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Cloud Shadows
Students classify clouds as transparent, translucent or opaque. They conduct an experiment to determine the visual opacity of several classroom objects and then conduct further observations of clouds.
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Watersheds:Stream Channels And Post-fire Stream Flows
Students draw cross sections of a stream channel from field data. In the field, using a GPS, they determine the depth of a stream channel and use a spreadsheet to graph the stream channel.
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Strangers in Their Own Land
Pupils use interview techniques to explore the traditional wisdom of fishers, farmers, First Nations, and other peoples whose close relationship with nature gives them a deeper understanding of, and sensitivity toward, climatic cycles...
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Water Cycle Walk
Fifth graders explore the water cycle. Students walk in a circle as a song plays. When the song stops, 5th graders answer questions about the picture on which they are standing. In groups, students draw pictures of the water cycle.
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Where is Water Found?
Fourth graders examine the amount of water and its distribution on Earth. As a class, they brainstorm a list of where water can be found and classify the places according to salt water, fresh water or glaciers. They estimate how much...
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The Water Cycle: Crossword Puzzle
In this water cycle activity, students complete a 13 word crossword puzzle, using a set of given clues about the water cycle.
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Water Cycle Walk
Young scholars investigate the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson, students listen to a song as they walk around and when they music stops, they answer a question based on the water cycle.
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Rainforest Vocabulary
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match vocabulary words on the left with definitions on the right. Worksheet is labeled as a quiz, but may be used for practice/review.
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Cloud Forecast
Students record weather observations and research online weather data. In this weather observations lesson plan, students study the cloud cover for several days and record their observations in a chart. Students identify the cloud types...
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How Does Your Garden Grow?
Young scholars create a design for a school garden. In this garden design lesson plan, students analyze what plants grow best in their school's climate and work in teams to design a garden. Young scholars measure the existing space,...
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Biomes: Extreme Climate
Students discuss the causes of global warming. In this earth science lesson plan, students examine how global warming is connected to the arctic and world climate. They write a paragraph about their interconnection.