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AdVENTurous Findings on the Deep Sea Floor

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students conduct investigations to observe formations of precipitates, then create models of developing hydrothermal vents. They compare the models with the actual hydrothermal vents developing along the Galapagos Rift.
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Locating the Salt Front

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use Hudson River salinity data to create a line graph that shows the location of the salt front, and use math skills to explore how this location varies over time. They use the graph to estimate the location of the salt front...
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Adjectives

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this adjectives worksheet, students read and analyze 15 sentences and write the adjectives on the lines. Note: There is an error in the directions.
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How Many Drops of Water Can Fit on a Penny?

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Using a simple method, learners explore gravity, cohesion, and adhesion. They perform an experiment in which they determine how many drops of water can fit on a penny. Afterwards, they discuss their results.
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Compost Cake

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine the decomposition process. They create their own class compost pile and record their observations. They discover which materials decompose at a different rate.
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'Dinosaur Day'

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars view a concrete example of the size of assorted dinosaurs.
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Sentence Building

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this sentence building worksheet, student practice their language skills as they write 8 original sentences using the nouns that are listed.
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Quatrain

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students write quatrains based on themes recently heard in songs.
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Small

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research visual arts by examining a children's book. For this art identification lesson, students discuss the history of art after researching information on the Internet. Students read the book Small which discusses...
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People Cause Pollution

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate the effects of industry on natural features. They discuss the industrial revolution, and create a drawing of a river with one half illustrating pre-industrial revolution time, and the other half representing the...
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Box Yourself In

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a poem based on the teacher example provided. Students utilize the poem within their box construction which is something that will hold meaning and portray the student the best.