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Exploring the Water Cycle

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson, students create an ecosystem within a 2-liter bottle. Students record scientific observations as they observe the water cycle within their ecosystem.
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Take a Dip: Be a Field Guide

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create a Visitor's Field Guide for the local area in order to enhance the understanding of natural features of the area for those who may be unfamiliar with the area.
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Our World

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Earth Day coloring instructional activity, students read a poem 'We've got the whole world around us in our hands.' Students then color the picture of the world in the hand.
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The Water Cycle

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this worksheet on the water cycle, students read a short passage about the water cycle, located beneath a graphic organizer showing the cycle in pictures with labels.
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THE TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students participate in an exercise which demonstrates how sediments are deposited.
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Water Features - Lesson 2 - U.S. Political Map Grade 4-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students locate water features on maps. In this geography instructional activity, students complete worksheets that require them to identify water features on a U. S. political map.
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Can You Control Floods

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students assume the role of an engineer or planner. As an engineer or planner they must come up with ideas that can be put into place to control floods. They produce a working model of flood control.
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Geography

For Students 4th - 6th
In this geography worksheet, students write the vocabulary word for the geography definition given. Students complete 22 problems with words from a word bank.
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Estuaries

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this estuaries worksheet, students answer short answer questions about estuaries where they live. Students complete 9 short answer questions.
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Water Words Puzzle

For Students 5th - 8th
In this water worksheet, students fill in the blanks to a crossword puzzle having to do with water words. Students complete 25 blanks in the crossword.
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Beaver Cloze Activity

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this beaver paragraph instructional activity, students use words given in word banks to complete short cloze paragraphs about beavers. A website reference is given.
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Sedimentary Rocks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how sedimentary rocks form. They identify different examples of sedimentary rocks. They also discover what types of rocks are in Illinois soil.
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Water Quality

For Teachers 12th
Students use a microcomputer connected to a conductivity probe to measure the total dissolved solids in local area water samples. Students then compare their measurements with others in their class as well as other standard measurements.
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Florida's Springs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students calculate the water usage for irrigation of school grounds. They use maps in determining which areas are irrigated.
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Rain Garden

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers build rain gardens. In this community service lesson, students study the effectiveness of rain gardens in allowing water to run off. High schoolers build a community rain garden at their school.
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History 1 Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this social studies activity, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. Spelling skills are worked on.
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The Water Cycle: Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this water cycle worksheet, students complete a 13 word crossword puzzle, using a set of given clues about the water cycle.
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"Pennsylvania Watersheds, Many Ways to the Sea"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students trace a molecule of water through the water cycle including each of its three loops. They describe why evapotranspiration demands the largest portion of total precipitation falling on a forested watershed.
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Hydrologic Cycle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students examine the hydrological cycle through the coloring of the picture that graphically organizes the concept.
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Evaporation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explain the process of evaporation using an activity that allows students to see the gradual disappearance of water.
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Earth Day Crossword

For Students 4th - 5th
In this crossword puzzle learning exercise, students read the 25 clues about Earth Day. Students then complete the crossword puzzle about Earth Day.
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All About Ducks for Kids

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this duck facts worksheet, students read series of paragraphs from on online website about ducks. Students may then complete several related duck activities.
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Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Rivers and Streams

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a close-up look at the world of rivers and streams and discover what lives there and where you can find them through pictures, news, descriptions, and external links.
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Missouri Botanical Garden: Rivers and Streams

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Evergreen Project profiles the natural history of rivers and streams. Topics include watersheds, how a stream becomes a river, erosion, water pollution, and the like.

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