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The Salmon Stream and Vegetation

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore the ecosystem and food chain by researching Pacific Salmon. In this fish habitat instructional activity, students discover the life cycle for salmon, where they spawn and what they eat to survive the harsh elements....
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Salmon and the Non-Native Species

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the affect of non-native species on Pacific Salmon. In this non-native species and Pacific Salmon lesson, students participate in a competition and habitat loss game. They play the game in groups, while answering...
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Journey of the Pacific Salmon

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore oceanography by researching migrating fish. In this Pacific Salmon lesson, students participate in a board game activity in which they move a salmon through their annual journey to the spawning habitat upstream. Students...
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Aquatic Ecosystems

For Teachers K - 7th
Students study the diversity of marine life and their habitats.  In this aquatic ecosystems activity students complete a lab activity and experiment. 
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Animals and Plants of BC's Rocky Shore

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students fill out a fact sheet and look at diagrams of BC's shore and the animals that live there. In this habitat lesson plan, students discuss the plants and animals and the different zones they live in.
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Animals and Plants of BC's Rocky Shore: lesson 3

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students create a mural of the food chain of the animals and plants of BC's rocky shore. In this food chain lesson plan, students also play a food chain matching game.
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The Skeletal System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research the skeletal system. In this anatomy lesson, students measure their bodies to find the approximate length of their bones. They draw and cut out each of the bones and then attach them using brads or glue. 
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Human Anatomy- How Do We Move?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the muscular system. In this muscular system lesson, students first draw a realistic representation of their leg or arm bones. Students do several activities to attach these bones to "joints" with string to simulate the...
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Human Anatomy - How Do We Move?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover how blood moves around the body.  In this circulatory system lesson, 5th graders feel their pulse before and after exercise.  Students count their heart rate. Students use the scientific method to record their...
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Human Anatomy- How Do We Move?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars explore the human anatomy. In this respiratory system instructional activity, students conduct an experiment to simulate the capacity of human lungs. 
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Human Anatomy -- How Do We Move?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students create a model of the digestive system. In this human anatomy lesson the students examine features of the digestive system. The students perform an experiment.
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The Nervous System

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the nervous system.  In this anatomy lesson, students identify and define vocabulary related to the nervous system. Students role play the parts of a nervous system and perform an experiment measuring and comparing...
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Force and Motion

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners experiment with force and motion. In this force and motion lesson, students test gravity using a variety of objects. Learners rotate through a series of stations which use force, motion, friction, and inclines. Students predict...
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Heat and Matter

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore liquids and solids by conducting in class experiments. For this matter lesson, students define the properties of matter and how heat can change those properties. Students experiment with heating objects such as butter...
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Solutions and Suspensions

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore matter by conducting an in class demonstration. In this liquid mixture lesson, students identify the difference between a solution in which a solid dissolves into liquid, and a suspension where the solid doesn't dissolve...
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Introduction to the Scientific Method

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students recognize and follow the steps of the scientific method to complete an experiment.  In this scientific method activity, students use inquiry tools to measure objects.  Students record their data.
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What is Plastic?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners experiment with plastics.  In this what is plastic lesson, students make a simple polymer and discuss recycling.  Learners identify various types of plastics. 
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Bioplastics

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define bioplastics and identify its uses.  In this bioplastics lesson, students compare and contrast styrofoam to starch peanuts after careful examination.  Students understand what biodegradeable means.
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How Hot and How Big?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore star color and size. For this space science lesson, students conduct various inquiry activities to explore how the color of a star affects the amount of heat produced. They also investigate how the color of stars affects...
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify patterns in the stars. In this constellation instructional activity, students simulate constellations using black canisters and patterns. Students discuss the points on the constellations and how to draw imaginary lines...
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Space: Our Star, the Sun, and Its Friends, the Planets

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine the solar system. In this space lesson, students identify the order of the planets and their relative size to the sun. Students create a scale model of our solar system using a variety of household objects.
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Surface Water and Groundwater

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students examine distribution of water and minerals. In this surface and groundwater lesson plan, students conduct an experiment with fresh and salt water making hypothesis and drawing conclusions about minerals. 
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Water Quality: Water Filtration

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars build a water filtration system. In this water quality activity, students work in groups to construct water filtration units that can purify contaminated water. This activity is part of a larger unit on water quality.
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The Earth Around Us: Air, Water & Soil

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Students build an air cannon and study air mass.  In this air cannon lesson, students create and shoot an air cannon and observe what happens.  Students answer critical thinking questions about air mass and air cannons.

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