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Hide & Seek Butterflies

For Teachers K
Students examine a variety of butterflies and discuss how they believe they get their color variations. In groups, they brainstorm the advantages and disadvantages of their color schemes. To end the activity, they watch butterflies in...
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Antlion Pit Building Investigation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students design and perform an experiment related to comparing and contrasting antlion pits. Given a set of parameters, students select a hypothesis and perform observations on antlion pits. They record data and use this date to support...
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Insect Collection

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate about various biological aspects of life, while examining desert insect species. They see the diverse range of species that live in the desert, despite the apparent lack of life in the desert. students tocomprehend...
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Riparian Zones Grades 4-8

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine and analyze the Riparian Zones found on the edges of streams and lakes. They assess why those are such valuable ecosystems and then conduct actual field research on riparian zones and conclude by drawing conclusions from...
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How a Circuit Works

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discover the basic principles of circuits by designing and testing some of their own. They are told that circuits usually have a power source such as a battery and a resistor such as a light. Students make a circuit using a...
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Recycling Garden Waste

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students experience how to make compost. This lesson is ongoing with periodic checks and maintenance. They select a piece of ground around the school or around their homes to establish a compost pile. Organic materials are utilized...
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Playground Mapping

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students review their physical models of the objects on their playground at school. Using the model, they convert it into a map with a scale and key. To end the lesson, they use the map to locate different objects and measure the...
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Relationships and Biodiversity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine diversity on the planet and the differences within a species.  In this investigative lesson students complete a lab that allows students to better understand the relatedness between plants. 
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The Effects of Solar Energy

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Young scholars examine how solar energy is absorbed and used.  For this solar energy lesson students complete several activities that allow them to better understand solar energy. 
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Outbreak! Electrophoresis: Where the Bands Are

For Teachers All
Students examine why pieces of DNA move at different rates and over different distances.  In this DNA lesson students complete an activity. 
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Miracle of Winged Migration

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore the life cycle of insects by researching butterflies. In this insect migration lesson, students identify the Monarch butterfly, where they inhabit, and what their migration consists of. Students utilize the Internet to...
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Focusing Event to Electricity

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars explain how electrical charges behave. In this electricity instructional activity, students determine how far away lightning is when it strikes. They research how fabric softener reduces static electricity and share their...
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Lung Disease

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers simulate breathing for a smoker and someone with a chronic lung disease. In this health science lesson plan, students examine the short and long term effects of smoking. They write a persuasive argument against it.

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