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The Water Cycle: Transpiration

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify and describe the stages in the water cycle. Using plants, they determine if they play a role in the cycle and measure the water the plants give off. They complete an experiment to determine if deciduous or coniferous...
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Shadow Chasing

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe and measure their shadows. They go outside at three hour increments during the course of a day. Each time students measure and record the length of their shadows. Students read books about shadows and discuss why...
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Chemical Changes by Gems

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders observe that heat is produced when two substances are combined. They brainstorm how, and then experiment to find out which of two chemicals created the heat.
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Design a Pollinator

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make a scientific drawing of a pollinator with at least five traits that make them well adapted to a given plant(s). They describe in their science notebook the adaptations that make their pollinator well suited to a given plant.
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Power In The Wind

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils experiment designing graphs of selected readings from the Nebraska sites from the Power in the Wind study. They choose whether or not to put their data in a spreadsheet program to make a computer-generated graph or to complete one...
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Using Land

For Students 7th - 12th
In this land usage worksheet, students read about farmers in Bolivia are using a system called raised-bed agriculture to feed its people. Students complete 2 short answer questions based on what they read.
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Ecosystems

For Students 7th - 12th
In this ecosystems worksheet, students define the components that make up an ecosystem. Students focus on the forests found in Ireland. This worksheet has 30 fill in the blank and 7 short answer questions.
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Landfills and Dumps

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this environmental issues worksheet, students learn about sanitary landfills and dumps by reading a one page information text. Students also study the cross section of a landfill. There are no questions to answer.
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The Basics:Life Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore concepts in life science using segments drawn from Discovery Channel. In this life science lesson, students participate in discussions about the food chain. Students create a poster to illustrate a predator and prey...
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Examine an Ecosystem

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine an ecosystem and record what they see.  In this ecosystem lesson students use a worksheet to help them identify the organisms in their ecosystem. 
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View Tube Triangulation

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate a particular object then calculate to find the class average and standard deviation.  In this measuring distance lesson students list their calculations on a piece of paper. 
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Death of the Dinosaur

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners consider theories of dinosaur extinction. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read an article about dinosaur extinction theories. Learners may also complete the suggested activities. The article is not included.
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Evolution Explorations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare characteristics of animals and human beings. In this biology activity, students observe an animal and record their observations. They infer whether the evolution theory is true or not.

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