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Digital Collage Mandala

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use Photoshop to manipulate a photograph. They practice the proper use of networks to save and manage files and use Photoshop tools: Lasso tool, Move tool, copy and paste, layers and color manipulation.
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Georgia O'Keefe Inspired Flowers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine artwork by Georgia O'Keefe. They create their own abstracted flower. They use multimedia applications to manipulate and filter the colors.
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Garbage 2: Recycling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners apply what they have learned about throwaway products "and the valuable natural resources from which they're derived" by thinking about where garbage goes after they throw it out. They also examine their own ideas and habits...
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Nutrition 2: Good Food, Good Health

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine how food provides them with energy and materials for their body. In groups, they identify good and bad foods to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Using the internet, they research how food can affect their overall health.
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Biology: Make a Model Cell

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare and contrast plant and animal cells and then create a model of the latter. They visit Websites to view the cells and answer questions about them. In pairs, students create cell models using plastic baggies, syrup,...
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Secret Stories: Exploring the Elements of Folktales and Fables

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students are introduced to the characteristics of fables and folktales. In groups, they read and identify the various elements in the stories they read from around the world. For each story, they analyze the setting and the various...
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Editorial Cartoons: A Historical Example of Immigration Debates

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze political cartoons.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders research the Chinese Exclusion Act and the current arguments about immigration to the United States.  Students create a graphic...
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The First Amendment

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the First Amendment.  In this US Government instructional activity, 11th graders analyze the scope and meaning of the first amendment.  Students conduct a survey on First Amendment freedoms. ...
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February Civics and History Activity

For Students 5th - 10th
In this civics and history instructional activity, students research the internet to find the answers to the questions about civics and history. Students complete 16 questions total.
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Earth's Layers Online Activity

For Students 5th - 10th
For this Earth's layers worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about Earth's layers to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 12 questions total.
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Environmentalists Internet Hunt

For Students 5th - 10th
In this environmentalist worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about environmentalists to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 14 questions total.
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Heart Facts Internet Activity

For Students 5th - 8th
In this heart facts worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about the heart to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 16 questions total.
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Civil Rights - What are yours?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore US Civil Rights. In this us government activity, students watch a video and then complete a worksheet on identifying and understanding their personal civil rights.
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Energy Plans and their Impact on You

For Students 6th - 8th
In this energy worksheet, students read articles on the internet about energy and answer short answer questions. Students answer 10 questions total.
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Clean Coal Technology

For Students 5th - 10th
In this clean coal worksheet, students click on the links to learn more about clean coal technology and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 12 questions total.
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Energy Saving Digital Video Project

For Students 5th - 10th
In this energy worksheet, learners click on the links to research the internet about energy and follow directions in order to create a digital video project. Students follow 8 sets of directions.
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Wetlands - Food Web Relationships

For Students 6th - 10th
In this food web relationships worksheet, students click on the links to learn about the food web relationships in the wetlands and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 8 questions total.
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Bluebirds Project

For Students 4th - 8th
In this bluebirds worksheet, students click on the links to learn about bluebirds and then answer short answer questions about them. Students answer 4 questions total.
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Evaluate Heart Health

For Students 4th - 6th
In this heart health worksheet, students use links provided to complete an activity about the human heart, measuring pulse and graphing results.
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Natural Resource Wars - who will be the winner

For Students 5th - 10th
In this natural resources worksheet, students read articles about natural resources and write an essay about the issue they choose. Students answer 4 questions in their essay.
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Food Web Relationships

For Students 4th - 8th
In this food web worksheet, students create a food web matrix and answer short answer questions about the food chain according to the matrix. Students complete 7 short answer questions.
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Lead Pb Environmental and Health Issues

For Students 5th - 10th
For this health issues worksheet, learners write a letter to the President about the health issues that arise from metal and lead after reading articles about the dangers. Students read 9 articles.
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Wetlands - Frog Facts Song

For Students 2nd - 8th
In this frog facts song worksheet, students follow directions on how to compose a song using frog facts. Students pick a well known children's song, gather facts about frogs, and then write new lyrics to the children's song.
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Dinosaur Matching

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this dinosaur matching worksheet, students look at 5 pictures of dinosaurs and read 5 names, then draw a line to match the picture to the name.