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Energy in the Round - Solar

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars identify and define terms related to solar energy by playing a class game. In this solar energy lesson, students use provided cards to play a class game. They read the "I have ... Who has" card relating to solar energy and...
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The Power of Persuasion

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explore the power of persuasion. In a classroom setting, students discuss incentives, testimonials and deceptive pricing schemes that are used to influence others. After observing professionally made infomercials, students...
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Backbones - Chicken-Style

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils observe individual bones that comprise the neck portion of a chicken's backbone. After cleaning the bones of tissue, they examine the dried vertebrae and observe how they are adapted for support and protection.
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The Designed World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the classification system used in a library. In this sorting and classification lesson, students visit their library and define the classification system in place. Students discuss the sorting method and then come up with...
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The Write Thing to Do

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine the proper way to write formal business letters. Students apply the skill to write letters to appropriate environmental protection agencies.