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Harmful Effects of Acid Rain

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are able to demonstrate the harmful effects of an acidic solution. They become aware of the harmful effects of acid rain. Students make predictions before they began the experiment. If vingegar contains acid, then how...
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Acid Rain

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students understand the dynamics of acid rain and its impact on the living and non-living environment. They hypothesize how acid rain affects water pH levels in two lake systems with differing watershed features.
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Acid Rain

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students perform experiments to determine how different acids cause acid rain. They measure the pH of the water to calculate the water's acidity. They discover how acid rain dissolves rock materials.
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The Environment

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the issues that influence our environment and research ways to decrease the negative impact that humans have on the environment. Misconceptions about environmental issues are addressed in this lesson.
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Regolith Formation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain the difference between regolith formation on Earth and the Moon. In this space science lesson, students model the different factors affecting regolith formation on Earth. They identify the different types of weathering.
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Regolith Formation

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners study what regolith is and how it contrasts with weathering on Earth.  In this weathering lesson students divide into groups, hypothesize and confirm their guesses. 
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Global Warming Statistics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research real-time and historic temperature data of U.S. and world locations, and analyze the data using mean, median, and mode averages. They graph the data and draw conclusions by analyzing the data. A spreadsheet is used to...
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It's All About the Roots

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the process of hydroponic agriculture. They grow beans in different hydroponic solutions, compare results and graph their observations.