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When Land Ice Melts

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate what happens when land ice melts. They discuss how the melting of land ice is different than the melting of icebergs. Students observe what happens as the ice melts.
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Curated OER

Culture is Like An Iceberg

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the different features of culture. They determine which features are visible and invisible. They describe how the two types affect each other.
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Worksheet
World Wildlife Fund

Arctic Shapes

For Teachers 5th - 6th Standards
In a two-part worksheet, young geometers examine 3-D shapes and describe their attributes in a table. They will be able to draw the shape and name the number of vertices, faces, and edges. In the second part, individuals explore nets of...
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National Wildlife Federation

Penguin Fun Facts

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
What's black and white and can dive up to 1,800 feet under water? That's right, penguins! Learn this and many other amazing facts about these unique birds with this handy reference sheet.
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Peace Corps

Culture is Like an Iceberg

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What influences the way you dress, or celebrate holidays, or connect with your friends? Explore the cultural traits that are not easily seen with an engaging discussion. Using the model of an iceberg, learners place features of culture...
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Beyond Benign

The Big Melt: Arctic Ice Caps

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Are the Arctic ice caps really melting out of existence? Junior climatologists examine the statistics of ice decline through four math-based lessons. Each activity incorporates data, climate information, and environmental impact into an...
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Curated OER

Follow the Water Cycle

For Teachers K
Students explore the stages in the water cycle, evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. They hypothesize about the source of rain and search for forms of water on Earth.
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Curated OER

Follow Your Dreams: Career Goals

For Teachers 11th - 12th
It is so important for impending high school graduates to start thinking about their potential careers. Here, they discuss the persistence of Blondie Hasler and his impressive transatlantic trip. They follow various routes on a map and...
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Curated OER

The Iceberg

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students consider Mongolian and American cultural features. In this global studies lesson, students compare an iceberg to cultural features as they brainstorm and discuss visible and invisible cultural features.
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Curated OER

Culture Is Like an Iceberg

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine cultural traditions. For this culture lesson, students compare invisible and visible features of culture as they complete an iceberg-themed worksheet.
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Curated OER

How to Make a Lake

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine the Michigan state quarter and discuss the effects glaciers have on land formation. They perform an investigate using ice cubes and sand to show how glaciers have carved the land.
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Curated OER

Glaciers and Global Sea Rise

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners explain how melting glaciers affect global warming. For this earth science lesson, students investigate the change in ice density as it melts. They discuss the human and environmental impact of rising sea levels.
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Curated OER

Landforms in a Tub

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use common household items to build landforms and simulate weathering and erosion.
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Curated OER

Water Pollution Prevention and Conservation

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students examine how to conserve water. They also discover how to prevent water pollution. They examine the Earth's water distribution as well.
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Curated OER

Mystery of the Megaflood

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students will use everyday items and speeds to describe the dimensions of a massive flood that occurred in the Pacific Northwest near the end of the last ice age.
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Curated OER

Salt Water vs. Fresh Water

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore why the oceans do not freeze. They explain why they think the Atlantic Ocean does not freeze. Students are given background information about what they are doing. They create a hypothesis about what they believe...
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Curated OER

Summing Up the Disaster

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars are introduced to news writing being a concise, factual, and informative type of writing. They assess that publishing an article in a newspaper style utilizes a word processing program. Each student researches the Titanic...
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Curated OER

Culture Is Like an Iceberg

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine features of culture to determine which are visible and which are invisible, and how the invisible affect the visible. They look at both their outline drawing of the iceberg and their Features of Culture worksheet...
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Curated OER

Rising Sea Levels: UK and Bangladesh

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the possible effects of global warming. In this geography/global warming lesson, students identify regions using an atlas and complete a global warming worksheet. Students perform an experiment in which they simulate...
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Curated OER

"Wet" Your Appetite: Conserving Water

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate how water is utilized in producing food. For this agriculture lesson, students examine how much water goes into the creation of their daily menu. Students create a new menu that can conserve water and cut their water...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Total English Elementary: The Riley's Summer Holiday

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2 paragraph passage about a family's summer holiday and highlight the use of present continuous verbs as they respond to 9 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

Tsunami

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine what causes tsunamis and why they all behave differently.  In this tsunami instructional activity students complete a group activity after viewing a video. 
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Curated OER

A SALT WATER-Y WORLD

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers observe a model of the distribution of the earth's water and compare the relative volumes and percentages of types of water on earth.
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Curated OER

The Energy of Music

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover how engineers use sound energy. They participate in hands-on activities in which they discover how we know sound exists. They identify different pitches and frequencies as well.

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