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Precision Tools

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss the appropriateness of using a specific tool to measure and define an object. After measuring the area of their classroom and the objects in it with the appropriate tools, they create a floor plan that makes the most...
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Conversion of Measurement

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students practice converting measurements using System Internationale (SI). (The metric system is now called System Internationale.) In groups, students measure various objects in the room using the SI system and the standard unit of...
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Refining and Reasoning Behind Scale Drawings

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars discuss accuracy and the need for it in blueprints in order to create the final project. They further refine and perfect drawings as part of the school drawing project. Students create a blueprint for the new school...
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Math: Checking Scale Drawings for Accuracy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students critique their own drawings for accuracy and make constructive suggestions prior to reworking them. They discover how scale in maps and drawing relate to relative size and distance. In addition, students comprehend the...
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Dark Skies Subject Verb Worksheet and Word Search

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this subject and verb worksheet, learners read the sentences and select the correct verb to complete the 6 sentences. Students then complete a word search finding the 9 nocturnal animals and space objects in the puzzle.
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Renewable Energy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the United States' current and future energy needs. They describe different forms of renewable energy sources and compare the impacts of renewable and non-renewable energy sources on the earth and society.
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Switcheroo

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students construct a simple switch and determine what objects and what types of materials can be used to close a switch in a circuit and light a light bulb.
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"Arsenic and Old Waste": Groundwater Activities Using Modeling

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students develop models of groundwater and pollution flow. They research information using the Internet and develop models of groundwater flow in Stella and Excel.
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Adaptable Animals

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils examine the types of adaptations that animals use to survive. They research the animals and report their findings to the class.
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Community Action

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders brainstorm a list of decisions that students make daily that affect the welfare of the environment categorizing them as being either helpful or harmful. They then trace local actions to distant consequences to determine how...

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