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All About Aluminum

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the metal aluminum. In this metal properties instructional activity, students experiment to distinguish between aluminum and other metals. Students assess how aluminum is created and recycled.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe and discuss the change of water to ice and back again. In this water and ice lesson, students observe the change in temperature and what happens when water freezes and turns to ice and vice versa.
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Researching Hurricanes with Technology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explain the components that make up a hurricane.
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Two Way Causality in Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students complete various activities in order to explain that ecosystems are complex and that animal behavior (mainly that of a predator) is not necessarily intentional or bad.
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Solar Powered Cars

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students build and race solar powered cars after a teacher lecture. They answer questions based on their experiences with the car they build.
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Earth Day, Every Day

For Teachers 1st
First graders celebrate Earth Day. In this Earth Day lesson, 1st graders listen to a book Where Does the Garbage Go? by Paul Showers, and list facts about the garbage we throw away. Students use the Think-Pair-Share method.
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Tree Friends

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners are introduced to tree structure and use. They identify their special tree using all senses except sight. Students identify six different internal parts within a cross section of tree trunk (bark, phloem, xylem, cambium,...
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How Are Rainbows Created?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students describe how the sun's rays produce colors. They describe how water causes the sun's rays of light to bend, producing a rainbow.
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Blackout!

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this blackout situational instructional activity, students recall an experience when there was no power, share their feelings and reactions, and explain their answers. Students write three answers.
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Vermiculture Food Waste Compost Program for Touchstone School

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars explore the advantages of composting.  In this recycling lesson students complete a worm compost project and collect food waste to feed them. 
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Electricity Newsletter

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a newsletter about electricity. They view a completed newsletter and discuss its information and format and research the Internet to find facts about electricity. After researching their facts, they write a rough draft of...
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Outdoor Survival

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students are introduced to basic outdoor survival concepts. They identify the seven basic needs for survival. Students describe the symptoms and treatment for frostbite and hypothermia. They compare and contrast the value of different...
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Nature: Planting Terrariums

For Teachers K - 6th
Students observe and experiment using a terrarium. In this scientific lesson plan, students build a nature terrarium. Students then observe their terrarium over a period of time to discover what makes the plants grow. A science...
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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Sunny Science

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students develop problem-solving, observation, and critical-thinking skills. For this early childhood lesson, students explore the topic of the sun as they notice shadows and light.
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Information, Please!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore their community recycling program and observe how aluminum cans are processed for recycling.
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Greenhouse Design

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students work individually, or with partners, to develop a design for a greenhouse, and calculate space requirements, equipment needed and cost of operation. They construct a scale model of the greenhouse.
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Second Time Around

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore how items can be reused. In this recycling lesson, students present skits about reusing materials and brainstorm products that can be reused at home, school and in the classroom.
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Transitions – Review Worksheet

For Students 4th - 7th
In this transitions review worksheet, students practice their grammar skills as they fill in the blanks in 3 paragraphs using the appropriate transitions.
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Stamp It!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore environmental issues through art. For this stamp lesson, students use preconsumer waste paper and colored pencils to create rubber stamp designs. This is an environmentally safe lesson.
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A Cleaner Today for a Greener Tomorrow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine recycling efforts. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students trace recycling efforts and script a skit regarding incandescent light bulbs' effect on the environment.
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Fields, Meadows, and Hedgerows: Trees, Bushes, and Plants

For Students 4th - 8th
In this trees, bushes, and plants worksheet, students gather facts and answer short answer questions about trees, bushes, and plants. Students complete 8 questions total.
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Reading Through Rainforests

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the concept of the rainforest through the use of nonfiction texts. The teacher reads to the class to give some information. Then they read their own books to find further information and perform the follow activities...
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Coastal Geology and Geomorphology

For Students 9th - 12th
In this coastal geology worksheet, students use Google Earth to locate and identify different types of landforms and phenomena that occur along a coast. This worksheet has 2 short answer questions.
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Coastal Geology and Geomorphology

For Students 9th - 12th
In this coastal geology worksheet, students use Google Earth to locate the Oregon coastline. Students then complete 6 short answer questions based on coastal geology.

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