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Slope of a Line

For Students 8th - 10th
For this slope of a line worksheet, students read about line graphs and plotting the slope of a line. They read about the rate of change which is represented by the slope. Students practice finding the slope of lines.
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In the Forecast, a Flurry of Concerns about Snow

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider the effects of climate change on snowfall and how a lack of data in snowfall collection impair climate change research. They, in groups, investigate different effects of snowfall and make recommendations to lobbyists.
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Chemical Fun

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders observe and conduct a variety of experiments to differentiate between physical and chemical changes. They mix cabbage juice with different liquids and record their observations on a chart. Students write down their...
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World Geography: Global Interdependence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are able to discuss the theory of climate change. They identify examples of how climate change impacts the earth's geo-spheres. Students are able to use the example of climate change to describe the interdependence of...
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Spring is Here

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students analyze changes between winter and spring. In this seasonal changes lesson, students read the story "Spring is Here." They record changes between winter and spring on a large chart paper. Students compare and contrast the...
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Burning vs. Heating

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate burning vs. heating and observe the differences. In this burning vs. heating lesson plan, students observe a wooden splint burning and a piece of glass tubing being heated. They answer questions to compare the two...
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The Seasons

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify seasonal changes. In this seasons lesson, students choose a tree on the playground to observe each season. Students record their observations throughout the year and create personal seasonal booklets.
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Chemical Reactions

For Students 7th - 12th
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students compare endothermic and exothermic reactions, closed and open systems, and reactants and products. Students review physical and chemical changes and how to balance equations. This worksheet...
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The Heat is On!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate evidence for changes in matter that occur during a chemical reaction.
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Exploring Values Towards Conservation

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars read First Nation story, identify values expressed in it and discuss how those values relate to conservation issues faced today. Students then seek out stories relevant to climate change from their own Elders and...
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Rainbow Lab

For Students 6th - 8th
In this mixtures worksheet, middle schoolers experiment with different amounts of solutes and solvents to make solutions. They observe color changes and look for chemical and physical changes in the test tubes. Students answer 5...
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The Big Buck Adventure

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars practice making change, and adding and subtracting money. In this money lesson, students listen to a reading of The Big Buck Adventure by Shelley Gil. They access teacher assigned web sites to practice making change,...
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What's the Reaction?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students combine baking soda and vinegar and observe the chemical and physical changes that this mixture can produce.
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Fizzy Pop

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare and identify variables that affect the rate of a chemical change using Alka-Seltzer, water, ice, and hot water. They time how long each variable takes to pop the canister into the air, and record the results on a...
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Mountain Pine Beetles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research and develop power point presentations that answer the question, "What is changing our forests?" In this ecology lesson, students research the niche of Pine Beetles and their increased effect on the forests in...
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Using Repeat Photography to Map Environmental Hazards

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the changes of their environment by experimenting with photography.  In this environmental observation instructional activity, students compare historic photographs of areas with pictures they have just taken....
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Getting Triggy With It

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The concept of sine and cosine is explored in this instructional activity where students graph sine and cosine graphs using a transformation application on the graphing calculator.  Students change the coefficients for the...
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Volcanic IntEruptions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders research about a devastating eruption of a certain volcano. In this earth science lesson plan, 7th graders discover the climate changes that occurred due to a volcanic eruption. They create a presentation about their...
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Developing Models

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study the concept of a scientific model and demonstrate climate change models.  In this scientific instructional activity students design a model using direct and indirect evidence and use it to make hypotheses.
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Canada's Arctic Barometer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners research arctic climates. For this Web-quest investigation, students will identify Arctic climate changes, explain the effects of these changes, relate the changes to other regions, and write their findings in a letter format.
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Glaciers and Global Sea Rise

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explain how melting glaciers affect global warming. In this earth science lesson, students investigate the change in ice density as it melts. They discuss the human and environmental impact of rising sea levels.
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Dr. Climatic

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the principles that are involved in climate change.  In this environment lesson students view a presentation on climate change and complete a handout.
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Newton's Law of Cooling

For Students Higher Ed
In this Newton's Law of Cooling learning exercise, students complete an essay format write up of a convection model. They write the purpose and assumptions of their lab. Students complete three rate of change problems. They describe a...
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History's Thermometers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explain the concept of paleoclimatological proxies. In this oxygen isotope instructional activity, students interpret data and make inferences about climate changes in the geologic past.

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