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- Minerals and math
- Students will develop ways to create self-devised rules for classifying minerals and relate this information to scientific ways of classifying minerals according to their characteristics. They will then compile this information into a chart and convert parts of the chart into a line or bar graph.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics and Science)
- By Courtney Richards.
- Mix and match ecology: Human impact
- This high-school biology lesson uses a group activity to teach students about the impact of human actions on natural resources.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By MaryBeth Knight Greene.
- Mix and match ecology: Symbiosis
- In this high-school biology lesson, students gain an understanding of the three kinds of symbiotic relationships by creating relationships between imaginary animals.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 )
- By MaryBeth Knight Greene.
- 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.
- The mountains of Nepal: Scientific investigations
- This lesson introduces students to the mountain ecosystems of Nepal. Activities include a brainstorming activity, in which students think about ecosystems and biodiversity; a research activity, in which students use a variety of sources to gather information about the mountain ecosystems of Nepal; and a journal activity, in which students create journal entries based on the information gathered in their research.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 and 7 Information Skills, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Robin Bartoletti.
- Nephelococcygia - Cloud watching
- As part of the 2nd grade science objectives dealing with weather, students will learn the various types of clouds as well as the term and the act of nephelococcygia -- cloud watching.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Computer/Technology Skills and Science)
- By Kelley James.
- North Carolina Coastal Plain province
- In Coastal processes and conflicts: North Carolina's Outer Banks, page 1.7
- This lesson is part of chapter one of the unit "Coastal processes and conflicts: North Carolina's Outer Banks." Students compare and contrast the Northern Coastal province and the Southern Coastal province.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science and Social Studies)
- By Stanley R. Riggs, Dorothea Ames, and Karen Dawkins.
- North Carolina Coastal Plain: Surface water dynamics
- In Coastal processes and conflicts: North Carolina's Outer Banks, page 1.6
- This lesson is part of the chapter one of the unit "Coastal processes and conflicts, North Carolina's Outer Banks." Students explore the river basins of North Carolina and how they interact with the Atlantic Ocean in the Coastal Plain. They also learn about the estuarine system of this region of North Carolina.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science)
- By Stanley R. Riggs, Dorothea Ames, and Karen Dawkins.
- Observing the water cycle
- Initially, students will observe a demonstration of the water cycle and apply the information gained through the demonstration. Then students will measure and graph rainfall for two weeks.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 and 5 Mathematics and Science)
- By Priscilla Nutt.
- Ocean beaches
- In Coastal processes and conflicts: North Carolina's Outer Banks, page 1.12
- This lesson is part of chapter one of the unit "Coastal processes and conflicts: North Carolina's Outer Banks." Students learn about various materials found on the beaches of North Carolina's Outer Banks. They read about the processes that bring these materials to the beaches.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Stanley R. Riggs, Dorothea Ames, and Karen Dawkins.
- Phases of the moon
- Young children may have the idea that the moon actually changes shape. This lesson explains that this apparent change is a result of the moon's revolution around the earth.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Science)
- By Jacquelyn Arthur.
- The Pit
- The Pit is a game that can be played to review any topic. It matches picture game cards to target vocabulary on a game board. This particular lesson focuses on classification of animals.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Development and Science)
- By Eileen Carter and Tracey Casto.
- Pollution plume
- The students will simulate a plume to illustrate point source and non-point source pollution.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- By Jennifer Smith.
- The problem with parallax
- Students will increase their understanding of astronomical measurements by using parallax to measure distances on their school campus. They will also gain an appreciation of the difficulties with such measurements by statistically analyzing the class' results.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 and 9–12 Mathematics and Science)
- By Mark Clinkscales and Carrie Palmer.
- Project Groundhog
- The students will determine the groundhog prediction of either six more weeks of winter or an early spring and see if the prediction was accurate by recording daily weather data for six weeks. Over that six week period the students will be comparing their weekly data with schools around the USA and Canada using the Project Groundhog website.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Mathematics and Science)
- By Jane Diamond.
- Rising tides: Climate change and the sea
- This lesson plan uses videos, NASA visualizations, and digital map projections to help students understand the connection between climate change and sea level rise. The lesson draws on the "Climate Refugees" story on the Powering a Nation website, and includes independent research and inquiry activities that allow students to explore sea level changes in North Carolina and around the world.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Linda Schmalbeck.
- Rock around the rock cycle
- Students will study the rock cycle to understand the relationship between the three types of rocks, sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous, and the conditions needed to transform one type of rock into another. This hopefully will be accomplished through visual learning with computer activities and the demonstration and through auditory learning with the discussion. The student can then apply the knowledge they learned through a story.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Mark Clinkscales and Carrie Palmer.
- Rocks really rock! A lesson on the classification of rocks
- This lesson will help students classify various rocks according to specified criteria. It will also help students classify a given rock using selected mineral identification tests. Students will use a graphic organizer to display their findings.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
- By Grace Smith.
- Role of barrier islands and their inlet/outlet systems
- In Coastal processes and conflicts: North Carolina's Outer Banks, page 1.9
- This lesson is part of chapter one of the unit "Coastal processes and conflicts: North Carolina's Outer Banks." Students take a closer look at the unique environment that estuaries provide for plants and animals.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science)
- By Stanley R. Riggs, Dorothea Ames, and Karen Dawkins.
- Round and Round It Goes; Water, Where It Stops Nobody Knows
- This experimental lab lesson will show the process of the hydrological cycle as it relates to the earth's atmosphere by showing three different scenarios.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Mark Clinkscales and Carrie Palmer.
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