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A House for Me- Ocean Environments

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore ocean environments. In this ocean environment lesson plan, students identify the things ocean animals need for survival. Students use KWL charts and search the Internet collecting information about ocean habitats....
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Talking Duck

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students visit a local wetland or WWT centre and record their observations by writing or drawing on the downloadable pupil activity sheet.
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Properties Of Building Materials

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the concept of building materials and how they are used to create different things. They focus upon the availability, cost, flexibility, and strength of different building materials. This is done by taking part...
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Can You Do It?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a simple machine to help with the design of the traditional can opener. In this simple machines lesson plan, students analyze the can opener, and use the design process to solve problems.
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Polar Energy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students define and read an article on polar energy.  For this polar energy lesson, students answer questions about the article.  Students participate in activities related to isotopes, half-life and radiocarbon.  Students make global...
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The Farmer Cares for the Land

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore farming by creating visual demonstrations. For this agriculture lesson, students read assigned text about a farmer's duty and identify the events that have taken place in the history of agriculture. Learners collaborate...
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Sociobiology: Heredity Factors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine DNA replication and how proteins are synthesized from DNA codes and continue to explore the effects of genetics in additional lessons. Among the topics covered are: protein synthesis, cell chemistry, environmental...
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Out on a Limb: Earth Day

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students understand the importance of trees to the environment and their community. In this Earth Day lesson, students discuss the value of trees and plan a project to plant trees. Students understand the role of an environmentalist and...
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What Do We Learn From Fossils?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate what a fossil is and how it came to be.  For this fossil lesson, students examine pictures of skeletons and identify characteristics that can and cannot be determined by a fossil.  Students complete diagrams of a...
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The American Prairie

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design an animal.  For this prairie lesson, students learn about physical and behavioral adaptation, locate the Great Plains on a map, and design an animal that would be perfectly adapted for life on the prairie.  Students...
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Creating a Thematic Map

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students create and analyze a weather-related data table and a thematic map based upon information provided.
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And Then there Were Nun: Trees that could be endangered by the Nun Moth Invasion

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners read and article and become familiar with the danger to trees from the Nun Moth.  In this Nun Moth instructional activity, students work in groups to create visual images of vocabulary words. Learners reflect on the article by...
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Shapes (Orienteering)

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students explore the tools of navigation.  In this shapes instructional activity, students navigate using direction cues to create a shape.  Students follow specific steps to create their shapes. Students use compasses to see the...
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High Mountain Retreat

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore and analyze atmospheric conditions for a high mountain retreat. They examine the relationship between altitude, atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity at a particular location. In addition, they write reports...
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Hurricane Frequency and Intensity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine hurricanes. In this web-based meteorology lesson plan, students study the relationship between ocean temperature and hurricane intensity. They differentiate between intensity and frequency of hurricanes.