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Stellar Cycles is a performance task - an assessment tool to determine student understanding of stellar evolution. An answer key is included.
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Students
investigate
the
challenges
of
living
and
working
in
Antarctica
and
the
technologies
that
help
researchers
meet
those
challenges.
This
six-day
unit
includes:
teacher
tools
(downloadable
readings,
breakdowns
of
tasks,
teacher
strategies,
grading
sheet
and
rubric),
an
online
activity
(students
review
the
preparation
materials
given
to
researchers
traveling
to
Antarctica),
classroom
activities
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This resource focuses on environmental education for kids, particularly younger childeren and their teachers (K-3). Topics include the water cycle, groundwater and water facts, and conservation tips. There are also word searches and quizzes, which provide excellent vocabulary exercises.
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This
activity
allows
students
to
explore
the
growth
of
plants
and
the
care
required
for
plant
survival
in
an
indoor
setting.
Students
will
research
the
characteristics
of
plants,
and
gather
information
about
soil,
nutrients,
temperature,
light,
and
water
in
order
to
set
up
an
environment
that
will
help
the
plants
grow
the
quickest.
A
rubric
for
evaluating
students'
performance
based
on
their
research
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Students
participate
in
an
activity
to
learn
about
fish
and
how
they
survive
in
an
aquarium
environment.
Assuming
the
roles
of
fish
biologist,
aquarium
architect,
and
zookeeper,
they
will
research
the
classification
and
anatomy
of
fish
and
identify
species
suitable
for
an
aquarium
environment,
as
well
as
learning
about
the
set-up
and
care
of
an
aquarium.
Each
individual
will
prepare
a
written
report,
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This web site provides an introduction to the issues surrounding the use of water. It offers an interactive question and answer format that allows users to see the direct result of their decision with respect to the use of the watershed in four main subject areas. The areas of concern are: national parks, agriculture, neighborhoods, and cities.
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ChemMatters
is
designed
and
published
for
teachers
to
use
as
a
supplement
to
their
first
year
high
school
chemistry
course.
The
third
in
a
series
of
four
ChemMatters
issues
devoted
to
NASA-s
EOS-Aura
mission,
the
October
2003
issue
focuses
on
the
chemistry
of
the
mission,
and
is
a
useful
resource
for
high
school
science
teachers
(and
not
just
chemistry
teachers).
Article
titles
are:
Whose
Air
Is
It
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This
site
is
a
portion
of
a
larger
program
in
which
users
construct
a
world
and
the
life
that
inhabits
it.
Marine
botany
is
the
subject
of
this
site,
and
users
are
instructed
on
how
they
can
'evolve'
their
own
plant
species
to
meet
the
characteristics
of
specific
marine
environments.
Although
the
goal
of
this
activity
is
to
create
imaginary
species,
it
is
based
on
having
the
user
develop
an
understanding
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This
module
on
measuring
nitrates
and
their
effects
on
water
quality
is
from
a
larger
series
on
water
quality
investigations.
It
provides
background
information
on
nitrates
and
how
it
affects
water
quality.
It
also
contains
both
a
pre-test
and
post-test,
a
laboratory
investigation,
and
a
self-study
game.
The
purpose
of
the
site
is
to
help
students
understand
the
sources
of
nitrates
and
the
role
that
...
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This
module
on
measuring
temperature
and
its
effects
on
water
quality
is
from
a
larger
series
on
water
quality
investigations.
The
purpose
of
the
site
is
to
help
students
recognize
that
temperature
can
affect
the
organisms
that
live
in
water,
describe
the
factors
that
can
change
the
temperature
of
a
body
of
water,
and
how
to
measure,
graph,
and
interpret
the
effects
of
temperature
on
fish.
It
provides
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