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Entering the Twilight Zone
Students describe major features of cold seep communities and list organisms that are found in these communities. In this water habitat instructional activity students examine trophic levels, describe the process of...
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Life is Weird
Learners study the organisms that are found in cold seeps and see how they interact with each-other. In this biological organism lesson students describe the major features of cold seeps and the process of chemosynthesis.
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This Life Stinks
Students study cold seeps and see how organisms obtain energy from methane. In this sinkholes lesson plan students examine the relevance of chemosynthesis to communities.
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Lesson Plan for St. Catherine
Students analyze the art of St. Catherine and Gothic Art. In this art analysis instructional activity, students read the biography of St. Catherine and read about the carving of the statue. Students complete a related statue art...
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Be the Kiwi
Students explore aspects of New Zealand's environment. In this environmental geography lesson, students research the geography, resources and climate of New Zealand. This lesson includes a game, rubric, and extension.
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Biomes: Islands and Evolution
Middle schoolers discover how islands form, how plant and animal species get there and what the term means. In this biomes activity students prepare a presentation that describes the life forms and geography of an island.
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Making an Edible Coral Polyp
Students study anatomy. In this coral reef instructional activity, students recreate the anatomy of a coral polyp using edible materials. They work in pairs following step-by-step instructions given by the teacher. This instructional...
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Strawberry Girl: Life on the Frontier
Students explore geographic changes by researching the state of Florida. In this Florida history lesson, students identify the storms and disasters that have created sinkholes in portions of Florida. Students read the book Strawberry...
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Atmospheric Cells
Young scholars recognize that the sun is the source of energy driving atmosphere cells. They relate the motion of the atmospheric cells to mantle convection cells. Students recognize that the function of atmospheric cells is to move heat...
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Aquifers
Students participate in an experiment about aquifers. They answer questons and make observations about the experiment. They discuss how they can make a difference in the way water is used.
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Physical Properties Of Coal
Students examine and identify the observable properties of coal. After a lecture/demo, students perform a simple experiment. They observe samples of coal and record data in an organized manner.
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Acid Rain: The Disappearing Statue
Second graders examine the effects of acid rain on statues and buildings. They participate in an experiment in which they use different chemicals on building materials. They observe and record their observations.
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Acid Rain: An Air Pollutant
Fifth graders participate in an experiment in which they examine the effects of acid rain on buildings. They discover how huge a problem acid rain is not only to structures but to the environment. They gather pictures of acid rain to...
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Speleothem Formations
Students examine how speleothem formations can be simulated. Students follow directions carefully in this laboratory experiment, and keep a written account of everything they observe. After five days, the students share their experiment...
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Eat Your State
Fourth graders identify the three major crops, some of the specialty crops, a natural resource from Indiana. They identify where they are located with 90% accuracy. Students map the physical regions of Indiana and identify the major...
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Bermuda: Search for Deep Water Caves 2009: Out of Darkness
Students analyze the three models on the origin of troglobitic fauna. In this life science lesson, students also consider how the Zonation model explains the fauna's origin. They also use the Internet to research solutional and volcanic...
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Aquifers: Unlimited or Not
Learners understand that an aquifer can become a non-renewable resource if it is not used wisely. Students do an experiment that recreates an aquifer in the classroom.
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Regions of Utah - Mapping
Fourth graders draw a rudimentary map of the state of Utah, dividing it into the three regions: the Great Basin, the Colorado Plateau, and the Rocky Mountain Region.
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LESSON PLANS (print version) pdf What is a Fossil?
Students can better explain how mould and cast fossils occur when they make their own cast fossils using plaster of Paris and objects such as shells, bone or even their own hand or footprint.
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Bermuda Today: Who Were Its Geologic Ancestors?
Students explore how the island of Bermuda came to be.
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What's Cookin' at Honey Creek?
Fourth graders are introduced to the process of prehistoric hot rock cooking in earth ovens on the Edwards Plateau of Texas. They explain the steps used in the hot rock cooking process.
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Inner Space Cavern Cave Field Activity: Drip Rate Analysis
Students compare drip rates at several different locations throughout a cave. They observe, first hand, the heterogeneity in flow paths present in karst aquifers such as the Edwards aquifer.
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Florida's Springs
Students follow the journey that water takes in aquifers and springs. They write about the major threats to the aquifer and the solutions to these threats.
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New Mammal Species Found
Learners brainstorm ideas about rodents, mammals and new discoveries. They describe rodents and participate in pre-reading activities. They read, discuss, and complete role play activities based on an article on the discovery of a new...
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