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The Sinking of the Titanic

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Investigate the sinking of the Titanic with young scholars. They will read actual documentation from the Titanic and answer questions. They will then draw conclusions from the pictures they see and information they read.
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Adaptations of Penguins

For Students 7th - 8th
In this adaptations of penguins worksheet, students write short answers describing 14 ways penguins are adapted for their living environment.
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WONDERFUL, WATERFUL WETLANDS

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students list characteristics of wetland and describe the functions of a wetland.
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Manatee Facts

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this math and science worksheet, students learn facts about the manatee by reading information on one page. Students answer 5 math word problems using the data they have read.
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Could a World of Swimmers Raise Sea Level?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers determine the volume of water they displace. In this earth science lesson, students calculate the total water displaced by the world's population. They evaluate whether or not this value is enough to raise the sea level...
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Food Chains

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate food chains. They review cycles and discuss ecosystems. They select an environment and create a food chain in small groups. They write their food chain and label it for the class to evaluate. They create...
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Observing Brine Shrimp

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe brine shrimp eggs, create an appropriate environment for their survival, and observe their growth.
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Navigation By the North Star: A Lesson Plan in Four Parts

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students investigate why the North Star was important for navigation, how stars move across the night sky, how to locate the North Star, how to make a crude sextant, and how to determine latitude using a sextant and the North Star. They...
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The Environments of Big Sur:Which Do We Protect?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the California environments. For this environmental lesson, students examine the various ecosystems of California, creating a presentation on how these environments impact Big Sur. They write a paper defending...
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Seas Of Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students brainstorm examples of predator and prey that are featured in a video they watch.  In this investigative lesson students will research an animal from the video and explain if it is a predator or prey and how it helps...
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Tsunamis by the Book

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use the Internet and other sources to investigate tsunamis. They construct books listing several tsunami facts and cite their sources. They read their books to another class.
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Hunt the Fact Monster

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Fact Monster search engine worksheet, students access the Internet to one specific website to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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Volcanoes Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this volcanoes worksheet, students read 10 words pertaining to volcanoes. Students match these words to their definitions in another column.
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Volcano Challenge

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this volcano facts worksheet, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions that require them to exhibit what they know about volcanoes.
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Volcano Crossword

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this volcano crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 8 clues and the terms in the word bank to help them correctly complete the word puzzle.
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Navigation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the concept of navigation in these two activities.
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Exploring Maps: Navigation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of navigation while research is conducted with the use of a variety of resources. The information is used to expand their perspective of the applications for navigation. The...
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Adaptation Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
Adaptation or acclimation? Young ecologists determine which is being exemplified in twenty questions. When teaching about adaptations, make sure to talk about acclimation, a short-term learned response to a change in the surroundings....
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Let the River Run

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore the environment by reading a story in class. In this water formation lesson, students define environmental terms such as rivers, streams, gulf, oceans and lakes. Learners read the story A River Ran Wild and discuss the...
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Frozen Out

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars investigate how climate changes affect top predators in Arctic marine ecosystems. Students complete a worksheet and write a report based on their responses to a scientific paper.
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Walking on Thin Ice

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine scientific evidence of changes in the Arctic ice cover. They participate in a simulation of an international conference and debate the relationship between global warming and changes in the arctic ice cover.
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Busy Otters

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students prepare for a trip to an aquarium by identifying otters, their body parts and behaviors as they read "Pup's Supper", do an otter pantomime and make a puppet. After their field trip, they complete a Venn Diagram of Otter behaviors.
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Atlas Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 6th
For this atlas terms and definitions online interactive worksheet, students read the definitions and match them with Atlas vocabulary words. Students match 49 answers.
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Is This a House for Hermit Crab?

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify text that uses sequence or other logical order. They identify and interpret how different plants and animals inhabit different kinds of environments and have external features that help them thrive in different...

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