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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Currier and Ives: An America Panorama Shaping the American Identity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students look for similarities in basic divisions of compositional space. They compare Currier and Ives landscape lithographs with examples by Thomas Cole. Students compare the figural group style as seen in the works of Currier and Ives...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine biodiversity in plant life and what an ecosystem is composed of.  In this ecosystem lesson students go around their school and collect specimens and examine the plant species they encounter. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Visit the Salt Marsh

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars visit the salt marsh. They work in groups to answer questions on their worksheets. Students also work in groups to collect information. They are given an introduction to the salt marsh. Young scholars properly store...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Flower Power: Kansas Quarter Reverse

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the Kansas quarter reverse and explore the basic needs and life processes of plants. They take a nature walk around the school and draw living and non-living things. In the classroom the sort the specimens collected into...
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Website
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Florida Museum of Natural History gives the current events, information about the museum, exhibits and public programs, research and collections, links, etc. to the Florida Museum of Natural History.
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Handout
Amethyst Galleries

Amethyst Galleries: Minerals by Name

For Students 9th - 10th
By clicking on the mineral name, you can find a description and information about the mineral's characteristics.