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Why Should We Clean The Beach?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners volunteer for the International Coastal Cleanup. They describe the purpose of the Lake Michigan Foundation and a history of the dunes. They reflect on their experiences with writing.
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Building a Mini-park And Bird Sanctuary Lesson 2: Helping Others With a Garden

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate how gardening can help others through sharing by listening to a read aloud of Shea Darian's, Grandpa's Garden. They examine at least three purposes of gardens and their importance to people.
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Feel the Wonder

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe why clean water is important and how humans effect the quality of water in a community. They identify efforts in their community to keep the water clean. They participate in a water restoration movement in their area...
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Insect Investigator

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine and identify common insects. They observe these insects in their environment and keep track of how many they see. They use magnifying glasses and special hats to get into the role of an inspector.
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The Not-So-Trivial Pursuit of the Common Good

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice using vocabulary associated with philantrophy. They identify scientific breakthroughs and the funding that made it possible. They create and explain timelines of scientific and medical breakthroughs.
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With Liberty and Top Soil for All

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe the need of plants to have water, soil and sunlight to grow. They use the scientific method when completing experiments. They identify the core democratic values that are needed for a democracy to grow and compare them...
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Plants -- What Are Their Parts and Functions?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the parts of a flowering plant and their functions. They describe its life cycle as well. They compare the parts of the plant to the roles that are needed in a democracy.
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Simply Unique

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify, compare and contrast simple machines and their functions. They work together in groups to complete experiments using the simple machines. They write in their journals to reflect on the lesson.
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Great North

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students view a video about the Arctic Circle, North Pole and Northern Europe. They locate areas using a map. They create a drawing of the countries where the Inuit live.
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Every Tree For Itself

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders play a game where they are trees gathering sun, water, and nutrients and CO2 represented by pieces of paper or poker chips. They record their collected requirements and graph how they grew as a forest.
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Watching a Video Without Sound

For Teachers K
Students watch a video with no sound and discuss what they thought happened, then they watch the same section of video again with sound and compare what they thought happened with actual events. They explore life as a deaf person.
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Rock and Roll!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students predict what happen to the rocks. They observe, describe, and record changes in rocks. They apply their learning by describing the forces that break down and wear away rocks.
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The Five Finger Exercise

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students understnad the importance of keeping our rivers and streams pollution free by remembering the major rivers of northeast Kansas. The see how the rivers contain particles of every substance that drains into them.
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Will It Rain Today or Tomorrow?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine how to forecast weather. They examine the different types of weather and learn the correct vocabulary.
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Teambuilding

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students work together as a team to create a birdhouse. This activity show students that each member of a team has a specific responsibility and job to perform. They compare the houses built by the different teams.
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Balancing Bottles

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners explore the Law of Conservation of Matter using effervescent tablets.  In this mass and energy lesson, students investigate how mass is conserved in the reaction of effervescent tablets and water. They will discuss and journal...
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Hypothesis Testing: Top Ten Singles

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students review and better examine hypothesis testing and evaluation of probability distributions. the use of the discovery method is vital to the studying because it is about student interests which helps for motivation.
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Habitats

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students are introduced to various animals and their habitats. In groups, they must determine which animal skin matches the correct animal and identify the texture. They discuss the reason for the texture and width of the skin to end...
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The Four Seasons for First Grade

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the seasonal changes that occur. Students listen to the book "Caps, Hats, Socks, and Mittens" before discussing the current weather and any approaching holidays. After a brief lecture on the different seasons, they...
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Adaptations To the Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners design and construct an imaginary animal that is perfectly adapted to a particular type of biome. They give the animal a scientific name, place it in a phylum and write descriptions about its behavior, reproduction, foraging,...
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Genes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the difference between a gene, DNA, chromatid, and chromosome. They predict how changes in chromosome number or structure affect development. Students discuss what causes genetic disorders. They view a...
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Punnett Squares

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students revie the Law of Independent Assortment and Law of Dominance. They practice Punnet squares and predicting genetic outcomes and identify factors that influence heredity.
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Ecosystems and Symbiotic Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners are told to create a community using words or pictures. They walk outside to an area in front of the school which has a strip of grass, ditch, and corn field. Students discuss the difference between an ecosystem and a...
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Darwin's Theory

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students write an essay about evolution. They summarize Darwin's Theory and discuss its strength and weakness of evolutionary theory. Students discuss the struggle of existence and survival of the fittest. They discuss the evidence of...

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