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These lessons cover STEM topics for grades 4-12. Many of them include options for advanced students. Additionally, the lessons meet Next Generation Science Standards. Another resource is the Common Core Standards for Oregon.


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Lesson Title Lesson Summary Subject Grade Level
Taking the Temperature of Ancient Oceans Students will reconstruct Ancient Ocean temperature using Foraminifera fossils, Mg/Ca ratios, and temperature to graph ocean temperature change over time. Climate Change, Marine Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8)
Team Building In lesson students will learn to apply their knowledge and problem solving skills to strengthen their team building skills. Team Building Middle School (6-8)
Team Building and Critical Thinking Games In this lesson students learn critical thinking and team building skills. Team Building Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
Team Building II In this lesson students learn to boost team energy by building teamwork in fun and interactive ways. Team Building Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
Team Building III In this lesson students participate in a plethora of team building activities. Team Building Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
Team Building IV Students in this lesson expand their team building skills through the Classification Game, and One Question Game. Team Building Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
TEAM Tox Radish Lesson Elementary, Middle and High School versions of the radish lesson Chemistry Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
The Axial Seamount: Life on a Vent This activity asks students to understand, and build a food web to describe the interdependent relationships of hydrothermal vent organisms. Marine Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8)
Thermal Expansion In this lesson students learn about how warming waters affect the ocean ecosystem. Biology, Ecology, Marine Elementary (4-5)
Think Like a Beaver Students in this lesson will learn create a model beaver dam and demonstrate changes in the ecosystem community pre-and-post dam. Ecology Elementary (4-5)

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