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Where in the World Is All the Water?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the distribution of the earth's water. They conduct a demonstration of water distribution, and create a pie graph to display the results.
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Bacterial growth

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the exponential growth and decay of microbial populations in relation to the organism tolerance ranges in their environment, They observe the impact of changing variables which can affect microbial populations.
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Exploring the Great Salt Lake

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in a scavenger hunt, looking for things that are unique about the ecosystem in and around the lake. They observe and describe a variety of habitats and distinguish living and nonliving elements of...
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Reading: Taking Care of the Common Cold

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page passage from the Mayo Clinic about taking care of the common cold. Students answer 8 multiple choice questions about the information.
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Rocky Intertidal Field Trip

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate tides and the land submerged under them.  For this intertidal field trip, Students visit the intertidal zone and observe the habitats and animals that live there.  Students view the pools under rocks where...
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Freshwater Habitats

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars take samples from local freshwater sources and examine them for macroinvertebrate life. They take samples from both shallow and deep freshwater environments, measure temperatures, and classify organisms found in their...
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Ocean Habitats:

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students investigate the creatures of intertidal zones. They explore the adaptations species make to survive .
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Cell Size Changes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the behavior of living cells treated with different types of stimuli. They watch an online movie, examine wet mount slides under a microscope, take an online quiz, and analyze data.
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Water Will, Water Way

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Students complete a unit on biodiversity and their significance to pharmaceuticals. They
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Dissecting Crickets

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students dissect a cricket and note the three body regions, wings, and legs. They observe the yellow malphigian tubes and remove them. They dissect the esophagus and analyze the heart for respiratory rates and heart beat rates.
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Salt Water vs. Fresh Water

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore why the oceans do not freeze. They explain why they think the Atlantic Ocean does not freeze. Students are given background information about what they are doing. They create a hypothesis about what they believe...
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Brine Shrimp Life Cycle

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine brine shrimp through "A Sea Monkey's Life" story. They study the living environments and life cycle of brine shrimp. They look at brine shrimp and cysts through a microscope, identifying new vocabulary that was...
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Weather Tracking

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use the internet to locate weather reports. They present data collected to the class through poster presentation. They read aloud the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett and answer questions about...
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How the Great Salt Lake Relates To Us

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders name at least three resources that come for the Great Salt Lake. They describe at least one product that is made from each resource. They name and locate on a map at least five different geographic regions where Great...
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Aquatic Organisms and Their Habitats

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the presence of specific organisms in a freshwater habitat to determine the quality of that habitat. They conduct a field study and distinguish and classify organisms found during the field study.
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Ocean Currents and Sea Surface Temperature

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students use satellite data to explore sea surface temperature. They explore the relationship between the rotation of the Earth, the path of ocean current and air pressure centers. After studying maps of sea surface temperature and ocean...
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Environmental Issues

For Students 8th - 10th
In this environmental issues worksheet, students are given 10 current topics that are problems in our environment today. They complete sentences about each topic by filling in the blanks with the appropriate terms. Some of the issues...
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Food Webs in the Barnegat Bay

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the food webs in the Barnegat Bay. For this organisms lesson, students use a graphic organizer to illustrate the types of consumers in the bay. Students use reference books to continue to research the animals found...
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Kindergarten Observing, Comparing and Contrasting

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Although this is a science lesson, it can be adapted to help meet Common Core standards in math as well. Starting scientists describe physical properties of objects and explore three forms of water. To address the Common Core, they can...
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Postcard to Mom

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research the stages a lobster larvae passes through. in this lobster lesson plan, students pretend as if they are the lobster larvae and write a postcard to their lobster mother describing the changes they have been through....
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The Great Ocean Conveyor

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars investigate water density. In this water density lesson, students conduct an experiment with food coloring, water and salt to see how the salt effects bodies of water.
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Ecology

For Students 5th - 12th
In this ecology instructional activity students complete a crossword puzzle that incorporates all of the ecological vocabulary in the word puzzle.
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The Future of Arctic Sea Ice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research about the importance of sea ice to world climate and sea organisms. In this earth science lesson, students create a model of present and future Arctic sea ice communities. They discuss how ice melting affects...
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Disposable Diaper Comparison and Mystery Powder Identification

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate which diaper is the most absorbent. In this chemistry instructional activity, students calculate how much water is absorbed by diapers. They identify an unknown powder based on physical and chemical properties.

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