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Trash Disposal Choices

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students determine the differences between reusable, compostable and recyclable trash.
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Guetemala's Changing Forest

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders compare their local ecological zone to the tropical rainforest. For this natural ecology lesson, 8th graders complete an activity about the differences in ecological zones. They compare their biome to the Guatemalan...
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A MINI LANDFILL

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students observe the difference between degradable and non-degradable wastes. They create their own landfill in a jar by adding four or five pieces of garbage and then covering it with dirt and water. They make observations on what they...
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Rocks on Parade!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders describe and classify rock samples. In this rock instructional activity, 3rd graders make inferences about rock samples by observing and measuring them. This instructional activity contains 5 different stations for the...
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Seasonal Cycles And Changes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders recall the affect of direct and angled sunlight on the seasons, describe some results of warming soil and air in spring, predict the changes in buds when twigs are placed in water, and taste a product of tree sap and...
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In a Giants Garden

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners explore the effect of the earths rotation and its relationship to the suns position and the effect that the longer and shorter amount of daylight has on a pumpkin plant which they have planted.
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Fifth Grade Life Science Review/Quiz

For Teachers 5th
For this life sciences review or quiz worksheet, 5th graders use recall of knowledge to answer multiple choice questions. Students answer 20 questions.
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4th Grade Geography Multiple Choice

For Teachers 4th
In this grade 4 geography worksheet, 4th graders complete a total of 25 multiple choice questions relating to 4th grade geography concepts. An answer key is provided.
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Ask Rustle the Leaf About...Acid Rain

For Students 6th - 8th
In this acid rain worksheet, students read about acid rain from a leaf's perspective. They fill in the blanks with 9 terms to complete a paragraph about acid rain. They also are given 8 clues to complete a crossword puzzle. Their is a...
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Land as a Valuable Resource

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate why the soil is important to our lives. In this natural resources lesson plan, students have a farmer as a guest speaker. Students begin to understand how farmers use and protect our natural resource. Students write...
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Habitat Art: Florida Panthers

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students discover the lifestyles of a Florida Panther by investigating its habitat.  In this wild animal lesson, students utilize the Internet to research the habits of a Panther and what their habitat is.  Students create an...
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Greenhouse Effect: A Computer Simulation

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students complete an online simulation of the greenhouse effect. For this lesson on the greenhouse effect, students use a website, similar to a webquest, to simulate and answer questions on how the greenhouse effect works. This lesson is...
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Earth Energy Budget Pre Lab

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore energy by conducting an in class experiment. In this climate change lesson, students conduct a water vapor experiment in a soda bottle. Students utilize graphs and charts to analyze the results of the experiment and help...
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Plant Nutrition

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The first slide displays the human nutrition pyramid, unrelated to the rest of the collection. Plant nutrients and fertilizers are really the focus. Different nutrients required by plants are listed and the roles that they play in plant...
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Science Excursion: Cover Mapping Land

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students study remotely sensed images and topographic maps to classify land cover types in their watershed area. They take samples in the watershed area to interpret the images.
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Rain Gardens for Controlling Excess Runoff

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students address the idea that human beings live within the world' ecosystems. They discuss how humans modify ecosystems as a result of population growth, technology, and consumption. Students discuss how the human destruction of...
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Eggshell Garden

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students fill empty eggshells with potting soil and place the eggshells in an egg carton. In this science lesson, students plant seeds in each shell and using popsicle sticks mark what is planted.
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Watershed Investigations

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students find maps of the region to show rock formations and soil types and use GIS to compare radon levels. They describe three types of radioactive decay, interpret graphs, and follow steps to develop a nuclear bomb or energy.
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Agriculture

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners examine the types of agriculture in their own state and in their local community. They examine how food makes it to their local grocery store. They compare data from different states.
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Cotton and Cabbage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students note how given traits could be achieved by selective breeding and by transgenesis. They identify different uses of GEO. Students recognize that the use of letters (Bt) before an organism's name means that the organism has had a...
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Parables Extension Worksheet: the Sower and the Two Builders

For Students 4th - 8th
In this parables worksheet, students retell the parable of The Sower and The Two Builders, write their own parable, draw pictures, and more. Students complete 7 activities.
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Microbes Coloring Book and Scavenger Hunt

For Students 6th - 12th
Coloring pages showcase microbes—bacteria, viruses, and protists. Scholars have the option to download a coloring book and scavenger hunt or color the page directly on the computer. Three paragraphs describe each microbe. 
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Weathering and Erosion

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discuss the differences between chemical and mechanical weathering. Using that information, they create a concept map showing the forces that cause these types of weathering. After participating in an activity, they...
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Plant Parts

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this plant parts worksheet, students read for information and demonstrate comprehension. In this true and false, fill in the blank, short answer, and multiple choice worksheet, students answer ten questions.