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Endangered Species: Not Only Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research endangered animals and plants.  In this biology lesson, students are read Will We Miss Them? Endangered Species by Alexandra Wright before they begin searching for information to complete an endangered species...
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How Many Hurricanes Happen?

For Students 5th - 12th
In this hurricanes worksheet, students use a data table showing the hurricane region and the average number of hurricanes per year to determine if the same number of hurricanes happen in each region by creating a graph. Then students...
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Mixed Review

For Students 9th - 10th
In this chemistry worksheet, students solve chemical equations and define terminology using previous knowledge. There are 8 review questions.
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Lead Contamination Scenario

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to a scenario, and students use an inquiry-based learning module to generate questions, draft a research plan, and generate possible solutions. They create a dossier on each of three identified cases.
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Climographs

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students identify trends and characteristics of climate zones and specific places within. Then, they graph annual climate trends (primarily Temperature and Precipitation) and create, interpret and extrapolate information based on...
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Exploring the Night Sky: Summer

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explain how moon phases occur. They describe and explain at least two common misconceptions that people have about the moon. Students explain what a star is. They explain 3 ways that the night sky has been used throughout history.
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Genetic Mind Reader Review Game

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students review some important concepts and terms relevant to the Human Genome Project and genetic research. The game is played like a mind reading session between two teams.
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Pandemic

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine contagious diseases. They explore different types of bacteria and the illnesses they cause.
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The Earth Moves Under My Feet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students 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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Sunken Slave Ship

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate shipwrecks. In this marine archaeology instructional activity, students create the site of a shipwreck by using a tub filled with sand and items from a "ship". Students excavate the site and analyze the findings.
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Reading Satellite Images

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze satellite images.  In this astronomy lesson, students examine 3 satellite images in order to understand how satellite images are taken and what they can teach scientists.
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore erosion. Through multi-media and hands-on activities, students identify the effects of wave erosion and hurricanes on a barrier island. Students watch a video and create a cause and effect chart of their observations. ...
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MEDIEVAL SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the area of medieval Sub-Saharan Africa through eyes of travelers in the company of one of history's greatest travelers, Ibn Battuta. The project has been structured to include all the State standards for this unit.
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A Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students review characteristics of an earthquake. They explore information about earthquakes to determine the effects of an earthquake. They compare the earthquakes of 1906 and 1989.
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Weather Forecasting

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the concepts of weather forecasting. Students locate the current weather in a specified city. In groups, they record the specified weather information and make predictions of weather. Students justify their...
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The Magic School Bus Takes a Dive

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn along with Ms. Frizzle's class. For this Magic School Bus lesson plan, students find out how partners can help run a race just as Wanda learns that survival on the coral reef often depends on cooperation.
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Sewage Spill into Biscayne Bay

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students use a hypothetical case study to learn about environmental health issues associated with water, recreational water, and sewage. They use an inquiry-based learning module to generate questions, draft a research plan, and generate...
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Protein Synthesis Activities

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students participate in a teacher-guided activity to teach about protein synthesis. Student roles include one person as the DNA molecule, another is a single stranded sequence of complementary mRNA.
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Air Pollution: What's the Solution?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
For this air pollution worksheet, students watch a video about asthma and indicate the triggers of asthma. They also use a web site to get real time data about the ozone, particle pollution and air quality to answer four...
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Oil and its Everyday Uses

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Explore the properties of oil through an experiment. They use the scientific process to investigate oil, participate in experiments, watch videos,and use information from the internet to determine how oil has changed our...
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For Your Eyes Only

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete several activities in a unit related to the eye. In this eye activity, students work in groups to research information about the human eye and create a multimedia presentation. They research anatomy of the eye, how the...
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The Human Footprint

For Students 9th - 12th
In this environmental stewardship lesson, students view the human footprint website and then answer 3 short answer questions related to human impact on the earth.
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Dark Days on the Prairie

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore U.S. geography by researching agriculture. In this dust bowl lesson plan, students complete a cause and effect worksheet based upon the dust bowls that covered a large portion of Oklahoma and Texas in the early 1900's....
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Food Chains and Food Webs

For Students 6th - 9th
In this biology worksheet, students read about food chains and food webs. They then answer 4 questions regarding the information they just learned. The answers are on the last page in the packet.