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Mountain Pine Beetles
High schoolers research and develop power point presentations that answer the question, "What is changing our forests?" In this ecology lesson, students research the niche of Pine Beetles and their increased effect on the forests in...
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Arthropods at Home- Spider, Isopod, or Any Arthropod
Students design a habitat for an arthropod. For this organisms lesson, students read the book, A House is a House For Me. Students find an arthropod and create a terrarium.
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Insect Travel Brochure
Students explore the concept of insects and their habitats. In this insect habitat lesson, students create travel brochures for particular insects. Students must include habitat, producers, and consumers with in the vacation...
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Is There a Problem with Wildlife on our Roads?
Students create a graph and analyze it to see if the data shows there is a problem with wildlife on the roads. In this wildlife collision lesson plan students write an essay to support their conclusions.
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How Do We Solve the Problem of Wildlife on Our Roads?
Students analyze data on elk ecology and movements across the highway. In this ecology lesson, students research ways to save them from highway collisions. They write a report and present their findings in class.
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Wild About Wildfires
Students conduct a debate. In this wildfire and controlled burning lesson, students watch the video "Legacy of Fire" and discuss the topic of wildland fires and controlled burns. Half of the class researches the arguments for these...
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Importance of Marine Protected Areas: an Overfishing Simulation
Learners simulate overfishing by conducting a guided experiment in the classroom. For this ecology lesson, students discuss the environmental consequences of overfishing. They research additional information about the issue and share...
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Brain Awareness Week Lessons
Students explore the human brain and nervous system. In this brain awareness activity, students examine specific terms with regards to the human brain. Students discover the brain's structure and function and how it functions as the...
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The Atoms Family Album
For this atomic structure worksheet, students read a story with characters acting as the particles in an atom. They create a trading card for each particle, draw the structure of an atom and sing an atom song.
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The Atoms Family Album
In the atom worksheet, students read a story about the "Atoms Family" and are given descriptions of the structures of atoms through the story. Kids interpret the descriptions by drawing the described atom structure, they name of the...
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How Diverse is That?
High schoolers discuss biological diversity in ocean communities. In this diversity lesson, students examine the variety of organisms compared to relative abundance. They will write an analysis and discuss their findings with the class.
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CSI on the Deep Reef
Students read about, discuss, and research chemotrophic organisms. In this chemosynthesis lesson, students discuss the differences between photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. They learn that chemosynthesis includes a variety of chemical...
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Home Away From Home
Students discover some of the threats to tigers in the wild and some of the challenges of keeping them in wildlife preserves and zoos. They then sketch and explain their designs for sensible tiger enclosures in zoos.
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3RC (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Compost)
Young scholars examine the effects of packaging decisions and the engineering advancements in packaging materials and waste management. They observe biodegradation in a model landfill.
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Earth Day for a Small World
Students explore what it means to be a good steward of the environment. In this Earth Day instructional activity, students create watercolor pictures of how to take care of the earth. They brainstorm ideas for an Earth Day project.
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Pay Check Advance Loan
Students research loans. In this financial lesson plan, students explore the benefits and drawbacks of applying for a pay-day advance loan. Students compare different programs and calculate interest owed. Multiple resources are provided.
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TE Activity: Wow! That Captures It!
Students examine how motion capture technology allows computer based animators to design realistic effects in animation. They study how the center of gravity contributes to animation and how to use the center of gravity to write an...
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Asthma and Allergies
Young scholars show the symptoms of asthma, diabetes and common allergies. Students discuss ways of managing asthma, diabetes and allergies. Young scholars devise ways of helping children to cope with these.
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Electronics: Wants or Needs?
Third graders determine how electronics negatively impact the environment. In this environmental activity, 3rd graders read the article "Earth Friendly Waste Management", and identify how recycling impacts our environment. Students...
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A Lot Of Garbage
Students collect their own garbage. In this recycling lesson, students keep their own garbage for a day in their own personal garbage bag and then consider methods to reduce wastefulness.
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Airing Our concerns: I Can See Clearly Now
Students research specific answers to questions about air pollution. In this air pollution lesson, students share information to fully understand the causes of air pollution. Students role play individuals from different groups to...
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Oil: Impact of a Resource
Students discover the history and method of oil production. In this natural resource activity, students investigate early oil production. Students discuss the challenges of turning natural resources into safe products.
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Beautiful Butterflies - Activity Centers
Learners describe habitats within ecosystems, describe how organisms modify environment to meet their needs, and identify characteristics for butterfly survival. In this butterfly lesson plan, students explore all aspects of the...
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Design Project: AC-DC Power Supply
In this electrical circuit learning exercise, learners answer 5 open ended questions about the design and safety of an AC-DC power supply.