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The Big Picture: Systems
Pupils study the ways that agro-ecosystems function to support sustainable agriculture. In this investigative instructional activity students examine the different cycles of ecosystems and food systems.
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Plot Current Earthquake Data
Learners review earthquakes larger than 2.5 that have occurred over a span of several days using a given website reference. In this geology lesson, students plot epicenters on a world map and depth of the quake. All necessary...
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Show What You Know!
In this earthquakes worksheet, students create a brochure, poster, or other form of presentation to show what they know about earthquakes. Students complete 4 sections.
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Imperialism: Locations of Colonial Rule
Eighth graders examine the conquest of the Americas. In this Exploration activity, 8th graders locate the areas of colonization. Students create a visual map of these areas of conquest.
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Weather, Climate and Environmental Change
Learners study the complexities for getting definitive answers for past and present happenings in our environment. They discover past global changes on earth and the evidence for why these changes took place before believing everything...
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Air Pollution: What's the Solution?
In this pollution worksheet students study how wind affects air pollution. Students answer questions on wind data and calculate miles per hour.
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Born of Blood
Students define attributes of human chromosomes and match them to make a human karyotype. In this investigative lesson students demonstrate how traits are encoded in genes found on chromosomes.
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Where Will Your Home be in a Million Years?
In this house movement activity, students look at the gps website given and locate where their home may be and what climate change will take place in a million years. Students complete 9 questions.
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The Ozone Between Us
Students investigate how ground level ozone occurs in many areas of the country. They study the ozone problems that are associated with population centers.
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Genetic Engineering/Biotechnology
Students create a paper model of a plasmid and insert a DNA molecule that contains a specific gene into the plasmid. They complete an actual transformation involving E. coli bacterium and relate the two activities to one another.
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How Can We Keep Our Forests Intact and Have Our Chocolate Too?
Fourth graders explore various methods of growing and harvesting rainforest foods in order to sustain its biodiversity. They discuss the various uses for trees from several viewpoints. Students research chocolate demand and land use...
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It's Rainin', It's Pouring
Learners take a quick examine part of the water cycle, and the combined gas laws. The lesson plan lead them through the conditions necessary for cloud formation and allow them to create clouds in three different hands-on activities.
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Geologic cross section of Manhattan, NYC
Learners draw an accurate geologic cross section by using a given data table. They relate the features of the cross section to geologic processes. Students then relate the characteristics of the bedrock to the architecture.
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Topography of Africa
Students study Africa's diverse landscape and investigate how these features impact the available water supply, food sources, and population distribution of the continent. They compare topographical features and
their affect on each...
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Comparing the Impact of Multiple Uses
Students study multiple land uses and their effects on one another. They assess multiple land uses in National Forests and Grasslands and evaluate the effects of each use on all other uses. They develop a comprehensive list of human...
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In Search of the Giant Squid
Young scholars examine the giant squid and its habitat. In this giant squid lesson, students discover the size, behavior, and natural habitat of the giant squid. Activities range from scientific information to myths and folklore. Young...
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What Does Bird Flu Mean to Students?
Learners consider the far-reaching effects of the avian flu. In this personal health activity, students visit selected websites to discover information about the flu, viral infections, and intensive farming. Learners...
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Physics Park
Students research and design a playground for a park or school in their community. They explore the physics concepts that are present in the design and, if applicable promote their ideas to city or school officials.
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One Path
Students discover that charge movement through a circuit depends on the resistance and arrangement of the circuit components. In a hands-on activity, students build and investigate the characteristics of series circuits. In another...
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The Earth Moves Under My Feet
Middle schoolers study earthquakes, monitor seismic activity using the Web, and plot real-time activity. They examine movement of the Earth's tectonic plates. They create an earthquake preparedness project.
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Civilizations of the Ancient Near East
Sixth graders investigate ancient civilizations by creating a research project. For this world history lesson, 6th graders investigate historic civilizations developed close to important rivers of the near East. Students...
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How to be a Great Navigator!
Students, through teacher lecture and class discussion, explore historical methods of navigation: dead reckoning and celestial navigation.
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Teaching About the Hydrosphere
Eighth graders are introduced to the Earth's hydrologic system including the cycling of water in the atmosphere and the movement of water on the surface of the planet using the Great Lakes watershed as an example.