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- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze the roles of climate, tectonic forces, and glaciation in creating and altering places; and use climatic and tectonic maps of the world and compare U.S. locations with other locations in the world. Full Review »
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- 8th - 9th
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Students examine the geology of Connecticut, including plate tectonics, glaciation, and fossil formation. After reviewing past lessons, they write essays about what life may have been like in the Mesozoic Period. Following a field trip to a museum, students take quizzes and discuss the impact of the mineral industry on their state. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students are introduced to the topic of glaciers. Constructing a model, they explain how a glacier forms. They view a PowerPoint presentation about the different types of glaciers. Using maps, they identify the location of past and present glaciated areas in North America. They discuss how the ice affected the landforms of Illinois. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students examine photos, a poster, maps and an article series by National Geographic to determine characteristics of glaciers and the process of glaciation. They both answer guided questions and develop their own questions about the glacier information. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students recognize the social, cultural, economic and environmental significance of forests. They develop timeline of activities and developments in the boreal forest since the end of the last period of glaciation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 9th
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Students examine the geography of Saskatchewan. Through research and hands-on activities, they explore how natural and human forces have both shaped the land. They also discover the effects of glaciation on the land and what other weathering processes have occurred since the last period of glaciation. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students investigate how changes occur on the surface of the earth through erosion and glaciation. They observe what happens to salt and iron after they interact with water and vinegar, and analyze what occurs when water is sprinkled on a mound of sand. They record their observations, then participate in an ice cube/glacier experiment that emulates the process of glaciation. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students define glacier, explain why glaciers move over landforms, discuss how scientists can tell if glaciers have moved over land in particular area, simulate ways landforms are affected by glaciation, create miniature glaciers, and discuss how patterns of glaciation provide clues to climate over time. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are explained the difference between the terms ice age and Ice Age. They discuss what caused the ice ages. Students investigate some plants and animals that lived during the Ice Age. They comprehend why certain Ice Age animals becamce extinct. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students recognize how the climate of the Hudson Valley has changed since the last glaciation. They explain these changes using a reconstruction of the land use changes in the Hudson Valley composed of confetti, ziploc bags and other every day items. Full Review »
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