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- 7th - 9th
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Students study tornados. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
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Students explore the sounds of different instruments through the nne lessons of this unit. Instruments representing the elements of percussion, string, and wind are utilized in this unit. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discuss the different types of tornadoes and how they form. Working in groups, they record journal entries by conducting experiments with water bottles simulating vortex formation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore how green plants help improve air quality. They read an article and discuss the importance of air quality and its effects on the human body. They investigate by connecting hose to the top of a Bell jar and to a funnel. They place an Elodea in a beaker and use clay to position a candle. They set the experiment and observe the next day. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students watch a demonstration and write in their journals their predictions about how time might affect the moisture in the two paper towels. Using a Berlese funnel, they record their observations when it comes the amount of moisture in living organisms. To end the lesson, they share their observations and discuss the effect on the environment. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students explore soil biodiversity and discover the processes of decomposition as it relates to soil stratification. They investigate arthropods in their local forests by using tullgren funnels. Students discuss their findings after completing the tullgren activity. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students explore genes and the way we age. They assemble a worm collection device called a Baermann Funnel. Students collect Caenorhabditis elegans or other active nematodes from local soil samples. They observe the appearance and behaviors of these worms. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students use funnels to put the five solid materials into clear bottles with caps. They observe how the particulate materials look, sound, and move when they shake and roll the bottle. Finally, students write "sound and touch" poetry. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students conduct 4 tests of soil quality in the classroom that can then be applied to terraqua columns and to the outdoors. They make comparisons between 2 different types of soil and draw conclusions about how healthy each soil is. Through this process, students discover the major ingredients of soil. By recording information in their science journals, they identify how to keep good notes and share the information with others. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students watch as the teacher makes sounds with her hands. They think of a word to describe the sound. Students discuss the way the word sounds like the sound. They complete the "The Sound Monster Activity." Students are told that the missing word for each sentence is inside Sound Mountain. Full Review »
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