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Factors That Affect Climate

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use captured portions of the Internet ("mininets") to perform research into climate. They create graphs of the data recorded using latitude as the independent variable and temperature as the dependent variable.
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California's Climate

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The United States is a large country with many different climates. Graph and analyze temperature and rainfall data for Sacramento and Washington DC as you teach your class about the characteristics of Mediterranean climates. Discuss the...
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The Prairie Climate

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research the average temperature and precipitation of a prairie region to determine the type of climate it is, and how it differs from other biomes. They examine the types of adaptions animals have made to live in the...
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Multiplying With Nine As A Factor

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Elementary math minds complete various activities to memorize the multiples of nine. They watch a PowerPoint presentation and demonstrate the finger trick. Unfortunately the link to the multiplication activities does not take you...
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Landfills and the Potential for Groundwater Contamination

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine how a sanitary landfill is constructed, how it functions, and how waste and leachate affects the areas around the landfill. After a discussion about landfills and leachates, students construct a Sanitary Landfill Model...
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Cracks on the Walls

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe the cracks in school walls and pavements. In this geometry instructional activity, students explore the factors to be considered before building a structure. They complete a graphing and calculation...
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Greenhouse Effect: Pop Bottle Experiment

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars explore global warming by conducting a weather experiment. In this greenhouse gas lesson, students define the greenhouse effect and the impact on our ozone layer. Young scholars utilize a soda pop bottle, floodlight bulb,...
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Time/Elapsed Time

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young mathematicians complete various activities to demonstrate proficiency in telling time and identifying elapsed time. They analyze and discuss television schedules, create a booklet about their daily activities, produce a TV. guide,...
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Exploring Biomes Lesson 3: Endangered Biomes

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Future environmental scientists compare data from two different conservation strategies. Alone this instructional activity is sufficient, but as part of the Exploring Biomes unit produced by the Arizona Fish and Game Department, it...
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Sweethearts and Data Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the concept collecting and representing data. For this collecting and representing data lesson, students record the different colors of sweetheart candies in their sweethearts box. Learners create a table of the data and...
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Retirement: Show Me the Money!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore the concept of retirement finances. In this retirement finances instructional activity, students discuss what it means to save, invest, risk, or the time value of money. Students play the stock market game. Students...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What's Wrong With Global Climate Change?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will identify factors that affect the solubility of a salt and test one of the factors (temperature). They will apply their experience to ocean salinity, the effects of temperature on the composition of ocean water, and what...