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State Your Position

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice using a global positioning system. They discuss the use of celestial objects as navigation points and its problems. They list the advantages and disadvantages of GPS as well.
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Poetry in Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe and identify the various types of clouds. They compare clouds to clouds on a chart, and in small groups compose and present a group poem about clouds and weather.
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Wild Waters Downtown

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate how wild animals living in urba settings also need sources of clean water. They discuss the open water issues of West Nile Virus and what happens to urba animals as these poolings area are cleaned up. ...
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Stream Flow in Blacks Creek

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore what factors affect the stream flow in a local body of water. They collect data to measure stream flow and discharge and construct a hypothesis concerning the factors affecting stream flow.
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Assessment & Evaluation

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study elapsed time, radioactive decay and half-life.  In this time machine lesson plan students complete several activities and view a presentation. 
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Classification of Materials

For Teachers K - 4th
Students classify photographs into a two-way classification system. They practice with pictures of people who are young and old, male and female, then they use pictures of animals to create their own two-way classification system.
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Clocks and Time

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students construct clocks and then learn how to read a clock face, tell time, and determine how much time has elapsed.
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Human Factors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain the psychological effects of living in space. They esign the houses and interior of a space settlement, make decisions about the running of a space settlement, and explore the human factors involved in space colonization.
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What's It Worth? Thinking About Weights and Measures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine how weights and measures can be used to assess value, that traders must be wary of fraudulent practices, and appreciate the Akan weights as works of art.
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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate the global importance of the African and Asian countries that export petroleum. They access the OPEC website and research this organization. They answer questions and write an essay about alternative energy sources.
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What is a Tropical Rainforest?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate amounts of rainfall in selected world rainforests by creating a bar graph showing rainfall in inches for each. They convert inches to millimeters, and solve word problems having to do with rainfall in selected world...
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Mr./Ms.Scientist, This Is Your Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create a timeline of ten events in chronological order about a scientist to include his/her accomplishments.
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Let's Settle It!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate and record data about sedimentation rates. They make a sedimentation bottle using aquarium gravel, sand and potting soil. They discuss the sedimentation rates that they see in their bottles.
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Palm Use in Biology

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students view bacteria through a microscope. They draw and label the bacteria using microbiology software loaded onto their Palms.
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Fisheries Research Methods

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore how scientists keep track of fish populations and why it is important to do so. They describe three methods currently used to sample fish populations. They participate in activities to simulate several of the sampling...
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Luisa's Steller Evolution Lab

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine stars and constellations in the night sky. They complete a KWL chart and calculate the mass of stars. They also discuss how a star is formed.
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What Is The Relationship Between Radon and Breathing?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the effects of radon on their breathing. They review the anatomy of the respiratory system before completeing this lesson. They also complete equations to show how carbon dioxide forms in their body.
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How Much Radon Is Around You?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the amount of radon in their home. They discover how it enters the home and how to properly seal off any route that is allowing radon to seep in. They calculate the amount of ventilation needed in their home to be safe.
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Groundwater Pollution Site Assessment

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students study how a geologist examines a hazardous waste spill using an actual site. They use site data to map the spill, find its source and determine how fast the spill is spreading.
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Demonstrating That Light is Dissipated as Chlorophyll a Fluoresces

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the concepts of light and chlorophyll. They participate in an experiment in which the chlorophyll shows as a red ring on the test tube. They answer discussion questions to end the lesson.
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Aquarium Bill of Rights

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review the Bill of Rights on Aquademics and list the rights that are guaranteed to United States citizens. In groups, they role play the role of important leaders whose rules would make a difference for the lives of fish in...
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A Walk in the Woods

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Pupils observe an environment, ask questions about what they observe. and design experiments to answer one question they came up with in this upper-level High School or college lesson. The lesson requires an outdoor exploration or...
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Water Consumption, Pricing and Conservation in Utah.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the research report that measures the levels of water usage for Utah. They focus on conservation efforts that are currently being used. They reflect upon their own amount of water usage and research methods of...
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Cloning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view the history to cloning cats. Students show examples of what they know about cloning. Students surf the net on all theories on cloning. Students view the critics views on cloning.

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