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Graph Those Stickers!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils graph fruit. In this graphing lesson students create a graph using fruit label stickers. Pupils place a sticker on the graph when the fruit has been consumed.
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Science Trail

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the solar system by conducting Earth science experiments. In this Sun lesson, students identify the different seasons on Earth and discuss their purpose and cause. Students create a sundial and observe the changes to...
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Snowflake Bentley

For Teachers Pre-K
Students read books and draw pictures about what a scientist does. In this scientist lesson plan, students brainstorm together of all the things a scientist does.
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Let's Settle It!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate and record data about sedimentation rates. They make a sedimentation bottle using aquarium gravel, sand and potting soil. They discuss the sedimentation rates that they see in their bottles.
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Wind

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are read a story and answer the comprehension questions about sound and wind. In groups, they make their own wind vane and how to determine the direction of the wind. To end the lesson, they make their own Anemometer to...
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The Accuracy of Climate Data

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students use maps to determine how accurate climate data really is. They also answer questions using a table of data.
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A Cultural Palette

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine pieces of music and art that represent who they are. They study Haitian culture and traditions by performing the musical production "Once on the Island." They watch and discuss the film "The Nature of Music."
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"Use an Anemometer," said the Meteorologist

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in an hands-on construction of an instrument to measure wind speed.
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"Use an Anemometer," said the Meteorologist

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work in groups to make an instrument the Meteorologists use to measure the speed of the wind after the teacher reads them a poem about the wind. Students then review vocabulary that they studied from their lesson.
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The Sound of Calm

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the relationships that exist between ocean currents, wind and climate. Using those relationships, they discuss how they affect the oceans. They create their own music to represent the sounds of the ocean and share them...
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Detecting Magnetic Materials in "Martian" Soil

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils simulate some of the Pathfinder experiments by devising methods of collecting and measuring magnetic substances in pseudo-Martian soil. The efficiency of each of the methods used to collect materials is evaluated in this lesson.
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A Number a Day

For Teachers K
Students explore the calendar including sequence of the days of the week, and the numbers associated with each day. They conduct research about each number and share what they find with the class.
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Wonderful Water

For Teachers K
Students identify the various states of water and its natural flow downward. As a class, students take digital pictures of different forms of water and create a multimedia presentation describing their photographs. Groups of students...
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Water Quality Monitoring

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
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Teaching about Diel Temperature Variation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore temperature variation in lakes and deal with the data.
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Bricks Soak Up Water

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students determine whether various rocks are porous or not. They conduct an experiment to determine if a brick is porous, calculate how much water the brick soaked up, and develop a conclusion.
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Estimating Altitude of Water Cloud Base

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students conduct an experiment to determine dew point and use a formula to detemine altitude. They construct a chart and predict what altitude clouds would form, given the dew point on the ground.
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Sinking in the Rain (or Drought)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, in groups, explore sinkholes and how they effect humans and the natural environment.
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Understanding Cloud Formation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore air and clouds by watching demonstration. They perform an experiment to measure air pressure changes.
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The Sky and the Dichotomous Key

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students conduct observations and use a dichotomous key to identify clouds they see.
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Great Salt Lake Introductory lesson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the Great Salt Lake. Using the internet, they identify web sites that contain information on the Great Salt Lake. After researching the website, 4th graders answer questions and list information they collected...
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Map-Making Basics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study maps. In this geography and art lesson, students create their own map of the classroom.
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Breaking News English: The Year 2007 to be the Hottest Ever

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English instructional activity, students read "The Year 2007 to be the Hottest Ever," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Snowy Days

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the concept of snow and how it is formed. They are given a variety of resources in order to make information available. Students use the information in order to provide the context for an essay. They use Kid...

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