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Motion, Force, and Gravity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write a research paper about human space travel. For this space travel lesson, students watch a video and research issues related to space travel. They use their research to write a paper about whether human space travel should...
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What's "In" There: A Study of the Inner Planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify and explore the four inner planets. In this planet science instructional activity, 1st graders watch a PowerPoint about the planets. Students read the book Our Solar System and discuss the inner planets. Students...
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What's "Out" There?

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the five outer planets. In this space science instructional activity, 1st graders read the book Our Solar System and identify the five outer planets. Students create a booklet and write about outer planets.
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Cranes, Crosswalks, and Big Gulps

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars watch a video and answer questions based on wildlife jobs. In this wildlife lesson plan, students learn that biologists don't just play with animals but that there is a lot of study involved.
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Balloon Rocket

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars observe a balloon rocket and how it relates to Newton's Third Law of Motion. For this balloon rocket lesson plan, students make a balloon rocket out of balloons, clothespins, straw, fishing line, and duct tape.
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Parachutes: What Affects a Parachute

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create a simple paper parachute. In this parachute design lesson, students examine the effects of the wind and make napkin parachutes.  
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Forest Appreciation

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners gain appreciation for the value of the forest. In this forest lesson, students discuss the benefits of forests and their products. They play a kinesthetic game about the consumers of the forest.  
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How Old is that Cookie?

For Teachers K - 6th
Students investigate adaptation.  In this cookie age lesson, students examine changes and variations in chocolate chips in cookies in preparation for determining the age of trees using lines.  Students discuss how the age of trees is...
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A Tree is an Ecosystem

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students make observations about trees. In this ecosystem instructional activity, students observe and record all living and non living things they find under a tree, look for birds nests, evidence of woodpeckers and take samples such as...
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Schoolyard Field Guide

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe, plan, research, and create a field guide for the trees that are in their schoolyard. In this trees lesson plan, 4th graders make careful observations of what they see around their school and create a guide.
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Sorting and Classifying with Tree Products

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders sort and classify wood.  In this sorting tree products lesson plan, 4th graders sort and classify tree parts and pieces of wood, both natural and manufactured according to their properties. 
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Wood is Everywhere!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders diagram and label the parts of a tree. For this lesson on how trees obtain food, 5th graders diagram and label the parts of a tree, and determine the diameter, height, and age of a tree.
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Quadrate Lab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils 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 will...
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Selecting the Best Material to Use While Solving Technological Problems

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine natural resources and discuss their pros and cons.  In this sustainable environment lesson, students describe reasons to use specific resources when faced with different problems, specifically why wood is a great...
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Tree ID Booklet

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars make a booklet of leaves they find and identify the tree they came from. In this tree identification lesson plan, students research the leaves on the internet to determine the tree they come from.
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Using Density to Identify Wood Types

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify different woods based on their density. In this density lesson, students use a triple beam balance to find the mass and a metric ruler for the volume. They look through various wood blocks and identify what type of wood...
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Basic Tree and Forest Measurements

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine how trees are measured and the different methods used.  In this density lesson students divide into groups and practice the different methods.
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The Exceptional Nature of Cellulose

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students observe the affects of a substance's composition and structure have on its solubility.  In this cellulose lesson students compare the amount of energy required to dissolve mono-saccharides with that required to dissolve...
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To Clear or Not To Clear, That Is the Question

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils plan how to manage a fictional timber resource.  In this earth science lesson plan, students research the options and repercussions of logging a forested plot of land.  Pupils consider the implications of logging to the animal...
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The Robots are Coming

For Students 7th - 12th
In this robots worksheet, students read a 6-paragraph article about robots and robotics and respond to 4 short answer questions regarding the article. Vocabulary words from the article and their definitions are also included.
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Glacier Presentations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research news articles relating to global climate change. In this earth science lesson, students create a news broadcast using the information they gathered. They present this in class and each student gives their peer...
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Is Shep Sherman Innocent or Guilty?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a whole group discussion about what Shep Sherman is being charged with? They discuss if they think he is innocent or guilty? They observe while the teacher writes their thoughts on the board and then they...
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COLD SEA WATERS

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine how old sea waters affected the local and state area during the summer of 1998. Studying a detailed web-site helps students examine sea temperatures.
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Where in the World is..?: An ecological study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze different ecosystems from the perspective of someone from another planet. They compare different ecosystems to determine which would be suitable to inhabit. This is an interdisciplinary activity.

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