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Day and Night

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students discuss why day and night occur after visualizing a teacher-led demonstration.
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Amazing Aussie Animals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to Australian animals through a PowerPoint presentation. They choose an animal of interest and conduct in-depth research using several websites. They design a presentation with their findings.
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Arkansas and Louisiana Purchase Wetlands

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Learners experiment to determine the value and importance of wetlands in Arkansas. They develop an environmental appreciation for wetlands.
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Archaeology as a Career

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read about archaeology as a career. They develop a list of questions they would like to ask an archaeologist and then actually interview an archaeologist on the future of archaeology as a career.
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A Flag for Mars

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the historical use of flags on Earth, debate ownership issues for interplanetary exploration, and design a flag for Mars. The implication of placing a flag at a location forms the focus of the lesson.
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Natural Wonders of China And Japan

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify some of the attributes of China and Japan and compare and contrast the way Chinese, Japanese, and American artists represent nature in art. The lesson is for upper-elementary classrooms.
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Artifacts 1: What Can We Learn From Artifacts?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
young scholars will learn about artifacts-what they are, how they are initially buried and then excavated. They participate in an online game and called "Stratigraphy" and participate in the "If Trash Could Talk" activity page.
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Mammals of Wisconsin

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the exciting world of mammals as they learn the identities of some Wisconsin native residents. They examine their adaptations and learn how they survive in a state with a wide array of temperatures and ecosystems.
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Why is the Past Important?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore, examine and study why it's important to study the past and connect this importance with reasons why we should learn from the past and how cultures have changed over the years. They bring an object, photograph or a...
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Food Travels and Preservation

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study food processing and distribution. For this food processing lesson, 4th graders investigate various methods of food preservation. Students study methods of food distribution.
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Show Me The Dinos

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore a site of numerous fossil excavations. Using an interactive quarry map, they locate dinosaur specimens and individual bones. In groups, students use "Show Me" cards to answer questions, compile information, and create...
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Planet/Constellation Mobile

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils, through small group discussion, identify and share a rationale for shapes and patterns in the construction of a mobile that represents the solar system that makes them think of the creation of our solar system.
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Toadstones, Snake Gods, and Divining Turtles

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research facts about herps--reptiles and amphibians. They choose one or more facts to illustrate and create a drawing to be displayed.
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Investigation 11 - Utah Fish

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine a particular Utah fish and then create a poster that shares what they learned. They access websites imbedded in this plan to aide them in their research.
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Investigation 1 - Identify & Compare Fossils

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine different items to see if they can recognize fossils. This be an introduction to the different fossils they be studying later and help them make inferences about past environments of Utah.
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Follow Spring's Journey North Recording Highlights of the Season

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students scan headlines on the Journey North News Updates each day to track the changes that spring brings as it comes to different areas of the United States.
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Unplugged!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students consider several things: the importance of electricity and energy in their lives, the costs of that energy, and the importance of conserving energy.
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Dino Dung!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine how there is more to poop than they think! After reading through material, they answer a series of questions on coprolite, and explore the diet and physical attributes of dinosaurs, as well as their environment.
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Tree Rings As Records of the Past

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students discover how trees preserve a record of times in the past.
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Trading in Gems

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students receive a bag of common gemstones. Without knowing gem names or value, students trade with each other as they desire. They choose one gem from their bags to keep. They discuss the name, value and characteristics of each gem.
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People & Trees

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars see that people have developed new technologies and new products that increase efficiencies and maximize the productive use of each tree harvested. This lesson provides many good ideas across the curriculum to study forestry.
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3-D Posters

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work in small groups to create 3-D posters to discourage throwing trash away and encourage recycling.
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Raw Materials

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in a nature hike and record the natural resources observed. They compare traditional and modern versions of everyday use items, and create graphic organizers that demonstrate the interconnectedness of resources.
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Where, Oh Where, Has That Water Gone?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the benefits of reservoirs while locating and identifying water sources that flow into Tuttle Creek Reservior.

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