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National Museum of the Pacific War

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine the role of science and technology in World War II. They discover how some inventions have changed to meet society's need after the war was over. They visit the museum to complete the lesson.
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I Will Survive!

For Teachers 4th
The students will be given approximately five minutes to individually brainstorm general plant and animals adaptations that they already know about. The class will use these as a starting point to develop a KWL chart specific to desert...
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Energy Content Of Foods And Fuels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars engage in a study of food and how it used as fuel for the human body. They research how biological systems require energy and compare them to the physical science systems like machines. They compare and contrast what they...
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Picture Scramble: Striped Possum, Short-beaked Echidna, Feral Goat

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science and visual discrimination worksheet, students examine images of a striped possum, short-beaked echidna and feral goat. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled. Students...
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Microscopes and Crystals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars observe crystals under the microscope. For this science lesson, students compare how the crystal look like using their eyes, hand lens and microscope. They identify the type of crystal based on the amount of light they...
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Animals: Here and Now

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Discuss and identify natural habitats of animals commonly found in zoos. The class constructs and displays small "zoo like" models to show a chosen animal habitat. They write a short story or diary about an animal or pet of their choice....
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Mud Fossils

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create their own fossils in an activity using plaster of paris and a variety of objects which can be fossils, e.g. chicken bones, twigs, shells, etc. After making their fossils, they allow them to dry and discuss time and its...
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Tell Someone About Earth Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars discuss ways in which grown ups can save energy, money and the Earth in preparation for sending out Earth Day e-cards. They make an Earth Day action list.
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Development of Industrial New Hampshire

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students work in groups to research and share information about several different topics that were part of the development of Industrial New Hampshire. Students complete five parts of the project which include researching, role playing...
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Tee Off!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore about one of the many products created by gain-based process. They investigate the ways agriculture can protect and preserve the environment. Pupils use their scientific processing skills to conduct a full inquiry based...
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What's the Connection to Me?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discuss the impact of oil spill to the environment and to their daily lives. In this environmental science instructional activity, students research the pros and cons of petroleum based products. They share their findings in class.
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Puberty

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders describe the changes their body undergoes during puberty. In this health science lesson, 8th graders explain how the hypothalamus and pituitary gland play a major role in the process. They identify the different parts of...
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Picture Scramble: Plant, Butterfly and Duck

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science and visual discrimination worksheet, learners examine images of a plant, butterfly and duck. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled. Students place the numbers 1 through...
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Picture Scramble: Crested Porcupine, Tree Squirrel, African Civet

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science and visual discrimination worksheet, students examine images of a crested porcupine, tree squirrel and African civet. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled. Students...
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Sea World Fieldtrip Follow-up

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a graphic organizer in preparation for a web page about a specific science-related topic. This lesson is used as a follow-up to a field trip experience and can be adapted for many different subjects.
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Efficiency

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work cooperatively to investigate the efficiency of various household appliances. They share their findings in three to five minute oral presentations.
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Dream Machines

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore the modern applications of robots and create one of the five parts of a robot that could solve a hypothetical public works problem. They study about the use of robots for laying fiber-optics cable in New Mexico by reading...
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Integrated Skills and Speaking

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students work in pairs to decode a message that uses character adjectives vocabulary and counting skills. They design an "ideal friend" by listing their top five desired character traits.
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Cell Structure and DNA

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify, locate and describe the function of the parts of a cell. In groups, they state the five stages of mitosis and put them in the correct order. They are introduced to the structure of DNA and mRNA and how they...
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Air Quality and Transportation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study about air pollution and the effects it has on our Earth. Students tally cars on a sheet that has been categorized as follows: One person in car, two persons in car, or three or more persons in car. Students go to...
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Litter Prevention

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students determine why litter is undesirable and that littering is a behavior that can be changed. They rank a variety of litter items from "most undesirable" to "least undesirable" and discuss their reasoning. They group the "litter"...
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Physical and Chemical Changes

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners differentiate physical and chemical changes. In this chemistry lesson, students identify five indicators that a chemical change took place. They complete a reflection journal at the end of the activity.
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Food Chains

For Teachers 2nd
Students study food chains by creating their own slide show using KidPix. They compare information after sharing their slide shows as a whole group. As the children are watching the slide shows of their peers, they tally every time...
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The Great Heat Escape

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe a demonstration on the role of thermal conductivity in heat transfer.  In this thermal conductivity lesson, students design and conduct an experiment to compare the thermal conductivity of four substances....

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