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The Rock and Fossil Record-Science Puzzlers, Twisters & Teasers
In this earth science instructional activity, students complete 12 questions about rocks and fossils in the form of anagrams, riddles, sequences, and brain teasers.
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Fishing for El Nino
Learners explain why fish are in their usual location from the perspective of a worker on a fishing boat. They use clues clues, research, and a fake letter from their friend in North Carolina to determine the cause is El Nino.
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Mirror Mirror
Students participate in an experiment to help them explain specular and diffusion reflection.
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Unsaturated, Saturated and Supersaturated
Students investigate unsaturated, saturated and supersaturated solutions. In this solutions lesson plan, students experiment with sodium acetate and produce three different types of solutions including a saturated solution of sodium...
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The Strength of the Muscular System
Seventh graders investigate the strength of the muscular system. They explore voluntary and involuntary muscle movement and discuss the types of muscles: cardiac or heart, skeletal, and smooth. They visit stations to answer questions...
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Protective Services/ "Dump Busters"
Young scholars tell,write and show the importance of following correct procedures to promote safety of self, others, property, and shared resources. They
determine a crime suspect through systematic inquiry and objective information...
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Farm Animals - Mothers and Babies - "Are You My Baby?"
Students listen to a teacher read aloud and discuss the farm animals. They participate in an role playing activity that explains how mother mammals recognize their young by their scent.
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Animalopedia Poetry
Students reseach animals while working in groups. They write poems to be included in a class Animalopedia book.
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When Is a Pest an Insect?
High schoolers view the importance of insects as pollinators. They are now posed with the problem--those insects are nice--but insects are pests right? Students explore their description of pests and pesticides.