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LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES

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  • Expedition to the Poles

    / National Geographic Xpeditions

    Students will pretend they have just returned from a year in the Arctic or Antarctic. By exploring web sites about expeditions to these regions and creating posters illustrating what they could have seen or done, students will have a better understanding of what life would be like in Polar Region without actually visiting them.
    For more information: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/

    Grades: Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade

  • BioBlitz Organizational Guide

    / Connecticut State Museum of Natural History at UCONN

    Learn all about BioBlitz and how to organize one for your school. Includes a checklist and schedule.

    For more information: http://www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhhome.html
    http://web2.uconn.edu/mnh/bioblitz/

    Grades: Second Grade, Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade, Eighth Grade, Ninth Grade, Tenth Grade, Eleventh Grade, Twelfth Grade

  • Global Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

    / California Academy of Sciences

    Students will learn via experimentation that ice formations on land will cause a rise in sea level when they melt, whereas ice formations on water will not cause a rise in sea level when they melt. Students will learn that ice is less dense than water and that ice displaces water equal to the mass of the ice. For more information: http://www.calacademy.org/teachers/

    Grades: Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade, Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade, Eighth Grade

  • Are Great White Sharks As Dangerous As We Think They Are?

    / National Geographic Xpeditions

    Students discuss their existing thoughts on sharks and analyze a map of reported shark attacks. After viewing and discussing both a painting of a shark attack and an image of a researcher swimming with a bull shark, students do research to determine the real dangers posed by and to sharks.

    For more information:
    http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions

    Grades: Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade

  • How do Humpback Whales Feed?

    / National Geographic

    The activity covers background, migration, and feeding behaviors of humpback whales. It also includes a simulation of bubble net feeding and a drawing exercise.

    Grades: Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade

  • How Raven Stole the Sun

    Judy Warner / Illinois Geographic Alliance Alaskan Cruise 2001

    Students will learn about the legend of the raven in the oral traditions and culture of the Tlingit and other Native groups along the Northwest Coast of the US. In this lesson, students will learn how the raven is often portrayed as creator and trickster, and was used to teach lessons to native children in the Northwest.

    Grades: Third Grade, Fourth Grade

  • Fish and Kids

    / Marine Stewardship Council

    A package containing lessons, worksheets, and activities to teach young students about sustainable seafood. Each subject has two levels: one for grades K-2 (key stage 1) and another for grades 3-5 (key stage 2).

    Additional resources: http://www.fishandkids.org

    Grades: Kindergarten, First Grade, Second Grade, Third Grade, Fourth Grade, Fifth Grade