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Grades K - 3
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Little Helicopters
Lynda Rogers, Boulder Creek Elementary
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Use the patterns and the directions in the on-line lesson to record the flight times of paper helicopters and learn the science and math of motion. |
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Earth Explorers
Ann Pickett
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Calling all Earth Explorers--Some of our animal friends are homeless and need help. Our homes are perfect for us, and these animals need homes which are perfect for them. Your job is to find information about one animal to help it find a new home. |
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Grades 3 - 6
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Future Feathered Friends
Steve Wartburg & Bruce Fisher
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Shorebird populations are in trouble! Major changes in bird populations can indicate severe environmental
problems. Your mission is to choose a migratory shorebird species and determine if it is showing signs of
drastic population declines. As a member of a team of biologists, you will use Internet resources to collect
data and communicate with other members of the science community. |
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Tapwater Testing
Jeff Foote
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Would you drink water with chunks of weird stuff floating in it? Every day most
of us gulp down strange brews of salts, metals, and other chemicals that get mixed into our perfect H2O. Test the water that comes into our homes, workplaces and schools
and learn the life sustaining properties of water. |
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Grades 6 - 9
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Mission Truly Possible
Dennis O'Dea
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Congratulations! The endangered animals and plants of the
world have selected you to help them. Can you accept this mission and make a difference in
the life and death fate of many of the world's animals and plants? |
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Zoofari
Mona Miller
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Mr. Megabucks has hired you as a biologist. He owns an island which is to become Zoofari, a theme park where people will be able to walk among animals in the wild. Which animals should be placed on the island? |
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Grades 9 - 12
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Homer's Hill
Michael Yamashiro
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A movie producer is making a sequel to Dante's Peak called Homer's Hill. In order to create the most realism, there will be several on-location volcano sequences that need to be filmed and real volcanic technical information that will be used in the script. Can you pick the best settings for the film? |
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City Council Energy Debate
Marie Y. Kuhn
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The city council is planning to buy a large piece of land in your area to build a power plant. Can you and your company convince the council to use your energy technology and let your company build the power
plant? |
