Teaching Resources
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- acid rain
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- beaver
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> weather Wetlands: Here All Year Lesson
Students will investigate the different types of wetlands and their seasonal characteristics. Students will create models of wetland habitats, compare and contrast various types of wetlands and conduct an experiment on a schoolyard puddle. They will analyze the data from the puddle experiment to determine weather's effect on the results.
Subject(s):
Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Type(s):
Lessons and Activities
Level(s):
Elementary School, Middle School
Aligned with the following standard(s):
Virginia
Keywords:
wetland, weather, experiments and investigations
Reading Trees Lesson
Scientists can tell a lot about the conditions of a certain place and time by examining the rings in trees. Studies of trees used by the settlers at Jamestown have shown that the early settlers and their Indian neighbors suffered through a horrible drought. This exercise will let students experience the types of things that scientists look for and learn through the study of tree rings.
Subject(s):
Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Type(s):
Lessons and Activities
Level(s):
Middle School
Aligned with the following standard(s):
Virginia
Keywords:
weather, forest, John Smith and colonial times, Native American
