Fourth and Fifth Grades Standard: Objective: Students will develop observation skills. Materials: Fourth: Aquarium Soil Plants Fifth: Procedure: 1. Show video clip, "What Skills Do Scientists Use?" 2. Discuss how scientists in the video collect data and why. 3. Discuss how scientists carefully observe and record data in order to draw conclusions about topic they are studying. Fourth Activity: 4. Students will create a terrarium in order to observe changes over time. 5. Students should measure plant growth, temperature, and any changes they observe. 6. Students may create terrariums with different types of habitats that require various needs such as more [View Full Entry]

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Video for lessons with grades 4 -5. [View Full Entry]

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Journal from fellow Earthwatch volunteer, Lachlan Duff, to be used with any grade levels. Sunday 25/5/2008 Well I am finally in Cairns. After months of preparation and sacrifice I have started the first leg of the expedition. I have packed and repacked my bags more times than I care to remember, but hey, I’m here! The morning for me started at about 5am. I lay awake in bed trying to fall back asleep. I eventually gave up on that idea and rose at 5.30am. I had a quick shower and headed ufor breakfast. I wanted to leave for the airport at [View Full Entry]

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Grade: Third Grade Standard: S3L2. Students will recognize the effects of pollution and humans on the environment. Objective: Students will identify the effects of pollution on marine life. Materials: Procedure: 1. Show general turtle video to spark excitement. 2. Ask students what animals need to survive? Food, air, water, shelter 3. Review different types of habitats. Where do animals live? 4. Ask students if they think humans make this difficult for animals sometimes. 5. Show students the litter video 6. Ask if they think this litter is dangerous for sea life. 7. Show photos of marine life tangled up in plastic. [View Full Entry]

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Grade: Kindergarten Standard: SKCS6. Students will understand the important features of the process of scientific inquiry. Objective: Students will identify scientific tools and ways scientists stay safe. Materials: Safety video Goggles, rubber gloves, lab coats, shoes, rulers (measuring tape), scales, magnifiers Digital cameras (one per team) Computer access Procedure: 1. Show students pictures of measuring, weighing, recording data and looking inside of turtles. Tell students that scientists are collecting information about turtles so that they can help them survive. Questions: Does your doctor measure and weigh you? What tools do they use? (scale and measuring tape on wall) Why do they [View Full Entry]

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Grade: First Grade Standard: S1CS3. Students will use tools and instruments for observing, measuring, and manipulating objects in scientific activities. Objective: Students will use various nonstandard units of measurement to determine the best unit for measuring odd shaped objects. Materials: Odd shaped objects for measuring such as plastic animals, balls, rocks for each group Nonstandard measuring units such as string, sticks, hands, small counters or coins for each group 1 copy of record keeping page Procedure: 1. Show students video clips from Australia 2. Put students in groups of 2-4 depending on the amount of materials you have (grouping should be [View Full Entry]

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Video for use with 2nd and 3rd grade lesson. [View Full Entry]

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Turtles of the Great Barrier Reef Grade: Second Grade Standard: S2CS5. Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly. Objective: Students will describe animals in photos clearly. Materials: Procedure: 1. Show the general turtle video. Pause and blindfold half of the children. Play litter video (without sound) for a few minutes. Pause. 2. Non-blindfolded students now have to describe what the blindfolded students missed. 3. Blindfold other half and resume video for another few minutes. The non-blindfolded kids now have to describe the missed video to the blindfolded kids. 4. Ask students what they notice about having to communicate what they [View Full Entry]

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Video for use with 1st grade lesson. [View Full Entry]

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Video and photos for use with lessons for all grade levels K - 5. [View Full Entry]

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