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Air Quality and Transportation in the Tulsa Area

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the effects of air pollution. In this environmental lesson, students discuss the causes of air pollution and identify how transportation has an effect on the air quality. Students identify other alternatives to driving.
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Biomes: Freshwater & Seawater

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe organisms behavior and adaptations.  In this biomes lesson students conduct fieldwork to determine water quality and answer questions about the differences between different habitats. 
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Graphic Organizers Aid Comprehension

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create story webs to aid comprehension of ecosystems. In this reading strategies lesson plan, students discover the importance of organizing information while reading a nonfiction text. Students produce story webs to communicate...
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Weather Awareness

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate weather. In this weather lesson, 2nd graders discover how to read a temperature gauge, keep track of the weather, and find out how the weather affects their day. They work individually and in partners to make...
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Quadrate Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars investigate tree stems and conduct an experiment on how non living factors affect living factors. In this tree stems lesson plan, students observe and record physical characteristics, and make predictions on what factors...
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The Bubonic Plague Student Worksheet

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Medieval Era learning exercise, students read a 1-page selection about Bubonic Plague as well as Internet articles about the topic and then respond to 10 short answer questions.
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Ingrid Betancourt

For Students 4th - 6th
In this EIngrid Betancourt activity, learners read about the life of the politician, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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Water Quality Monitoring

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
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Learning to Prune

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine different pruning techniques and practice pruning trees.
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Funeral Rites Research

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students compare their own cultural/religious beliefs and traditions of death and funerals with those of another culture. They conduct research, and write a research paper.
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Most Troublesome Exotic Invasive Plant Species Web Quest

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in a Web Quest activity in which they identify common exotic invasive plant species of the Southern Appalachian Region. After identifying the top 10 exotic invasive species, they choose one to research in depth.
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Keep that Zip! Nutrients: Zinc, Iron, Protein

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explain the importance of zinc, iron and protein. In this biology lesson, students create a brochure containing information about the three nutrients. They share their brochure in class.
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Aboriginal Physical Education

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners engage in p.e. activities that have roots in native Indian, Metis, and Inuit cultures. They practice the skill involved and listen to the significance behind the skill. They read relevant books and define new terminology.
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Disease, Pandemics, and the Role of Government

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils compare and contrast the global efforts being made to stem a possible avian flu pandemic to the global efforts made to counter the current HIV/AIDS pandemic.
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The Breathtaking Nature of the Urban Explosion, Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore ozone levels. They measure the concentrations of ground-level ozone in the atmosphere. Students observe changes in the concentrations of ozone over time. Students complete a data sheet to record ozone readings over a...
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Kids Health: Life After High School

For Students 9th - 10th
When high school ends teens can often be intimidated by what will come next. For some people college is the next step, others choose employment. This site gives advice for how to determine what's best for you. Links to related sites are...
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Thurston High School: Tundra Project

For Students 9th - 10th
High school student site that describes and illustrates the tundra biome with such topics as climate, location, vegetation, health issues, and animals.
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Open Sci Ed: Covid 19 & Health Equity, High School Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This unit is designed to support students in understanding the COVID-19 pandemic, transmission of the COVID-19 virus, and the impacts of the pandemic on communities, especially communities of color.
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Expect Respect High School Advisory Lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plans include the topics of a program that engages youth, parents, schools and communities in building healthy teen relationships and preventing dating abuse
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University of Arizona

Pulse: Fertilizers, Pesticides and Human Health

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A cross-curricular unit to explore how human health is impacted by pesticides and fertilizers. The lesson comes out of the Chicano movement which studies the health of migrant workers due to agricultural practices. The unit was developed...
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Kids Health: Studying Abroad

For Students 9th - 10th
Moving away from home after high school can be intimidating. Some choose to move much further than a few miles though. Choosing to live and study abroad can be a life-changing experience. Learn more about the process and the...
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Track & Field News

For Students 9th - 10th
Track and Field News provides viewers with high school, college, and elite track and field information and news.
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Thurston High School: Sharryl Lattion and Melissa Femrite: Biomes: Desert

For Students 9th - 10th
Written for younger readers, this article reveals facts about animals and plants as well as health concerns for people in the desert environment.
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Pbs.org: Education: 7 Ways Teachers & School Leaders Can Support Students in a (Post) Pandemic Year

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Multiple Pandemics and the Impact on Emotional Health: As students return to school, remediating learning loss is a high priority for school leaders and teachers. While some educators may feel better equipped to address the learning...

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