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The Rain Game

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students simulate the precipitation process by playing a game. They simulate the behavior of actual cloud drops and rain drops.
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Forests, Deserts, & Grasslands

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete activities to become familiar with the content and vocabulary related to biomes and ecosystems in order to mainstream into the classroom.
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Surviving on the Siberian Tundra

For Teachers K - 4th
Students describe ways Nenets have adapted to their environment after listening to a National Geographic article about them. They compare their own adaptions to their environment with those made by the Nenet culture.
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Polishing the Petoskey

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students select a stone and polish it. Throughout the process they demonstrate an understanding of rocks and fossil formation.
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A Lengthy Shake

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice measuring skills by cutting paper strips of varying lengths. They place them on a parachute and shake it until all the paper strips fall off it. They collect the paper strips and measure them with rulers.
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Spring Fever

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students grow plants from seeds that can later be placed in outdoor settings. They care for the seeds while they germinate and begin to leaf out.
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Living with Manatees

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students research the lives of manatees and how humans are contributing to their survival. They visit a variety of websites including a webcam.
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Contain Yourself: Changes Over Time in the Use of Containers by Native Americans

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners examine the types of containers used by Native Americans. They discover how their form and function has changed over time. They create their own container based on the Native American examples.
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Agriculture

For Teachers K - 6th
Students examine the types of agriculture in their own state and in their local community. They examine how food makes it to their local grocery store. They compare data from different states.
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Seeds of Life

For Teachers K - 8th
Students match real seeds with the corresponding names of fruits and vegetables. They answer discussion questions, and glue the seeds on the correct squares of a chart.
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What is a Cloud

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study clouds and how they are formed. They write acrostic poems about clouds and analyze and graph temperature data collected during varying degrees of cloud cover.
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Icebergs Ahead!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students experiment with density of ice, and examine how density affects how icebergs float in water.
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Flora, Fauna, and the Passing Seasons

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars discover representations in art, religion and cultural practices of the flora and fauna of specific geographical regions in this early elementary lesson plan. The lesson ends with a mural project by the entire class.
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Where Do You Fit In?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students study habitats and then draw a picture of their own habitat which includes the location of food, water, and shelter, and the concept of space. then they cut their habitat in half and discuss how this would affect their lives.
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Keep in Touch: Communications and Satellites

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate how satellites help people communicate with others far away and in remote areas. They discuss a scenario of someone travelling to an area with no mode of communication, observe a teacher demonstration, and create a...
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Spy on a Spider

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students view slides or live specimens to name and describe the distinguishing features of groups of arthropods, especially spiders and insects. They complete worksheets, observe webs and then search for and record where spiders can be...
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Facts, Feats and Folklore: Spiders

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students review and discuss a variety of sayings, folklore and superstitions about spiders. They discuss this information and choose either an interesting fact or appealing foklore tradition to illustrate.
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How To Make a Rainstick

For Teachers K - 5th
Students research the uses of rainsticks in ancient native cultures. The teacher discusses the ceremonies rainsticks were traditionally used in. The students then construct their own rainstick.
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Bovine Oversteps Boundaries

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to story of Grady, the Silo Cow, review vocabulary in story, look at newspaper headlines and discuss purpose of headlines, determine what makes a good headline, create three headlines of their own for story of Grady, and...
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Tennis Ball Prints

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners experiment using abstract art techniques, tennis balls, and tempera paint in this excellent, outdoor art activity for the early-elementary classroom. The resulting art prints can be displayed predominantly in the classroom.
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Science: The Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the various stages of the water cycle. In groups, they complete a hands-on activity by creating model water cycle. Students design posters representing each of the seven stages of the water cycle.
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Alphabetizing Words Beginning with V and W

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars receive instruction on how to put words in alphabetical order. The worksheet is in two parts. Part One consists of alphabetizing V words. Part Two consists of alphabetizing W words.
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Planet X

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students select a wide variety of presentation methods to compare Planet X and Earth. Students share these with their classmates. Students select other methods to present their ideas about a livable planet for human life forms. ...
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Life in a Cup

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make and maintain a mini terrarium. They keep a daily journal of what happens in their terrarium and record daily observations and measurements.

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