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A Day on a Farm

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss their morning as they prepared to come to school. The teacher guides the discussion so students understand ways they relied on agriculture to accomplish tasks. Students view pictures of various farm machinery. As the...
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Will There be Enough Water?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate water usage, water available, and water demand historically in the local area. They use projections of water usage, availability and demand up to the year 2050. Students use graphs to relate as well as compare and...
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Minerals and You

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars study how mineral are used in everything around us-- from cereal to satellites. After informing the students about minerals they will discuss the ones that are in the area of the young scholars.
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My Biotic Creation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore different ecosystems.  In this ecosystem survival lesson conditions lesson students create their own fictional creature.
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Where Did The Electricity Go?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify problems and research potential solutions regarding the efficiency of energy use. They examine the potential problems associated with the use of electrical appliances. They brainstorm about practical problems...
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OTC Medications

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students become aware of better ways to read and analyze the information provided on OTC labels. This concept is accompanied with the integration of technology, brochures and a Venn Diagram for illustration. They assess medical...
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Natural Resources

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders begin the lesson plan by identifying the different types of natural resources. As a class, they discuss how environments are destructed and how the loss of one natural resource can affect the economy. Using a map, they...
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Using The Old Bean

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this agriculture worksheet, students take a multiple choice exam that focuses on the use of beans in different aspects of agriculture and society.
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Wood is Everywhere!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders diagram and label the parts of a tree. For this lesson plan on how trees obtain food, 5th graders diagram and label the parts of a tree, and determine the diameter, height, and age of a tree.
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Australia

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify the climate and type of land that is in Australia.  In this Australian climate instructional activity students create a poster that displays the uniqueness of a specific region in Australia. 
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Dark Days

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore U.S. history by viewing video clips in class. In this dust bowl era lesson, 5th graders identify the impact of giant dust storms on the U.S. agriculture systems and the U.S. economy in the 20th century. Students...
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Tree-mendous!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover an appreciation for the benefits of trees. In this tree lesson, 6th graders explore the benefits of trees by playing a word classification game. Students study the variety of uses for trees.
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Roots of the Hawaiian Hotspot

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the processes of plate tectonics and volcanism that resulted in the formation of the Hawaiian Islands. They describe, compare, and contrast S waves and P waves. They explain how
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Scientific Notation

For Students 8th - 10th
In this scientific notation instructional activity, students review how to write a number in scientific notation and then how to write a number in standard notation. Then students complete 5 problems.
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Let's Make a Tubeworm!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars discuss deep-sea chemosynthetic communities then create a poster of a three-dimensional tubeworm.  In this creative lesson students create their own tubeworm and write a written report on it. 
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Travels of a T-Shirt

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders recognize the natural resources used in an energy web.  In this consumerism lesson students identify solutions to over consumption and the impact of consumerism. 

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