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Inferencing II: Post Test

For Students 6th - 10th
In this inferences worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about inferences after they read a passage. Students read 4 passages and answer 10 questions total.
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Who Was Here First? Relative Dating

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners read about and complete question activities for the topic of relative dating. In this relative dating lesson, students read information for the topic and then complete two activities to further their understanding of geologic...
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'Dinosaur Day'

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students view a concrete example of the size of assorted dinosaurs.
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Leonardo the Genius

For Students 6th - 9th
In this artists history activity, students read an excerpt about Leonardo Da Vinci. They suggest what natural abilities, attitudes, and personal characteristics he would have needed to do all the famous works that he painted. Students...
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The Ice Age

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the differences in the Ice Age terminology and what causes them.  For this Ice Age lesson students examine what plants and animals lived during the Ice Age. 
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Absolute Ages of Rocks

For Students 9th - 12th
In this ages of rock learning exercise, students review the processes involved with determining the ages of rocks which includes the radioactive decay of carbon-14. This learning exercise has 5 matching and 5 short answer questions.
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In the Wild

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the concept of ecology and how animals are suited to their habitats. In this animal adaptation lesson, 3rd graders identify a variety of plants and animal species that live in a Beech forest.Students create a food...
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Archeological Finds

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore archeology and it contributions to human history. They write a magazine article describing the discovery of a dig.
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2nd Grade - Act. 01: Exploration Tubs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders communicate ideas, information, and feelings.
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Take Me to the River! Using the Black River for Earth Science Review

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders use maps to identify landscape regions and drainage patterns producing the Black River. They create PowerPoint presentations pertaining to the Black River watershed, its geologic history and highlighting safe rafting...
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The Rock Cycle

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the 3 main types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic. They examine samples of these types of rocks and discuss ways to tell what kind of rock each is. They take notes and draw pictures in their science...
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Unit 9 Trigonometry

For Students 9th - 11th
In this trigonometry worksheet, students find the lengths of triangles. They construct triangles and spirals. Kids complete indirect measurement problems. They find the distance between objects and determine the volume of rectangular...
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore water as it changes states of matter. In this physical property activity, students use observation, measurement, and communication skills to describe changes in water as it goes from a solid to a liquid and back again.
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Plugged in to CO2

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners use a meter to measure the energy used and carbon produced by electronics and appliances. In this environmental science and technology lesson, students use a Kill-A-Watt meter to determine the electricity used by everyday...
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Important, Interesting and Serious Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word usage worksheet, students explore the meanings of three words, important, interesting, and serious. Students complete fifteen sentences with the correct words and write four sentences of their own.
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Important, Interesting, and Serious Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word usage learning exercise, students read the sentences and fill in the gaps with the words important, interesting, and serious to complete the 15 exercises.
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WorldWatcher Activity: Investigating Population and Carbon Emissions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers develop a population density visualization chart to begin the lesson. In groups, they use this information to compare to rates of carbon emissions for their country. They identify solutions to the problem and present...
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People Changing the Atmosphere Lab

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine ways to reduce the greenhouse effect. Students keep a "CO2 Journal" to help establish a connection between their own behavior and its impact on global warming as well as discover ways to reduce global warming.
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Law of Superposition

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners identify the law of superposition and it states that beds of rock in a series are laid down with the oldest at the bottom and younger layers on the top. They construct a legen for a block diagram and construct a block diagram...
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Breaking News English: The Year 2007 to be the Hottest Ever

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "The Year 2007 to be the Hottest Ever," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Ucmp: Getting Into the Fossil Record

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A learning module where students tour the fossil record to learn what fossils are, how organisms become fossils, the factors that promote fossilization, how paleontologists find fossils, and why some organisms cannot be fossilized....
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University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Stories From the Fossil Record

For Students 4th - 9th
This colorful, interactive site demonstrates how fossils can be used to discover a range of information about the past. Topics include Past Lives, Paleoecology, Geologic History, and Biodiversity.
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Evidence for Evolution: Fossil Record

For Students 9th - 10th
These pages are part of a site called "Evolution," that accompanies a textbook by the same name. Mark Ridley is the author. In this section he discusses how fossil records provide undeniable examples of evolutionary change.
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Ucmp: Learning From the Fossil Record

For Students 6th - 8th
Fossils provide scientists with clues about Earth's past. This site from the University of California's Museum of Paleontology is great for exploring lots of information on fossils.

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