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Critter Clues

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work together to examine water quality. They identify the indicators of water quality and complete an experiment. They discuss their results.
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Water Quality Testing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Student explore factors affecting ecosystems. They test local water samples for pH level. After creating a methodology for data collection, they collect data, compare results, and draw conclusions based upon results.
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Classifying Commercial Marine Species

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students investigate taxonomy. They explore some of the commercial marine species caught in Magdalena Bay and develop a classification system for presented animals.
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Seashell Homes

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils listen to a story about seashells. They discuss shelled animals. Learners describe the function of seashell. Pupils relate the function of a seashell to their own dwelling. They differentiate between shelled animals that make...
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Measuring Exponential Growth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students reinforce math skills while learning about best practices for protection of water quality in the management of animal feeding operations. They make a table to show results of their calculations and compare and justify findings...
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Standard 4 Review-Human Impact

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this human impact on the environment worksheet, students fill in the blanks to complete sentences about how humans have negatively affected the environment. They complete sentences about the actions taken to reduce and repair the...
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Trout Are Made of Trees Crayon Mural

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize that for a trout habitat to be ideal, several components must be present.  In this trout lesson, students explore what makes a healthy stream.  Students create paintings for a mural of a trout habitat....
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Acid Mine Drainage

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use cabbage, backing soda, cobblestones, and more to test the acid in the water. In this acid mine damage lesson plan, students complete 13 experiments to test and treat acid.
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Lentic Ecosystem or Lotic Ecosystem

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars explore the differences between lentic and lotic ecosystems. For this ecology lesson students study the water systems in Pennsylvania.
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Ecology Community Status

For Students 7th - 8th
In this ecology community status instructional activity, students research their state's ecosystem, make a chart of the biodiversity, analyze the chart and identify issues with wetland species.  This page has several links to...
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Fishing

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students explore the techniques and basic needs of the fisherman.  For this fishing lesson, students view a demonstration of the use of fishing equipment. Students research Iowa farm ponds and design a class mural from their...
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Terrestrial Sequestration- Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the differences between cellular respiration and photosynthesis.  For this cellular processes lesson students complete a group lab activity to see how climate change affects their lives. 
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Mud Fossils

For Teachers K - 4th
Students observe real fossils. In this science lesson, students make their own mud fossils by pressing material into the mud and letting it dry in the sun for 3-4 days. Students then get the fossils out displaying their mud...
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What Are We?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students describe different types of water pollutants. They complete experiments in which they observe the affects of water pollution on algae. They also brainstorm and list three causes of each water pollutant.
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An Antidote to Plagiarism

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars discover how to write a research paper without directly copying written material. They read a passage, then record on the board any words that are new for them. They define these words, then organize their facts to create...
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There Are Algae in Your House!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate that, although we sometimes can neither smell nor taste them, many ingredients in our foods and household products come from the sea. They also investigate food eat to determine algae derivatives they contain.
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Water Quality and Nitrates & Phosphates

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine the effects of nitrates and phosphates on the dissolved oxygen levels in different water sources. In this series of 3 lessons, they consider the reasons for nitrate and phosphate level increases and their effects on...
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Life Cycle of a Frog

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students observe the life cycle of a frog.  In this life cycle lesson, students will observe and record the changes in the life cycle of a frog.
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Where Are the Dinosaurs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the concept of extinction. In this dinosaur lesson, students view a video and have a class discussion about the extinction of dinosaurs. They create a dinosaur egg and imagine what life would be like for a dinosaur.
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A Dog Eat Dog World

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders distinguish between acquatic and terrestrial organisms. They label animals as producers, consumers, and/or decomposers.
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Impact of Exotic Species on Lake Ecology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the effect of foreign species on various habitats. In groups, they identify the population dynamics of the zebra mussel. They calculate averages and graph data from Seneca Lake in New York. They develop hypothesis about...
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Pond Ecosystem Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars investigate the environment by participating in a class trip. In this pond ecosystem lesson, students define a list of vocabulary terms associated with ponds such as invertebrate and metamorphosis. Young scholars attend a...
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Biocomplexity Lab Activity: Measuring Water pH

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students test unknown solutions for pH levels to determine which organism can live in each environment. They name three substances that they think are acids. Students determine a solution is an acid or base. They define the term pH.
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Invasive Species

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils study exotic and native species, and examine how exotic species can impact native ones. They study how the mute swan effects native species.

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