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What Happens When Invasive Species Are Introduced

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Helping students understand the dangers of nonnative species is an important part of ecology and environmental science lessons.
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Sand Collection and Identification

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners collect small amounts of sand from a favorite beach. They note the texture of the sand as fine or coarse and hypothesize why this might be. They research different kinds of sand grains and the conditions that produce them.
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No Magic Borders: Haleakala Style

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss borders and boundaries. They discuss pollution and the fact that boundaries cannot stop pollution and that pollution affects even protected wildlife and plants. They participate in an activity in which they must place...
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Why do people mover where they do?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read factual stories of migration to Hawaii, analyze and explain push and pull factors, interview parents about their cultural heritage, identify countried of origin of their ancestors, graph migration patterns on an world map,...
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Diversity in Insects

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine bug photos from across the world. For this biodiversity lesson, students use a field notebook to make observation of insect photos. The class gather on the floor to investigate a mock field of...
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Ka Iwikuamo'o

For Students 9th - 12th
For this foreign language worksheet, students find the words that are related to the acquisition of new vocabulary. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Hawaii's Future Tied to History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate Hawaii's history to help them explain how a Reorganization Act may affect its residents. students track the region's history from statehood, to kingdom, to human settlement.
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Hawaii

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders become knowledgeable about Hawaii the state and Hawaii the island. They also work on reading maps of the islands. They come to know the customs, climates and other fun little facts. They also come to know the eight islands.
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Honu Survivor The Green Sea Turtle Experience

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Discuss prior knowledge of the green sea turtle. Students play a game where they are divided into two teams, predators and baby turtles. They receive "name" tags to tell which animal they are. The goal of the baby turtle is to get to the...
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Species Subtraction

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this subtraction worksheet, student use a table of information to write equations and solve, then complete one related extension activity. 
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Fisheries Project

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore biology by completing a fishing worksheet. In this commercial fishery instructional activity, students identify the process of taking mass fish from the ocean and delivering them to eateries while discussing the negative...
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Plate Tectonic - Volcanoes (K)

For Teachers K - 1st
Students observe how lava flows from a volcano by watching the teacher create a mini volcano with shaving cream.
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Plate Tectonic - Volcanoes

For Teachers K
Students examine how all mountains are not volcanoes by dramatizing how volcanoes erupt.
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Where in the World Am I: Latitude And Longitude

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students demonstrate their knowledge in using latitude and longitude measurements to find locations on a map, especially places in Hawaii.
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Biodiversity

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the diversity of different marine sanctuaries.  In this biodiversity lesson students work in groups to explore a sanctuary.
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Water Issues on Puerto Rico and Oahu: A Comparison of Two Islands

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore how the tow islands receive and use fresh water. They also address some of the threats to the fresh water supply on each island. Students explore the instructional activity objectives through water cycle models...
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Fishing for the Future

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research Hawaii's fishing regulations. In this conservation lesson, students explore the reasons behind ocean conservation. Resources are provided.
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What is a Dry Forest?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the importance of the dry forest. In this science lesson, students discuss the history of dry forests and changes that have occurred due to human interaction. Students create a map showing the historical range of the dry...
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Build An Island

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore erosion. In this science lesson plan, students build an island and observe the effects of erosion on the island. Students discuss freshwater ecosystems in Hawaii.
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow....?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Understanding the effects of an introduced species on the population of native species
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Time Zones and Migration Patterns of the Leatherback Sea Turtle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the different time zones by plotting the migration patterns of the leatherback sea turtles. They discover that traveling around the worlds includes passage through different time zones.
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Rapid Ecological Assessment

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils conduct an ecological assessment of a small area on school property and apply findings to the greater area. They inventory the plant and animal population of a sample area and extrapolate results to a larger area.
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Why Are Volcanoes Dangerous?

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students investigate the causes and characteristics of volcanic eruptions including pyroclastic eruptions. They study the effects of natural disasters.
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A Brief History of Vietnam (1858-2004) and Its Evolving Communist System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the French colonization of Vietnam, the Vietnam War, and the current evolving Communist system. They develop political maps, outline the major events of the Vietnam War, write an essay, and compare/contrast...

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