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Disassemble a Click Pen

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students dissamble and analyze the spring system of a click pen. They analyze a cross-section worksheet, dissamble the pens, fill in the missing parts of the cross-section diagram, and write a description of how the pen works.
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Spring Slide Show

For Teachers 1st
First graders work cooperatively to create a sprintime poem, slide show and book entitled "Who Said It's Spring?"
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Florida's Springs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners follow the journey that water takes in aquifers and springs. They write about the major threats to the aquifer and the solutions to these threats.
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Spring: Giving Thanks to the Herring

For Teachers K - 7th
Students study the Wampanoag tribe to learn about the importance of the herring to their culture. In this Wampanoag lesson, students read information and complete multiple activities to learn about the role of the herring fish in the...
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Magnets and Springs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students participate in an online lesson plan making and recording observations of magnets. They determine that magnets attract some metals but not others and that other materials are not attracted to magnets.
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The Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students discuss the seasons and what the weather is like during each. In this seasons and weather instructional activity, students discuss what activities take place during each season. Next, students learn the song What Shall We Do...
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Kindergarten Writing: Narrative Prompt

For Teachers K
What is special about summer (fall, winter, or spring)? Using a bag filled with season-related items (for summer items like sunglasses, a swimming suit, etc.) the class take turns taking out one item. A discussion of how each item might...
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Expressing Our Thoughts Through Poetry

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars create a poem on about spring. They read final version of their poem chorally. They write reflections of their experience in creating the poem.
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Fancy Foil Easter Card

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students research the traditions of Easter and the symbolism of eggs in the celebration of Easter and spring. They discover egg decoating in various cultures around the world and then create an egg-shaped greeting card with cutouts over...
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"Mill Springs Battlefield"

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Pupils investigate the Civil War caused deep division in the border states and discover the significance of Kentucky to the Union and the Confederacy. They examine how battle casualties were and are honored in the local community.
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Severe Weather is Spring Challenge

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research storms and appropriate warning procedures in their home towns and conduct interviews to find out suggestions for students and others in their community to keep themselves safe. Afterwards, students write a news feature...
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Who Has the Power?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write persuasive letters expressing opinions about the purchase of 25 acres adjacent to Wakulla Springs proposed to include a convenience store/gas station. They submit the letter to the Florida Department of Environmental...
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Thermal Waters & Geologic Provinces

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate thermal waters and geologic provinces. They examine provided maps of geothermal springs and thermal wells in the state of Idaho and their locations relative to Idaho's geologic provinces. Afterward, they use the maps...
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Minnesota Ospreys and Migration

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the route that Minnesota ospreys follow during spring and fall migration. They describe the important ecological characteristics of the places that ospreys pass through during their migration. They determine where...
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A Seed for All Needs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify uses for plants. In this agricultural lesson, students read the book Spring Gardening and distinguish between food plants and flowers. Students plant flower in cups as a follow-up activity.
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Silent Spring

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read background information about Rachel Carson found on the listed website links. They analyze and answer questions about her work and how it is linked to science then they research pesticide usage and alternative methods.
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Teach This Poem: "The Shapes of Leaves" by Arthur Sze

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Arthur Sze's poem, "The Shapes of Leaves," encourages young scholars to notice and speak for others who "do not speak." The activity begins with pupils writing about a tree that they really like. The class then examines an image of...
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Environmental Risk Management

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are engaged in cooperative learning strategies and critical thinking activities to introduce topics of analysis, probability, assessment, and management as they apply to environmental risk. They choose a risk from the class...
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Playground Changes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students develop both writing and artistic skills as they document changes in their school environment. They observe how the environment of their school playground changes throughout the year by drawing and describing plants, animals,...
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Discovering the History of Our Community

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the history of the Richfield Springs area through a guest speaker, historical pictures and postcards, and narratives from various histories of the area.
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Picnics-- Chinese Style

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore about the Chinese rituals of poetry competition. They compare and contrast Chinese picnics with American picnics. Students create short poems, celebrating their own spring poetry picnic. They discuss words or...
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More About Water Below the Ground

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners define groundwater. They identify groundwater's relationship to springs, artesian wells, ordinary wells and sinkholes. They describe the process by which sinkholes are formed. they define saltwater contamination and explain its...
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Lesson Two

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, after assessing why forecasting weather is important, study about temperature and how to read a thermometer. They experiment being able to observe the mercury rising up and down when given a thermometer and cups of cold...
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Dinosaurs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use the internet to find information about dinosaurs. Using the information, they complete a database with where the dinosaurs lived, diet, and where bones were found. To end the lesson, they are given criteria and review...

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