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Making Waves: A Study of Earthquakes and Tsunami

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners examine plate tectonics and the causative effect of earthquakes.  In this tectonics lesson students differentiate between the types of energy waves that cause earthquakes and tsunamis and how waves travel at different speeds. 
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The Big Bang

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders relate the elements in the human body to those produced during a supernova. In this space science and chemistry lesson, 5th graders listen to a lecture and view visuals about the big bang. They relate the production of...
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Molecular Architecture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers cuminate their study of molecular structure and bonding with this activity.
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Discovering Wind

For Teachers K
Students discuss what they think wind is before listening to Pat Hutchins, The Wind Blew. Next, the go on a wind walk outside to look for signs of wind using their senses. As they walk, they teacher scribes their observations. The next...
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Using Triangulation to Locate Meteorites from Witnessed Falls

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a mock investigation in which they must interview and record data given by 3 people ("witnesses") in an effort to triangulate the location of a meteorite.
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Universal Myths and Symbols: Animal Creatures and Creation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the role of mythology in their own lives. After reading stories, they discover the various theories on the origins of the universe and compare the symbols used by different cultures. To end the lesson, they research a...
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Ecosystems and Habitats

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders go on a virtual field trip to five ecosystems. They investigate and videotape a temperate forest in the school's backyard.
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Adopt a Manatee

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in a writing activity about manatees and use e-mail to contact representatives about important issues. This would be a very exciting, and meaningful activity for a first grade writer!
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Structure of the Earth

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the forces that are constantly acting on the Earth. They describe the theory of tectonic plates and demonstrate the two kinds of earthquake waves. They also examine the role of volcanoes in the structure of the...
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Defining Drought

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the hydrologic impacts of drought. They look at drought from a variety of prespectives. Students first focus on the scientific definition of drought, including weather patterns, water cycles, water requirements by plants...
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Medical Scene Investigators

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate physical, psychological and societal implications of various medical problems. Using internet technology and videos, students gather information on a medical problem. They compare/contrast viewpoints that may...
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Axial Skeleton and Fetal Skull

For Teachers 10th - 11th
In this science worksheet, students identify bone groups from a given list. Students list each bone included in the axial skeleton. Students answer questions about specific bones, their location and importance.
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Let's Party like its 1849

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore prairie life. In this Oregon Trail lesson, students read literature regarding the move west and participate in cross-curricular activities. Students should take digital photographs of the participation in activities and...
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Amazon Rainforest Poster Project/Service Project

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students make efforts to save the rainforests. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students discuss facts about the resources of the rainforests. Students then create posters that encourage other to reduce their use of paper.
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Rusting-A Form of Oxidation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers observe the rusting process in the lab. In this chemistry lesson, students rank metals according to their conductivity. They give real world applications of this activity.
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Florida Springs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners discover the many uses of water and the sources of the water we see. They complete a worksheet about the water usage at school and at home.
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Efficiency

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners review the definitions for efficiency and productivity. In groups, they observe a group of working people and develop ways they can increase their productivity. They write up their formal recommendations and then present them...
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Up, Up and Away

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are presented with the problem of: Do all liquids evaporate at the same rate? The lesson contains adequate background information for the teacher. They participate in a lab experiment in order to test the scientific...
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Buggy Tic-Tac-Toe Game

For Teachers K - 1st
In this bug game worksheet, students use 9 blank tic-tac-toe game boards to play the game with another person. There are pictures of bugs on the page.
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Perfect Picnic Day Coloring Page- Spring

For Teachers K - 1st
In this seasonal coloring page, students fill in a picture of a butterfly, a centipede, and a ladybug having a picnic on a perfect spring day.
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Rusting: A Form of Oxidation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe and record the corrosive nature of oxidation-reduction reactions, and determine the electro-chemical series of selected metals.
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Rubber Gardens

For Teachers K - 8th
Students recycle discarded automobile tires and create gardening sites for limited space areas.
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FILLING IN THE GAPS - Acquiring and Analyzing Satellite and Ground-Based Data

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students monitor rainfall, compute daily averages, and compare their methods of computation to those used by actual researchers using satellite observations.
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Micro-Magic With Sticky Ions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars view a video about the formation of precipitates. They complete a worksheet that asks them to identify what makes a compound form and what holds it together.

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