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Windsor Opposes Waste - WOW!

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students participate in paper recycling. They are taught to environmental awareness of recycling and its importance in their future. Students discuss and identify the problems of how they can minimize waste. They brainstorm suggestions...
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Soil Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine zip lock bags of clay, silt, and sand to determine its origin. They rotate through stations to compare different soils and perform oil separation and Tullgren funnel tests.
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What Is A Fossil?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this fossils worksheet, students read 13 clues pertaining to fossils. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank.
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Science Quiz

For Students 6th
In this geology learning exercise, 6th graders match the vocabulary words with the meanings found in the right column for the 12 words.
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Everything is Made of Something

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Young scientists can use this worksheet to learn about natural resources, as well as what we use them for. A word search prompts pupils to find sixteen words about natural resources.
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Gold Fever

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "Why did John Sutter ask James Marshall to keep the gold a secret?"
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Solid Earth Socratic Questions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in a whole class discussion to relate what they know about earthquakes to the processes of plate tectonics. They respond to prompts that lead them to conclusions about the layers of the earth.
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Take a Stab!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Your geology class practices taking core samples of a potato to examine the stratigraphy. This is a terrific modeling lesson that helps youngsters visualize strata that cannot be seen from the surface of the ground. The directions...
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Water Water Everywhere

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
The protection of our water supply is the subject of an article used in this cross-curricular reading comprehension worksheet. After studying the passage, readers use information from the text to respond to a series of comprehension...
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Word Grid

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this soil worksheet, students find words that represent soil words in a word search. Students search for 9 words in this word search.
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Detectives in the Landscape

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore landscapes. In this landscape lesson plan, 4th graders investigate different elements of landscapes. Students design a visual presentation using photographs taken during a nature walk.
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Using Radioactive Decay to Determine Geologic Age

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners investigae using radioactive decay to determine geologic age.
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Back to the Past

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students label fossil imprints. In this Geology activity, students view fossil imprints of several items. Students explain what a fossil is.
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Arizona Challenge

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Arizona activity, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions about Arizona. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Glacial Striation Investigation

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students operate a GPS unit to investigate the direction of glacier movement. They describe the motion of glacier movement by interpreting a graph. Students explain how scientists use glacier striations to determine glacier movement.
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Species Identification Using Dichotomous Keys

For Teachers 4th - 8th
To help your students unlock the wonderful world of living things, teach them to use a dichotomous key.
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Patterns in Nature

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine places in nature where patterns can be observed by looking through a number of books after watching a teacher PowerPoint presentation. They illustrate a pattern in nature.
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Adaptations

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify plant adaptations. In this adaptations lesson, 6th graders use digital cameras to photograph plants found on their campus. Students describe the adaptations for each plant.
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A Summer Reading List for Science Teachers

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Summer can be a time to read enjoyable books that can give you lesson ideas you can take back to the classroom.
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Super Scientists Code

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students use the key code on the right to unscramble each of the scientists. They also match each of the scientists found to their correct description.
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Super Scientists Bingo

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students select twenty-five scientists from the list to fill in their bingo card. Then they match each of the scientists listed to their correct description strip.
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Gold Mine

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students investigate gold. In this gold panning lesson, students demonstrate the process of mining through an experiment using two boxes of sand. Students design a safe way to mine gold.
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Geology Word List

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students review the vocabulary words for the separate categories related to the concept of geology.
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Types of Scientists

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students match each type of scientist listed in the left-had column to its correct description found in the right-hand column. There are 34 different scientists to match on the sheet.

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