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Here you'll find short, lively activities to focus your class trip, or full-period lessons to integrate into your yearly curriculum. Dive in!
Highlights
Students will explore tectonic plate boundaries and different types of seismic waves generated by earthquakes.
Could you describe the kelp forest food web as a system?
Investigate why flowers have different shapes and colors.
How does the finite amount of carbon on this planet move around in the environment, from one place to another?
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1st Grade - 12th Grade
Through scientific sketching, you can identify patterns in traits shared by a species and get to know variation.
7th Grade - 12th Grade
What is ocean acidification, and who is affected by it? Engage your students in a mock conference on the issue.
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Use observation skills to find "opposites" within aquarium animals.
6th Grade - 10th Grade
What factors and constraints do we have to consider when designing a renewable energy plan for a community?
Kindergarten - 12th Grade
Students insert a Table of Contents, number the pages, and complete their first reflective entry.
6th Grade - 10th Grade
Design Thinking Challenge: Are your students ready to tackle a food system issue at home or in their school?
Kindergarten - 8th Grade
What animals did your barn owl eat this week? Observe the bones it swallowed to identify its prey!
2nd Grade - 6th Grade
Using paper drinking cups, our pre-made patterns, and a push-pin, you can make your very own constellations!