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Researching Hurricanes with Technology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the components that make up a hurricane.
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Thunderstorm Outflow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list at least three physical characteristics of a thunderstorm outflow. They explain what physical process occurs in a thunderstorm to create the storm's outflow, and locate the thunderstorm's outflow.
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Evergreens In Winter

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this identifying trees worksheet, students learn to identify 8 winter trees by their shapes. Students cut out flashcards with the name of the tree and its shape in silhouette.
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Weather Patterns

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders collect and chart weather data over the course of the school year either using tools at school or media resources. They agree on weather terms to use in their observations and write them on the assigned sheet. Finally,...
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Meteorological Predictions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students make a link between prediction and hypothesis in math and science. Based on data collected over one week, students evaluate the predictions of local weather forecasters, compare the predicted outcomes to the actual weather...
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Poetry: Serve Warmly and More Often

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the mood and theme associated with the language of poetry. They discuss personal interpretation in small groups, and as a class and * experiment with language and rhythm.
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Weaving Weather Maps with the World Wide Web

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students access the Internet and use real time data from the American Meteorological Society to create a detailed weather map. They make weather predictions based on the data collected.
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Dissecting A Flower

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate the basic parts of tree flowers and their role in pollination. They study the process of pollination and fertilization of flowers and trees.
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It's Gettin' Hot In Here, So Transfer Energy

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars study the means by which energy is transferred from the sun through the Earth's atmosphere. They examine radiation, conduction, and convection. They complete a lab to determine how the different transfers affect the...
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4-H Clothing and Textiles Leader's Page

For Students 7th - 12th
This activity could be used in a home economics class to teach learners about sewing and clothing. Using this 10 question worksheet, learners explore the function of a sewing machine, and plan a project.  
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Force and Gliders

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars explore physics by creating data graphs in class. In this flight properties lesson, students read the book Flying Machine and identify the force, resistance and construction necessary to keep a glider in the air. Young...
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Hominid Diet

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars listen to an interview with Lucinda Backwell regarding fossil evidence that early hominids included termites in their diets. They participate in a discussion to investigate the significance of these findings.
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Wonderful, Wild Weather

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study the different types of weather, how it affect what they wear, and how it is related to the seasons. They compare the seasons and tell how they prepare for the change in seasons. They design a creative presentation about...
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Earthquakes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe the melting of ice. In this phase change lesson, students observe ice as it melts. They discuss the process and create a Venn diagram comparing water and ice.
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The Chaos Game

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students measure and predict the behavior of a fractal.  In this investigative lesson students divide into groups, and participate in an activity that includes drawing triangles and coloring vertices. 
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English - "as Big As" -similes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this similes worksheet, students read a selection about similes and complete 10 similes. Students create five similes and write a paragraph using their similes.
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Seed Plants: Angiosperms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe flowering plants and see why angiosperms are the most successful plants.  In this angiosperms lesson students identify angiosperms and explain how they reproduce. 
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Exploring Alternative Energies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research various forms of alternative energy sources and examine the pros and cons of each type. They discuss American oil dependence and the Bush administration's policies regarding this issue.
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King of the Mound

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate water as an agent of change. They conduct an experiment involving a mound of soil, observe and record any changes that occur when ice melts on the mound of dirt, and create a drawing of the changes that take place...
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Clouds and the Weather

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders analyze the relationship of clouds and local weather. Students also observe and record cloud data and weather conditions daily as they research different cloud types. The data is analyzed looking for trends in daily...
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Piece by Piece

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
What do your pupils know about quilting? Read and discuss the information included here before sending class members off to create their own quilt blocks using construction paper. When they have completed their blocks, provide some time...
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Designing Your Inner Self

For Teachers K - 6th
Students identify connections between various cultures and the symbolism used in them. Individually, they reflect on their own culture, beliefs and values and identify the symbolisms they use to show them. They discuss how their clothes...
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Living or Nonliving

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders brainstorm a list of the characteristics of living and nonliving organisms. Individually, they find four nonliving and living items and the characteristics that make them fit into one of the categories. To end the lesson...
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Dryline Characteristics

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students view animations of several atmospheric variables (e.g., temperature, rainfall) during a cold front passage and locate the dryline, determine its direction of movement, and list at least two weather conditions associated with the...

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