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Leaves

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore, observe, and collect leaves from outside. They make journal entries, discuss the differences and common features of leaves and what function leaves serve. They will discuss the plant and tree leaves. Students draw...
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Redwood Trees: How Does Water Get to the Top of the Tree

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss photosynthesis. They explore and discuss surface tension, hydrogen bonding and capillary action with hands on experiments. They make journal entries and draw pictures of the different stages of the experiments.
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Review

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders review and assess their knowledge on the big picture of exploration and the origins of early America. They piece together all the pieces of the puzzle from the past two weeks of study on trade, technology, exploration and...
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Christopher Columbus WebQuest

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a webquest to discover more information about Christopher Columbus. In groups, they identify the main events in his life and develop a timeline for them to use in future lessons. They describe the...
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Settling Nroth America: Improvisation and Playwriting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners map the classroom by marking the movement of the first Americans' migration from Alaska down into North America. To improve their skills in map-reading and sense of direction, students identify physical features of the map and...
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WORD SCRAMBLE

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word scramble about Christopher Columbus, students are given 10 scrambled words to decode. Answers are provided on page 2.
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WORD SEARCH

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this word search activity about Christopher Columbus, students are given 18 words to find in a boat-shaped puzzle. Answers are provided on page 2.
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SUPPLIES FOR COLUMBUS

For Students 4th
In this problem-solving worksheet, 4th graders draw and label the supplies that were needed by Columbus when he sailed across the Atlantic.
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Early Space Missions

For Students 6th - 12th
In this space missions worksheet, students read about the launch of the space shuttle Magellan and its exploration of Venus. Students complete 2 short answer questions based on the reading.
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What do You Know about Columbus?

For Students 7th - 8th
In this Christopher Columbus worksheet, students unscramble multiple letters to find words associated with Christopher Columbus. Clues are provided for each word.
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Why Europeans Explored

For Teachers 6th - 11th
In this motivations behind exploration study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the time period in world history and then respond to a reflection question.
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Age of Exploration

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students work individually or in a group researching a box compass using historical information on the uses of the compass as well as the scientific theories of the compass. They create a box compass and a water compass which are...
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Columbus Day Maze

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this maze worksheet, students help the ship read the island by finding their way through the maze. Students also answer a question about Christopher Columbus.
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Columbus Day

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this maze worksheet, students discuss several questions about Christopher Columbus and then trace their way through the maze.
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Vegetation Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students use picture cards to familiarize themselves with plant structures and characteristics. They collect plant specimens without destroying the plant and mount them creating a class herbarium.
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Mounting Dried Plant Samples

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students take samples, mount, and identify plant samples of the school community.
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His and Her-bariums

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students collect and identify plant species from campus, create a home herbarium, and compare with the plant species from school.
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The Good Life for Birds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read article in Chain Reaction Magazine, Volume 4, to introduce them to bird research at ASU; students answers questions while they read the article.
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Competition as a Function of Interactions in the Environment

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students set up various feeding stations and observe bird behavior and gather data.
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CAP LTER Bird/Plant Research Year's Schedule

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use a month-by-month plan to incorporate the Bird Protocol and vegetation study in an elementary classroom.
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Birds, Birds, Birds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore one bird a day and eventually put together a book about each of the birds they learn.
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Bird Banners

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create banners for their classroom that contain the same information as field guides.
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Ball Identification Exercise

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders categorize details quickly. During the exercise, 4th graders are asked to identify various types of balls as they are quickly thrown into the air and then concealed.
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Stator limbatus Study

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a KWHL chart to begin to formulate questions about the Stator limbatus. A data sheet and a list of possible questions and hypotheses by Dr. Tim Craig are included.

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