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Living/Non-living
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K-2
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Investigate living and non-living things in compost
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Animal Senses
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K-2
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Compare how animal senses are like our own
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Animals in Winter
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K-2
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Play the role of animals preparing for winter hibernation
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“Toadally” Amphibians
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K-4
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Study amphibians through metamorphosis and adaptations
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Investigating Insects
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K-4
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Explore insect
adaptations and life cycles
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Amazing Arthropods
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K-6 |
Discover the world of arthropods through an arachnid encounter
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Slimy Slugs/Wiggly Worms
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1-3
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Have fun learning about these incredible creatures
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Formula for
Fossils |
1-3 |
Ancient life
forms in layers of rock:
students make their own "fossil" |
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Call of the Wild
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2-4
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Explore how animals communicate with one another
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Water Cycle |
2-4 |
Learn about water cycle stages; play the role of a water drop |
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Food Webs |
2-6 |
Explore the balance of the food web, chain, and pyramid |
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Predators in the Sky |
2-6 |
The life and adaptive features of birds of prey |
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Skeletons and Skulls |
2-6 |
Bat skeleton to bear skull: unique animal structures |
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Native Plants and People |
2-6 |
Learn what native plants are and how past cultures used them |
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Cool Camouflage
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2-6
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Learn how plants and animals hide or blend in
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Animal Adaptations
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2-6
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Explore the myriad of techniques animals use to survive
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Geology Rocks |
3-4 |
Rock cycle through igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rock |
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Balance and Motion |
3-6 |
How creatures achieve balance and motion in
their environment |
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Animals with Heart
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4-6
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Explore different kinds of circulatory systems among animals
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Biodiversity Bonds
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4-6
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The ABC's of protecting biodiversity and loss of species
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Digging into
Decomposition |
4-6 |
Explore a worm
bin food chain & how vegetation
is recycled |
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Nature’s Simple Machines
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4-6
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How concepts behind simple machines are used by nature
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Solar System |
4-6 |
Learn about earth's place in our solar system |
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Photosynthesis -
Light of Life |
4-8 |
Learn how light is harvested by
plants to power the food web of
life
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Chemicals in
Nature
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5-6
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How plants and
animals use chemicals everyday
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Big Picture
Animal Kingdom
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5-6
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An intro to
basic taxonomy of animals
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Big Picture Plant
Kingdom |
5-6 |
An intro to basic
taxonomy of plants (follow-up to
Animals) |
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Geology in Motion |
5-6 |
How plate
tectonics are connected to land
forms |
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Water Supply |
6-9 |
Our water’s path
from mountains to faucet |
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Water
Conservation
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6-9
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How and why we
need to care for our precious
water resources |
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Groundwater |
6-9
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What is it and
why is it important to our
community |
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Soil: It's more
than dirt. |
6-9 |
Understand soil’s
physical, chemical, and
biological components |