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Water Quality and Nitrates & Phosphates

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students examine the effects of nitrates and phosphates on the dissolved oxygen levels in different water sources. For this series of 3 lessons, they consider the reasons for nitrate and phosphate level increases and their effects on...
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Ghana Artifacts

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study to artifacts from Ghana and discuss how these aid in understanding the civilization.
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Skates

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners identify the unique parts of the body of skates and their egg cases.
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Don't Trust Your Eyes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of possible actions that they could do to protect the water resources from pollution. They create hypotheses and conclusions by completing experiments and observing different pollutants.
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Point Source vs. Non-point Source Pollution

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students define and differentiate between point source and non-point source pollution. Students discuss various types of pollution including air, water and land pollution, analyze demonstrations and complete a worksheet.
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Take a Dip: The Water in Our Lives

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students explore the function of storm drains and the importance of keeping them clean of debris. They obtain permission from local authorities and perform community service painting stenciled messages near existing storm drains.
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Soil Composition

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Pupils investigate how soil composition affects plant growth. In small groups, they plant various seeds in different soil mixtures, record plant and seed growth, and analyze the results.
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Dishing the Dirt Part 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers collect and examine different soil samples. They test for specific types of soil elements and the pH level. They answer questions about optimum growing conditions as well.
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What Do Plants Need to Grow?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners in an ESL classroom identify the necessary requirements plants need to grow. Using Spanish worksheets, they label each part of a plant and state their function. They are given cutouts of a picture and the Spanish word in which...
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Water Pollution Lesson Plan: Don't Trust Your Eyes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils develop a list of actions they could perform that would protect our water resources from pollution. They formulate hypotheses, conduct experiments and draw conclusions about actual pollutants found in our water supply.
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Radio Program #11-The Family Farm

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars interpret the lives of persons who grew up on family farms. They compare the changes in farming technology from early days to present time. Students project what the future holds for family farms.
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The Macaroni Lab

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students are given an introduction to the "ecosystem", what factors make up an ecosystem (biotic factors, abiotic factors, food chain, producers, consumers and decomposers) and how those factors interact.
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Earthworm Movement and Landscape Structure

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students describe differences in animal usage of habitats depending upon successional status of site. They also design other experiments to test movement patterns of animals through habitats of differing structure.
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Texas City Disaster

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the Texas City Disaster, the largest industrial accident in United States history. They examine the explosions of the SS Grandcamp and the SS High Flyer and their effect on the oil refining center of Texas City and...
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Skates

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students gain understanding of structure, characteristics, and basic needs of living things and their role in world, identify parts of skate, observe details of skate's body and skate egg case, and identify unique characteristics of skates.
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Where to shop?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study a topic of an environmental nature that is relevant to them (as individuals) on a local level, but with global implications. They consider whether their family's shopping habits have any lasting effects on the environment.
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Using Land

For Students 7th - 12th
In this land usage worksheet, students read about farmers in Bolivia are using a system called raised-bed agriculture to feed its people. Students complete 2 short answer questions based on what they read.
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Biology Honors Final Project

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders work on a project about cellular biology and genetics. In this biology lesson, 10th graders research about the assigned human body system and genetic disorders that affect it. They create a multimedia presentation and...
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Breaking News English: Woman Gives Birth at 66

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Woman Gives Birth at 66," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Easter Folklore Traditions Live on in Slovakia

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students survey an article that discusses Slovakia traditions. In this ESL lesson, students read an article and then complete several activities, including a class discussion on folklore traditions, a vocabulary assignment, a...
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Water Pollution Graphing Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students describe and identify the link between land use activities within a watershed and water quality. They evaluate the quality of a "water sample" ( a bag of skittles), graph their results, and form a hypothesis about the land use...
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Korea in Your Community

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify Korean products sold in the US and become aware of Korea's importance in international trade.
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Project Wetlands

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students develop a joint undertaking designed to solve an environmental problem in their local community. They tackle the problem of erosion of banks and chemical run-off into a nearby lake, which is within walking distance of school.
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Geography and World History

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students build off of their current knowledge of geography and world history, while being introduced to new concepts and ideas.

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