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Global Water

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students collect data on their household water use and calculate how many gallons of water a person uses per day. They investigate how students in different parts of the world get their drinking water.
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Am I Hot or Am I Cold?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students practice using a thermometer to determine how the air around the earth gets heated and cooled by the sun. Students chart the daily inside and outside temperature for two weeks.
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Soil Formation...It's a Dirty Job

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a HyperStudio program about soil formation in their own area. They develop a list of the steps it takes to turn bedrock and organic material into soil, and create and present their HyperStudio stack to the class.
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Researching Intermountain West Earthquakes

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars research earthquakes using the internet and newspapers. They discover the earthquake's effect on people and buildings. They report their findings to the class.
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Ready to Erupt!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe a visual representation of a volcano erupting. They measure and sketch the volcano and discuss how engineers use this information. They discover the type of equipment used to indicate an eruption.
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Web Research Helps Students Choose Classroom Pets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners interview different teachers in their school. They decide which pet would fit best in each classroom. They share the information they gathered with the class.
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Trash Count

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify pollution around their local community. They discuss the sources of polution and categorize objects based on their properties. They discover ways to make changes to the environment and how to inform the public.
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What is a Cloud

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study clouds and how they are formed. They write acrostic poems about clouds and analyze and graph temperature data collected during varying degrees of cloud cover.
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Cloudy Days Are for Reading and Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners consider a variety of well-known proverbs that refer to the weather. They research the scientific validity of these proverbs, conduct interviews about public perception of the proverbs and summarize their findings in writing.
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Fire Wars

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify fire risk factors for a property located near a wildland area. Students discuss ecosystems subject to wildland fire and consider what could be done to eliminate the problem.
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Design your own Water Temperature Experiment

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use Robolab sensors and software to design an experiment that incorporates the use of temperature probes. They conduct the experiment, complete a lab sheet, evaluate the results and then consider if their hypothesis requires...
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Measuring Water Temperature

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students measure the temperature of three water sources. They collect data points every second for twenty five seconds for each sample using Lego Robolab temperature sensors, complete a worksheet, and analyze the data.
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Learning About Our Five Senses

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students study the sense of touch and various degrees of heat. They design a model that displays how the human hand reacts to heat using a touch sensor.
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Biodiversity in Our Watershed

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a database of animals and birds in the area in which they live. They use molded prints to make a cast of an imprint from a specific animal. They identify and research animals and prepare an outline for an oral...
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Measurement: Using the balance

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use a balance and gram cubes to measure several different objects. They then record their results on a data chart and answer questions about them.
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Hey, Look Me Over!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students make observations about mealworms using hand lenses, rulers, and cotton swabs. Students complete their own mealworm observation chart, then they share their observations with the class. This is one station out of five in an...
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Do You See What I See?

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students hypothesize the role of rocks, soil, and water by observing a terrarium and create a model to explore the water cycle. This is part of a five station set up.
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Up, Up, and Away

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a model to explore the water cycle. Students also perform different experiments to witness water changing from a liquid to a gas. Students are asked to if they can find ways for water to go away without pouring the...
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Insect Classification

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students compare and contrast the visible structures of three insects based on photographs. They differentiate characteristics of crane flies, ants, and wasps then create a simple classification system.
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Dishing the Dirt Part 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a soil center on their school grounds. They begin to write in their science journals. They participate in an experiment that helps the community begin their own gardens.
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In Your Own Backyard

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students observe organisms in their habitat and record their observations. They then draw conclusions about the organism's habitat needs and food sources.
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Habits Are Hard to Break

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Studens brainstorm ideas about the ways scientists think. In small groups, studentds create a definition for one or two "habits." Students develop a set of questions to be used by the entire class in a series of interviews. Students...
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Apply Scientific Inquiry and Scientific Habits of Mind

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the components of the scientific inquiry method. In groups, they develop hypothesis on the issue given to them by their teacher and inquiry questions. They state the data in terms of qualitative and quantitative data. ...
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Groundwater Realities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students review the components of the scientific inquiry method. In groups, they use the internet to research the sustainability of water resources in their community. They examine an environmental impact study, answer questions and...

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