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The Ocean Floor

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Learners explore the ocean in this earth science lesson. They use the Internet to gather information on parts of the ocean including the beach, ocean floor, continental shelf, trenches, and the animals that inhabit these parts.
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Making A Compass

For Teachers 4th
This interesting science lesson is about the compass. Students make a compass out of a magnet, sewing needle, cork, and a glass dish. The lesson includes both a pre and post-test for the students to take, and some very good links to...
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The Giant Barrel Sponge

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners study barrel sponges. In this science and art lesson, students discuss what sponges are, create their own sponge, and share what they created with the rest of the class.
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"Oh Deer!"

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students play a game where half of them are deer and the others are components of habitat: food, water, shelter and space. They signify their needs by hand gestures and take what they need to their side of the game. They discuss real...
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Planets or Not, Here We Come!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students, working in groups, research planets in terms of the size, temperature, number of moons, and potential for life. They use packets and worksheets as guides for their research. Students may role-play as aliens visiting their...
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Changing Sounds

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners identify how the pitch and the loudness of an instrument can be altered. In this online science of sound lesson, students employ the use of an interactive whiteboard to examine the loudness and pitch of a guitar, drum, and...
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Changing State

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the cooling and heating of water. In this online science experiment lesson, students work in groups to make predictions regarding freezing and boiling points and then test those predictions as they complete the...
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How We See Things

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explain that when a beam of light is reflected from its surface, it changes direction. In this virtual science experiment lesson plan, students complete an activity that requires them to investigate how flat mirrors reflect...
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Rain Forest

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the Amazon tropical rain forest. In this rain forest lesson, students discuss the Manu Biosphere reserve and watch a video about conserving the rain forest. Students create mobiles for the rainforest that includes research...
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Swimming with Crabs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore Earth science by completing several graphic organizer activities in class. In this oceanography lesson, students research ocean inhabitants such as blue crab and oysters. Students complete graphic organizers about the...
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Swords, Arrows, and Eggs

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Pupils enjoy hands-on learning experiences. In this current events lesson, students may visit the Lulworth Castle, Roald Dahl Museum, Glasgow Science Centre, Salts Mill, or the Sherwood Forest online or in-person to discover details of...
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Limu Party

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore limu in their everyday lives. In this science lesson, students identify various uses of limu and discuss common household products that contain limu. Students participate in a limu party.
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Solar System: Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students research Earth including what makes it suitable for life, its rotation, geological composition and gravity.
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Energy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students see that energy is everywhere in nature - in the light of the sun, in wind, in falling water and erupting volcanoes. Without energy, there is no life. This lesson plan provides many good ideas across the curriculum to study energy.
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Formation of Fossil Fuels

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research the origin of oil and natural gas to gather an understanding of the stages of fossil fuel formation. Then the class creates murals depicting the life cycle of a fossil fuel.
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Ecosystem Energizers

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders see how the flow of energy through an ecosystem made up of producers, consumers, and decomposers carries out the processes of life and that some energy dissipates as heat and is not recycled.
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Molecules Rock

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders engage in this interactive lesson which illustrates diffusion and osmosis and shows them that molecules of life move dynamically and powerfully. They must analyze their lab orally and in writing.
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Animals: Chickens

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students use the Internet to discover information about chickens. They examine their diet, behavior and life cycle.
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Animals: Ladybugs

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students use the Internet to study the ladybug. They examine their life cycle, anatomy and their habitat. They participate in interactive games and view photographs.
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Radical Raptors

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students define raptor, explain why raptors are important, describe unique physical characteristics of various types of raptors, and explain life cycle of raptors. Students then play Habitat Game, describe food and hunting habits of...
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John Muir in California

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders listen to key events in John Muir's life and plot locations on a California map. They discover that John Muir was an immigrant to California who encountered environmental problems and found solutions.
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The Impact of the Physical Environment on Stream Macroinvertebrates

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore the relationship between leaf packs in streams and macroinvertebrate populations. They experiment with hand exposure to stream macroinvertebrates in natural leaf packs and then make leaf packs of their own. The...
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What Do We Mean by "Living Things"?

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students discuss the characteristics of life.  In this living things instructional activity students complete a lab while working in groups.  Students examine different organisms and create a poster to present to the class.
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Desert Habitat

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine how desert plants and animals are adapted to life in the desert. They listen to the book, "Seasons of Saguaro," conduct experiments to demonstrate plant succulence, and create and draw an animal or plant that...

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