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- 3rd - 5th
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Students are led through a discussion of density as they try to float golf balls in water. They add fresh water to salt water to observe the depth to which the ball may sink into the water. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students research a specific agricultural career. They discover that one out of every six jobs in the United States is related to agriculture. They play a game where they have to guess agricultural careers. Full Review »
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- 6th - 7th
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Students, in groups, participate in a neighborhood walk, examining the natural features, traffic, streets and land use. They report their findings back to the class. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students analyze and interpret trends in farmland and population data. They develop line graphs of farmland acreage and population growth in Michigan, compare land use to population growth, and evaluate the pros and cons of developing farmland. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine social and political viewpoints concerning land use issues and related legislation. They evaluate and lobby for or against pending legislation, and identify where citizens can have an impact on the legislative process. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students are introduced to important people who have made contributions to society from different cultural groups. As a class, they develop a definition for diversity and work together to make a comparison chart to discover how people are different. To end the lesson, they read about the contributions of Arthur Ashe and write about their favorite sport. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students investigate the effects of a variety of cleaning agents on the biotic and abiotic properties in the Great Lakes. They work with student from other schools to determine a workable solution that reduces the impact of cleaning agents on the Lakes. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 6th
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Students view examples of suspension bridges and discuss their structure. They complete a tension and compression experiment with a partner then perform a similar experiment with books. They discuss engineers and how they design and solve problems. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students name at least three resources that come for the Great Salt Lake. They describe at least one product that is made from each resource. They name and locate on a map at least five different geographic regions where Great Salt Lake products are marketed. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore density by floating golf balls. They explore having their golf balls float halfway in a container of water and discuss density and its realtionship to where the golf balls are floating. After adding food coloring, they compare how the golf ball floats in salt water rather than fresh water. Full Review »
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