Understand the difference between plant and animal cells.

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Space food research meets the challenge of providing food that tastes good and travels well in space. The activities in this NASA educator guide for grades K-8 emphasize hands-on and cooperative involvement of students as they explore the unique problems of keeping astronauts happy and healthy in sp more

This unit will give students an overview of oceans. Using hands-on experiments that follow the scientific method, students will learn about currents, tides, ocean zones, and the characteristics of ocean water. Students will also learn about plant and animal life in the ocean, exploring the current d more

The activities in this guide help students learn the basic principles of flight. The guide is divided into three chapters:

--Air. --Flight. --We Can Fly, You and I.

The end of each chapter has a list of simple interdisciplinary activities for all elementary subjects.

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This educational web site is designed for classroom use by teachers and students in Kindergarten through grade 4. It is also designed for homeschool use, and for use by those who are interested learning more about rotorcraft. The web site is actually an on-line, interactive book about one girl's vis more

NASA educator guide for pre-K through 2nd grade focuses on activities about the International Space Station and the role rockets play in its construction.

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Students will complete an in-depth study of plants by examining their stems, roots, and leaves. A study of animals will also be completed. Animals will be grouped according to their major characteristics. Special emphasis will be placed on observing, classifying, collecting data, and predicting. Int more

This unit provides students with the opportunity to observe two major types of phenomena in physical science, the states of matter and magnets. Students will observe the three states of matter and how they change from one to another. Students will also explore the properties of magnets. The science more

Students will identify habitats as the place where basic needs are met for the organisms that live there. A study of the plants and animals of the five major biomes of the world will also be studied. Plant and animal adaptations are a focus. Special emphasis will be placed on observing, discussing, more

The learning experiences in the Rocks, Fossils, and Dinosaurs kit supports the New York State Elementary Science Core and its focus on understanding the living environment and physical setting. Through the use of the skills of observing, classifying, collecting data, interpreting data, and manipulat more