each layer of the Earth and its purpose. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students review the components of the scientific inquiry method. In groups, they develop hypothesis on a variety of different topics and design an investigation or experiment to test it. They share their conclusions with the class and what could have been done differently. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students compare apparent and actual shape of Earth, calculate circumference to arrange planets in order by size, locate specific position on map or globe using coordinates, and describe relationship between altitude of Polaris and person's latitude in Northern Hemisphere. Full Review »
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