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The Prairie Dog That Met the President

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
StudentS name and discuss facts of the characters in "The Prairie Dog that Met the President". They create a 4 to 8 beat chant about a character from the opera, play a percussion instrument with an assigned rhythm and identify a melody...
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The Extraordinary Life of the Alaskan Tundra

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils investigate the characteristics of the tundra on the North Slope of Alaska. They conduct Internet research, develop a chart of the types of vegetation, plant growth, and fauna found on the tundra, identify examples in their own...
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Explorit's SEASHORE Quiz

For Students 4th - 7th
For this online interactive seashore quiz worksheet, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions. Students may check their answers for accuracy.
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Floods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate how hurricanes impact a stream flow.  In this floods lesson students predict the impact of storms on animals and interpret data.
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Adaptations

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Young scholars identify what adaptation is and to research a specific mollusk. They also identify and interpret how animals get their common and scientific name and why it is Latin. Finally, students draw their shell (mollusk) and name...
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Save the Bay

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this science lesson, students examine the environmental effects of oil spills as they replicate a contained oil spill and clean up.
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Starfish Project

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students discuss ocean waters, tides, tide pools and the animals which live in the tide pools. They practice the push and pull method with a chink of clay to create a starfish from clay. They apply texture and decorate the starfish...
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Creating a Coastal Area

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students design and lay out a map of a coastal area that includes a bay, an estuary, an ocean entrance, and prime beach lands. They write a plan outlining solutions to the economic problems of their community and present their map and...
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Air Exerting Pressure

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore air pressure. In this science lesson plan, students show how air occupies space and exerts pressure and learn how great the effects of air pressure can be.
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CyberHunt: Ahoy! Columbus

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students research Christopher Columbus. In this world history lesson, students complete a WebQuest by using suggested website links. Students click on each link and answer questions about Columbus based upon the website.
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Mystery Mollusc

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the different regions of our oceans by researching the Internet.  In this oceanography instructional activity, students discover the different jobs related to ocean research and examine their roles by reading...
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I Am A Rock, I Am An Island: Describing Landforms and Bodies of Water

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify common landforms and bodies of water from descriptions of distinguishing features. In this landforms and bodies of water lesson plan, students describe the features they see in the pictures given to them.
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Explorit's Fishy Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this online interactive fish quiz worksheet, learners respond to 6 questions about fish. Students may check their answers for accuracy.
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Frogs Frogs Frogs

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars view a disk on the continental movement and analyze the given data on fossils, rock types and climate zones. In this geology lesson plan students draw a diagram of the earths layers, take a quiz complete a PowerPoint...
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Science Surprises: Penguins

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read a 3 paragraph selection about penguins and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Go Fish!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars are introduced to the culture of the Kumeyaay. Using their text, they discover how they used their native flora and fauna in San Diego. They participate in a matching game and examine the types of organisms who make their...
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What Do We Know About Africa?

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore Africa, its geography and climate. After completing a KWL chart, 1st graders locate Africa on a globe and discuss how its location on the earth affects its climate. Using the Internet and a given fact sheet,...
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Algal Blooms

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this algal blooms worksheet, students order the stages of a red tide. They answer two short answer questions. Students define three terms relating to algal blooms.
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Our Country's Environment

For Students 4th - 5th
In this environment worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle using the word bank and definitions for terms about the land and its water.
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Reach and Grab

For Teachers K
Students examine the different types of marine life and participate in an activity to show the many arms of an octopus.
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The Prairie Dog That Met the President

For Teachers K - 8th
Students study the history of jazz music. They listen to various examples of jazz music and complete a worksheet in which they must identify the individual instruments they hear and identify characteristics of the genre of jazz music.
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Global Warming

For Students 5th - 8th
In this global warming worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions about global warming. Students complete 5 questions total.
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ESL Colors Activity

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL colors worksheet, students watch a video titled "The Colors of the Earth," then choose the correct colors to describe pictures and the correct animals being described.
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Science Test B-Grade 5

For Students 5th
In this grade 5 science test activity, 5th graders complete a 30 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 5 concepts.