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Natural Inquirer

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the research process. In this scientific method lesson plan, students analyze data from an article, write their own informational article and express what they have learned. Students create their own article using the...
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Identifying an Earthworm

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners navigate the Internet to learn to identify Earthworms. In this taxonomy instructional activity, students explore species of earthworms finding their characteristics and using photographs to identify the species. Learners...
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A STEP IN SPECIATION

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students place different subspecies of a CA salamander are placed on grid map of CA according to where samples were collected. Then discuss patterns of their distribution, their likely evolutionary relationships, and probable sequence of...
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And Then there Were Nun: Trees that could be endangered by the Nun Moth Invasion

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners read and article and become familiar with the danger to trees from the Nun Moth.  In this Nun Moth instructional activity, students work in groups to create visual images of vocabulary words. Learners reflect on the article by...
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Summer Activities: Super Sand & Water!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use funnels and create tunnels. In this early childhood lesson plan, students begin to understand science and math concepts such as flow, force, gravity, and volume and develop skills in areas such as problem solving and...
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Bacteria: The good, the bad, the ugly

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders conduct an experiment.  In this bacteria lesson plan, 7th graders list living and nonliving things and brainstorm the characteristics they share.  Students are divided into two groups where they put samples of hand soap...
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Codons

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this codon activity, students use a table showing codons in mRNA to determine how mutations will affect amino acid sequences. This activity has 4 fill in the blank and 2 short answer questions.
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Light, Dry and Nutritious - A Look at Dehydrated Food

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study dehydration and dehydration of foods. They measure the amount of water lost from fruits as they are dehydrated. They use desktop publishing software to design an advertisement for dehydrated fruit after researching...
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Career Exploration

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate possible career paths in forestry they may pursue.  In this vocational instructional activity, students discover the many careers possible in the world of science by researching teacher approved career websites on...
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Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students, in teams, design and construct models of two planets, one hot and the other cold, using a variety of materials. They attempt to create the models out of substances that will actually show the greatest temperature differences...
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The Solar System: Go Green with the Sun!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders learn how to use solar power.  In this sun, technology and energy instructional activity, 3rd graders learn how the solar power from the sun can give off energy, learn about solar panels, discuss their uses and benefits,...
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A Neighborhood Expedition

For Teachers K
Students plan and conduct an expedition through their neighborhood based on the techniques used by the Harriman Expedition to Alaska in 1899. They research the Harriman expedition on the internet and then create a route and collection...
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Summer Activities: Our Amazing Bodies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use the body as a sensory laboratory to explore their five senses, heartbeat, bones, and even size. In this early childhood science lesson, students build science and critical thinking skills as they take part in up to 6...
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Use Your Nose

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how their senses work. In this senses lesson, students use the sense of smell to observe various spices. Students discuss their findings.
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Paper Airplanes and Scientific Methods

For Students 7th - 9th
In this scientific method and paper airplanes instructional activity, students go through the steps of the scientific method to determine which paper airplane design is best. They complete 8 steps of the scientific method including...
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Understanding Kidney Disease

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students experiment to determine information about kidney function. In this kidney function lesson, students use the scientific method to experiment with eggs, water, salt, sugar, and vegetable oil to simulate kidney function. They...
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ExplorA-Pond: 5th Grade Soil Erosion

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders visit a pond or a stream and find areas of the shoreline with vegetation and without. They pour buckets of water down each and observe the effect plants have on soil erosion. They draw and record results in a lab booklet.
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Learning to Make Line Graphs

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars analyze data and create a line graph. In this graphing lesson, students explore data from a previous experiment and plot the information on a line graph. Young scholars analyze their findings.
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Scientific Method

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore how to use the scientific method to solve problems.  In this scientific lesson students define terms, apply the method to problems and search the internet and find sites that cover the scientific method.
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Burn, Baby Burn (Or Not)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Physics learners apply the concepts of fluid pressure input and output to firefighting. Divide your class into small groups and give them each a few cards that list nozzle type, hose length, hose size, and structure dimensions, They are...
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Invention Convention

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research how science and technology have evolved by studying inventions. In this invention lesson plan, 8th graders discuss inventions and work in teams to create an innovation to present at the Invention Convention....
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Knocked Out by Trout

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students work in pairs and read an article about the pacific tree frogs being knocked out by the nonnative trout. In this invasive species lesson, students create a graphic organizer to record their findings. Once the students are...
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So -- What's Happening Here, On This Old Christmas Tree Farm?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners review their prior knowledge on biomes and ecosystems. At a local Christmas tree farm, they work together in groups to identify the changes occuring in the area. They participate in solving a mystery in which they determine the...
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Become Math and Science Tutors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate how to be an effective math or science tutor. In this character education lesson, students discuss various resources and worksheets they can use for tutoring sessions. Students are then paired up with a younger...

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