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Be Kind to our Earth

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Pupils make a list of ideas on ways we can take care of our Earth and complete a class project planning sheet where they problem solve to help save the Earth. For this Earth lesson plan, students also play a conservation charades game.
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Ode to the Earth: Magnetic Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore Earth Day by creating an arts and crafts project. In this nature appreciation lesson, students utilize nature related vocabulary terms on magnets and put them in different orders to create interesting poetry. Students...
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In the Desert

For Teachers Pre-K
Students explore earth science by completing several environment activities. In this desert lesson, students identify where the U.S. deserts are and what types of wild life inhabit them. Students utilize arts and crafts to create a...
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Distance Makes a Difference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create a clay model of the Sun and Earth. In this space science lesson plan, students explain how distance affects the appearance of objects. They write a poem or riddle about the Sun in their journal.
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Life on the Surface of the Earth

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover that life occurs on or near the surface of the Earth in land, air, and water. They read the literature selection, 'Whose Forest Is It?' and discuss with students that there are examples of of many living things that...
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Dynamic Earth

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars complete an experiment to study tsunamis and its around the Earth. In this earthquakes and tsunamis lesson, students participate in a demonstration to learn how earthquakes impact sea waves. Young scholars study the...
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Description of Materials for Parts of a Fossil Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars study fossils. In this fossils lesson, students discuss and study real fossils. Young scholars color in pictures of fossils and their sections. Students then identify fossil picture parts and names. Young scholars write...
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Recycling Activities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain the importance of recycling. In this environmental science activity, students classify materials as recyclable or not. They make posters that promote the benefits of recycling.
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Make a Rain Stick for Earth Day

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students construct rain sticks. In this ecology multicultural lesson plan, students use recyclable items to construct a rainstick. Detailed instructions for making and decorating the rainstick are given.
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Weather Olympics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider the effects of topography on climate patterns. In this earth science lesson, students research weather patterns and make inferences of how the land forms may create different climates. Students compare Celsius...
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Four Seasons

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify the change in the seasons. In this earth science lesson, students describe weather of each of the seasons and illustrate pictures of each season. Students discuss their illustrations with their classmates.
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Keeping Watch on Coral Reefs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a tutorial on coral reefs then investigate corals under stress.  In this Earth Science lesson students prepare a written report and explain the relationship between coral reefs and their zooxanthellae.
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Gravity Launch

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars examine how gravity affects launching rockets into space. In this physical science lesson plan, students review the concept of gravity and use an interactive online site, "Gravity Launch," to simulate a rocket launch.
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You Can Die Here

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners examine Death Valley including the amount of precipitation and winds that it gets.  In this climate based instructional activity students explain the reasons for the amount of precipitation and windward patterns in Death...
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Cooler in the Shadows

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore Earth science by creating a scale model in class. In this shadow lesson, students research the impact the sun has on Earth shadows and complete a space science worksheet. Students create models of the Sun and Earth and...
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Elements of Physics: Motion, Force and Gravity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research about different human space explorations conducted by NASA. In this physical science lesson, students discuss why space exploration is important. They write a paper about their thoughts on continuing NASA's space...
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Extraterrestrials

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the possibility of intelligent life in space. In this space science lesson, students decipher a radio message electronically transmitted in space. They create their own extraterrestrial welcome greeting.
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Understanding Space Travel

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the unique environment of the moon and Mars. In this space science activity, students design a city located in the outer space. They create a computer aided design, models or drawings of their cities and share them with...
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Mother Earth Connection: Earth Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read Brother Eagle, Sister Sky to appreciate the attitudes of the Native Americans to "Mother Earth." For this environmental lesson, students review vocabulary environmentalism. Students compare mother Earth to mother. Students...
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Measuring Cloud Coverage

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore Earth science by completing weather symbol worksheets. In this cloud identification lesson, students identify the different types of clouds in the sky and how they are formed. Students complete a cloud measurement...
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Classifying Plants and Insects

For Teachers K - 12th
Art and science come together in a lesson based on Flower Still Life by Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder. Learners classify plants and insects in the painting by color, leaf shape, size, reproduction, and season of bloom.
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Compare Topography of Earth and Mars with a Worldwide Telescope

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students compare geography to topography. In this topography lesson, students examine the topography of the surfaces of the Earth. Students compare one feature of Earth to one feature of Mars and present in a PowerPoint.
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Mountain Creation: A Drama Exploration

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore mountain formation. In this cross curriculum earth science and legend writing lesson plan, students listen to the poem "The Way to make Perfect Mountains" by Byrd Baylor and identify examples of vivid language used....
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Sampling Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore Earth science by identifying types of rocks in their schoolyard. In this geology lesson, students collect a group of rocks from their playground and categorize them based on color, shape and size. Students read the book...

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