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- Ocean and You Marine Science Education
- Bring the ocean to your classroom and explore marine and environmental education with this innovative program created by an oceanographer and two science educators.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Alternatives to the animal report
- In Rethinking Reports, page 2.1
- Year after year, students are assigned an animal report, a factual report on a species of their choice. My son chose the Harpy Eagle for his third-grade animal report — and proceeded to re-submit that report with only slight modifications for years thereafter!...
- By Melissa Thibault.
- Water and Weather
- From just looking at cloud formations to building a weather station, this sampling of resources help students learn all about climate, weather, and the water cycle.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Plant and Animal Interdependence
- Plants and animals depend upon each other for survival. These model resources explain the importance of this delicate chain of life.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Plants and Trees
- This selection of resources helps teach students about the importance of plants and trees to animals and humans. They also explain how how they grow, their structure and the elements they need to flourish.
- Format: bibliography/help
- The drought causes conservation
- The students will use their knowledge of the importance of water to learn about the hydrosphere. The drought being experienced will be explored through graphs and a personal plan for water conservation.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Linda Cummer.
- More than just a rainy day: The water cycle
- Students will identify water sources in the school environment in order to understand the origins of our water and to gain perspective about the students' place in the water cycle. Students will learn about the water cycle using a variety of resources and discover connections between the water cycle and the water that they use every day.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Development and Science)
- By Kelly This and Leigh Thrower.
- Beans and how they grow
- The students will incorporate computer skills, math, and literature with books such as: Miss Rumphius and The Reason for a Flower.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Science)
- By Betty Black.
- The transformer room
- In A technological tour of the Biltmore Estate, page 11
- Interpreting the transformer room Wires come through the wall from the Generator Room which originally carried the power from the Dynamo Room to the Transformer Room. This room first was used to house a series of large Gould storage batteries,...
- By Sue Clark McKendree.
- Keys to success for English language learners
- Tips that any teacher in any classroom can use to help ESL students learn the curriculum while learning English.
- By Audrey L. Heining-Boynton.
- At home in the tropical rainforest
- Students will choose one rainforest animal to research using print and electronic resources. They will work cooperatively with a partner to create a Hyperstudio card with the following information: photograph of the animal, the layer of the rainforest it inhabits, sound the animal makes, and an interesting fact about the animal.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Sally Eller.
- An introduction to teacher research
- Every day, teachers develop lesson plans, evaluate student work, and share outcomes with students, parents, and administrators. Teacher research is simply a more intentional and systematic version of what good teachers already do. This article explains the basic process of teacher research, including formulation of a research question, data collection and analysis, and writing up your findings.
- By Amy Anderson.
- Seasons change
- This lesson introduces students to the characteristics of the changing seasons and allows students to see how plants, animals, and people adapt to the changes.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)
- By Beth Herron.
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- The learner will be doing curriculum integrated activities using Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Mathematics)
- By Shannon Zerniak.
- Science students get their hands dirty
- Enter Carol Swink's classroom where students become scientists by conducting hands-on, inquiry-based investigations. By saving the textbook reading and lectures for last and doing experiments first, students master not only science content but math content too.
- Format: article/best practice
- By Waverly Harrell.
- The big, bad, red wolf: Fact and fantasy
- This lesson will explore the myths and legends surrounding wolves. We will also investigate factual information about the endangered red wolf.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Science)
- By steven sather.
- Nature's checks and balances
- This unit introduces students to several essential understandings. They will learn that plants and animals depend on one another for survival and organisms interact within nature to create a balance. They will also learn that humans can influence and manipulate nature.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Nicolette Heise.
- Vietnam waterways: Ecology and conservation
- In this interdisciplinary lesson for grades 6-8, students will examine the relationship between the physical environment and cultural characteristics of the Mekong River valley in Vietnam. Students will evaluate the current conditions of the Mekong River and suggest long-range solutions for improving, restoring, or preserving the quality of the river.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Information Skills, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Edie McDowell.
- Experience North Carolina's state parks with EELEs
- An EELE is an Environmental Education Learning Experience -- a site-specific program offered by the North Carolina state parks system. EELEs include pre-visit activities, on-site activities and post-visit activities, but they do not necessarily have to be used in conjunction with a group visit. Educators can attend EELE workshops to gain rich educational experiences that provide knowledge, insight, and immediate practical materials for use in the classroom.
- Format: article
- By Linda Dow.
- Operation beach teach
- This lesson is the introduction to an integrated marine science unit which culminates in an early fall trip to Hammocks Beach State Park. (See attachment: Pre-Activity). The unit is designed to hook students into science and provide joyful learning experiences across the curriculum.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Melissa Tukey.
