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Hands On Biodiversity: Networking Students and Their Biomes

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students telecommunicate and use the US Mail to network students from five biomes in the United States in order to monitor water quality in each area. They have e-mail pals and exchange materials representative of themselves and their...
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Edible Resource Maps

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders work in groups to create an edible resource map showing locations of at least five resources in the United States. Students research on the internet different regions and the resources that are found in those areas. They...
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MAISA and the REMC Association of Michigan

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students complete online research to study geography's impact on weather. In this geography and weather lesson plan, students research weather in their city for ten days using an online website. Students bookmark the site, enter data...
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American Colonies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students record information in a database about the three American colonies. They are comparing and contrasting them. They are to log into a given database and fill in the corresponding sections. Once it is filled in the similiarities...
Interactive
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Systems of Linear Inequalities

For Students 9th - 11th
For this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, learners solve systems of linear inequalities by graphing the inequalities on a coordinate plane and determining the location of all ordered pairs that solve the system.  The three page...
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Regions of the US: Gulf Stream, States and Their Capitals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify one way of dividing the US into geographical regions and then consider alternate ways of doing the same. They locate each of the fifty states and their capitals on a map. They research the Gulf Stream region.
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Hot Spots Research Project

For Teachers 10th Standards
The Cold War was only between the US and the USSR, right? Wrong! Scholars use primary and secondary resources to analyze the global impact of the Cold War. The fourth installment of an eight-part series culminates in the creation of a...
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Mapping the Past

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars study historical maps to view how the world evolved from medieval times through the Renaissance. They work in groups to examine the maps and present a report on one of the listed maps.
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University of Colorado

Are All Asteroids' Surfaces the Same Age?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Did you know scientists can tell the age of an asteroid by looking closely at its craters? This final lesson of a six-part series focuses on two asteroids, Gaspra and Ida, in order to demonstrate the concept of dating asteroids. Scholars...
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Documenting the Great Depression

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students compare and contrast two photographs from the Great Depression, and identify the ways in which the photographers depicted the hardships of everyday life during this period. They hypothesize about the story behind each photograph...
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Why All the Wiggling on the Way Up? CO2 in the Atmosphere

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
The climate change debate, in the political arena, is currently a hot topic! Learners explore carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere and what this means for the future in the 11th installment of 12. Through an analysis of carbon dioxide...
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Working with Willows

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore their sense of touch and discover why the sense of touch is important to us and to how we observe and identify our world.
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Physical and Human Geography Review Worksheet and Study Guide

For Students 6th - 9th
In this geography skills instructional activity, students respond to 30 short answer questions pertaining to physical and human geography.
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3-D Topographic Maps

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a 3-D topographic map.  In this map building activity, students use cardboard to create a topographic map of the Catskills mountain region.
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Chapter 2 Test: Government and The Economy

For Students 7th - 8th
In this US government and economy worksheet, learners complete a chapter test. They match words associated with the topic to their definitions. They list the three main branches of the government, describe the role of the President, tell...
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California Geography

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore geography of four distinct regions of California: mountains, coast, central valley, and desert. They locate California on map, identify state's boundaries and borders, and explore agriculture, a major economic...
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Zip Codes

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover how a zip code is used. In this zip code lesson, students use the parts of a zip code to find where a letter is going, then find the first number of zip codes based on geographic regions.
Organizer
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Hurricane Frequency: Identifying Regions with Similar Numbers of Hurricanes

For Students 7th - 9th
In this earth science worksheet, learners answer 6 questions about the hurricane map and data provided. They create a data table based on the information provided on the map.
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Regional Economics in the United States

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe and provide examples of the primary factors behind the regional pattern of economic activity in the United States. They create maps showing regional economics patterns in the US and examine those patterns in comparison...
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Remarkable Reptiles

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students will develop a KWL chart with the class to assess prior knowledge. The students will be given five-ten minutes to individually fill out the Know and Wonder sections of their individual charts. They will then participate in...
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I Will Survive!

For Teachers 4th
The students will be given approximately five minutes to individually brainstorm general plant and animals adaptations that they already know about. The class will use these as a starting point to develop a KWL chart specific to desert...
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My Heritage Country Report

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list five food dishes that are part of their family's heritage. Each student then does research of a country and a recipe (possibly a family recipe). With the help of members of his/her kitchen group, the student prepares the dish.
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Geometric Probability

For Students 10th
For this geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine the probability of an event occurring based on the geometric sketch.  The one page worksheet contains fourteen problems.  Answers are included. 
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Geometric Probability

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders determine the probability of an event occurring based on the geometric sketch.  The one page worksheet contains sixteen problems.  Answers are included.