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What Are Erosion and Sediments?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create experiments in class based on the erosion of Earth. In this erosion activity, students perform a lab in class replicating the effects of erosion. Learners finally draw their own conclusions based on the research performed.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore water as it changes states of matter. For this physical property lesson, students use observation, measurement, and communication skills to describe changes in water as it goes from a solid to a liquid and back again.
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What is Soil?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners examine soil. In this earth science instructional activity, students define and describe weathering and erosion as it relates to soil. Learners compare and contrast potting soil with forest soil and complete a science...
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Oceans: A Sensory Haiku

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create an ocean haiku. In this haiku lesson, students use their five senses to write a haiku. Students watch videos about the ocean, make a sensory portrait, and create a class haiku.
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Coasts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explain the different types of marine coasts and where they are located in the United States and its territories. They explain and identify some of the life forms that inhabit different marine coastal regions.