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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Biodomes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the biosphere's environments and ecosystems, learning along the way about the plants, animals, resources and natural cycles of our planet. Over the course of lessons 2-6, students use their growing understanding of...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Swim to and From the Sea!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the basic biology behind Pacific salmon migration and the many engineered Columbia River dam structures that aid in their passage through the river's hydroelectric dams. Students apply what they learn about the...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Grade 3: Rock N Art

For Teachers 3rd
In this arts integrated unit, 3rd graders will explore Rocks and Soil. These projects focus on bringing multiple art forms to the Earth Sciences for third graders. Students will focus on comparing and contrasting the 3 types of rocks, as...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of the American Indian: Indigenous Geography

For Students 9th - 10th
Indigenous Geography helps you develop key understandings on nine different dimensions as they relate to six Native communities located in the Western Hemisphere. Learn about the creation stories, place boundaries and landmarks, calendar...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Got Energy? Spinning a Food Web

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students learn about energy flow in food webs, including the roles of the sun, producers, consumers and decomposers in the energy cycle. They model a food web and create diagrams of food webs using their own drawings and/or images from...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Season Mandala

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, Have You Seen Trees?, a book written by Joanne Oppenheim, and The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree, a book written by Gail Gibbons, are used as mentor texts. As a post-reading activity, students will record facts about the...
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Search

For Students 9th - 10th
The U.S. Geological Survey offers information for teachers and students interested on Earth Science research. Contains references to general information as well as current research and events.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: What Is Transpiration

For Students 9th - 10th
Transpiration is an important plant process that releases water into the air through the stomata in leaves. This resource describes the process, the role the stomata play, factors that have an impact on transpiration, and why it is so...
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Other

Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.

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