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Look What I Found Out!

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students attend a field trip. Upon their return to the classroom, students write unanswered questions related to the field trip. Using the internet and other resources, students find answers to their questions. They write their...
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Endangered Species Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders gain a better understanding of endangered species. This lesson requires a field trip to the North Carolina Zoological park. At the park, 7th graders use a worksheet imbedded in this plan to identify and categorize the...
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Water: The Liquid of Life

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete a lesson on the properties, types and amounts of water on Earth. In groups, they travel between stations to identify water resources in Illinois and pollution sources. They complete the lesson with a field trip...
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Learning About Firemen

For Teachers K
Pupils explore the job of a fireman. In this career education lesson, students brainstorm what they already know about firemen and take a field trip to a fire station.
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Sea World Fieldtrip Follow-up

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a graphic organizer in preparation for a web page about a specific science-related topic. This lesson is used as a follow-up to a field trip experience and can be adapted for many different subjects.
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Chesapeake Bay Population Studies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students determine how to use a quarter meter quadrant to find population density, relative density, frequency and how to calculate a diversity index while participating in a virtual field trip. They study how to establish a Correlation...
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Community Helpers

For Teachers K
Students discuss important jobs in the community such as; mail carriers and hospital workers. They participate in creative projects that allow them to become more familiar with what these specific workers do. This lesson can be extended...
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St. Andrew Bay Story

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders produce a front page newspaper story about St. Andrew Bay (Fl) after completing a field trip to St. Andrew State Park (Fl) and viewing two videos about the bay system. They use a word processing computer program to...
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Product Line

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research products imported from Europe and use a map to show the routes the products might have followed to reach this country. They take a field trip to a store that carries imported products and take note of how many come from...
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Apples A"Peel" To Me

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the characteristics and uses for apples through this series of ten lessons. They look at the importance of apples in the US. They read literature about apples, graph, sort, and measure apples, and make apple snacks....
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Centennial: A Day In The Life Of Children - Then And Now

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compare and contrast the rules and responsibilities of children from today and in the past. In groups, they compare and contrast their daily lives with a child in history. After taking a field trip, they discuss how...
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Identification of Wildfire/Structure Interfaces, Risk Assessment of Structures, and Risk Management

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students participate in a class discussion about wildfire and urban interfaces as well as risk of wildfire in the area in which they live. After reviewing a wildfire/urban interface fire safety checklist, a walking field trip is...
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Buffalo Soldiers Encampment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a field trip to become familiar with the Buffalo soldiers. In this Buffalo Soldiers lesson, students report on the Buffalo soldiers lives.
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Bugsicles (A Frozen Insect Larva You can Find!)

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore how animals survive in the winder. After attending a gall-collecting field trip, students place them in a freezer. Once frozen, the students open the gall flay larva and observe it as the larva revives. Students...
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Exploring Great Salt Lake

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders go on a field trip to make observations about plants in the Great Salt Lake area. They make observations about the environment and record the types of pants that are living there. The lesson is to introduce the concepts of...
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Web Wilderness

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write an expository paper using notes taken during a field trip or a guest speaker.
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Let's Make Bread!

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners participate in making bread. They are required to follow the recipe and directions given to them by the teacher. A field trip to the grocery store can also be included.
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Writing About Estuaries

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research an aspect of interest to them about the Tijuana Estuary. After the unit on the estuary is completed, they reflect on their experiments and thoughts in a paper. They also participate in a field trip...
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Discovering The Oasis

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students participate in a lesson that is concerned with the ecosystem of a local pond. The teacher makes arrangements for students to take a field trip. Time is spent in class for preparation and afterward for debriefing of lab...
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Fuel Cells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how fuel cells and combustion engines work. Using the internet, they research the positives and negatives of the various energy sources. In groups, they complete an experiment with a working fuel cell model and take a...
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Contaminated Water

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars review and use the steps in the scientific method to complete the experiment. In groups, they research the importance of water to plants and animals in their local area. They examine how water can become contaminated and...
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Digital Picture Books

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create digital picture books reflecting their experiences during the school year on field trips and various classroom activities. Using digital pictures taken during the year, they write captions for each picture and...
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Trash on Texas Beaches

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers take a field trip to a local Texas beach. Using the trash and debris they find, they classify them based on specific criteria. In groups, they calculate the total for each category and determine the percentage of each...
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Bell Live! The Great Lakes: A Superior Adventure

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students participate in a virtual field trip to Lake Superior. In groups, they perform experiments in which test the level of toxins and bacteria in the water. They also watch video segments life in the lake and discuss their observations.

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