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What Causes Irregular Temperature Patterns?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine common trends in climate across the U.S. They identify the anomalies in hot-cold temperature differences in the U.S and locate them on the map using latitude and longitude coordinates.
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Is Temperature Effected By How Close You Are to the Equator

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners collaborate with other schools to gather temperature data from a large number of locations. They determine how the average daily temperature of a location is affected by how close you are to the equator.
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The Differences Between the Earth and the Moon

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the physical characteristics of the Earth and compare them to the physical characteristics of the moon. They produce a chart with Microsoft Excel to record the physical characteristics of both the Earth and the moon.
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What Do Plants Need to Grow?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders control variables to determine the effect on plant growth. They collect information by observing and measuring and construct simple graphs, tables, maps and charts to organize, examine and evaluate information.
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Weather Chart

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars select at least 6 cities from around the world to keep track of their high and low temperatures over a period of time.
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Home on the Biome

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study six major biomes, graph temperature and rainfall, and present their findings to the class.
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Participation in civic life

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate the political activism of Chinese in Australia - from the protests against discrimination in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the participation of Chinese Australians in all levels of government...
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Space Trading Cards

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars use the Internet and other reference sources to gather information on a space topic. They create a trading card displaying the information learned and import pictures from libraries and the Internet.
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The Price of War

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, in groups, research major battles fought during the Civil War and complete an activity sheet. They choose one particular battle and create a timeline and graph using the statistics researched.
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Traveling Across America

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students plan a trip to a state capital of their choice with a budget of $2,000. The budgets include site seeing, lodging, food and all necessary expenses. Students keep a daily journal and maintain their budget.
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Teaching about Diel Temperature Variation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore temperature variation in lakes and deal with the data.
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Using Database to Organize Information

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders collect information about an assigned topic. They organize data by using a database.
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Chart the Weather for Cities Around the World

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars orally describe Northern and Southern hemispheres, identify 7 continents, and point out specific countries and cities. They locate and record weather information.
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Glacial Change

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students research the ways in which scientists study glaciers and glacial change. They interpret real time data and calculate the estimated global sea level rise potential. A very good lesson to illustrate global warming.
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Data Collection And Analysis

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders collect data, graph and analyze it.
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Artic/Antarctic Animals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create an organized report which includes specific information about their assigned animal. They use the Alpha Smarts program and Microsoft Word to create their reports.
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States with Attitude, Latitude and Longitude Dude

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify states whose boundaries are formed by lines of latitude and longitude or natural borders such as rivers. They trace a map of the U.S., and fill in borders, rivers and lines of latitude and longitude.
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Four 4's

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students use the numbers 24 and 44 as well as four more fours to create a series of equations. Each equation should equal a number from 1-20. They work to find an equation for each number.
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Classifying Organisms within Kingdoms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine animal kingdom classifications. They discuss how animals are placed into kingdom classifications and compare similarities and differences of animals within a kingdom.
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Best Guesser

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders develop strategies for estimating ages, and illustrate results by graphing and interpreting scatter plots to compare x and y coordinates.
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The Effects of Environment on Plant Growth: Selecting Seeds for Survival on a New Planet

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders conduct experiments to compare seed germination and plant growth rates. They construct a hydroponic plant unit and a lighthouse. They care for the plants for a month and collect data for graphs. They write a report.
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The Golden Door: U.S. Immigration Through Ellis Island

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete a unit covering various aspects of immigration to the United States through Ellis Island. They plan a fictional trip to America, entering at Ellis Island. and actually visit Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty.
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Scientific Research

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the process of scientific inquiry. They develop twenty questions, categorize the questions, develop a research proposal, analyze data, draw conclusions, and explain how their research connects to the state standards.
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Tourism in London

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss the tourist attractions that are in London. They examine how data can be manipulated by completing a worksheet. They plan a trip to a London attraction after conducting Internet research.

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