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- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students examine water shortage and the process of changing salt water to fresh water. They examine a world map, define key vocabulary terms, conduct experiments involving seeds and salt water and creating distilled water, and illustrate the steps of desalinization. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students address four different environmental topics (water issues, the threat of food shortages, human population growth, and global warming) as they watch a film and discuss the future of the earth. In groups, they complete various projects relating to the above issues. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students focus on the various types of fish living in different water environments. In groups, they research the different methods used to fish and participate in experiments to determine the effects of mercury on fish, the environment and the people who consume the food. They take field trips to aquatic environments and share their findings with the class on what might happen if the environment is not taken care of. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students discuss the reasons why oil and gas are the United States' main source of energy. In groups, they use the internet to research how the resources are formed and the amount of consumption by the United States. They choose books from a reading list to identify careers in this field of study. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students explore the principal religions which are alive today: Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and the Philosophies of the Chinese. They determine that there are scientific explanations for many of the subjects that dealt with sacred stories. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students are introduced to the topic of whales. Using text and illustrations, they compare and contrast the two types of whales. They route the whales migration patterns on maps. Applying their knowledge of latitude and longitude they predict the areas where the whales travel. 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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- 4th
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Students compare the three types of fossils: preserved organisms, mineral replacement fossils, and impression fossils. They create a model of amber, sponge fossil, and make traces of fossil. Full Review »
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