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Motion of the Sun and Earth: Using a Playground Model to Explore Rotation and Revolution

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students experience the rotation of the Earth and the Sun and the Earth's revolution around the Sun, using a playground mode.
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Adopt A Twig

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore leafless twigs and identify leaf buds.  In this forest resources activity students complete a lab activity that shows them how to identify tree and leaf identification. 
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Creating The Blueprints

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson in order to create blueprints to design an original floorplan. They use graphing paper and drawing tools to demonstrate knowledge of the lesson objectives. Students label and use the right kind of proportions...
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Arctic Microclimates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify, measure, and average micro-climatic temperatures in a particular region. They draw a small-scale map of an area to be sampled (classroom, playground, park, backyard) and identify potential locations for...