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Grade Level

Description

Contributing School

Insects (Pre-K) PreK Students use Eric Carle Books and Internet resources to learn about different insects Ysleta PreK

Plants

PreK-2 Students investigate edible plans Aoy
Science Fair K-6 Students use resources to complete a Science Fair project. Elfida Chavez
Growing Up to be a Butterfly K-3 Students investigate the life cycle of a butterfly. Thomas Manor
Spiders 1 Students learn about spiders. Pebble Hills

Reptiles

 

1-2 Working from a kit students design a new reptile. The students give the reptile an original name and write a short description about the new reptile. Coldwell

Lifecycles

1-3 Students investigate the lifecycle of the butterfly and frog. Robert Rojas
Bugs, Yuck! 2 Students play he role of an investigative team of junior scientists about "yucky bugs." Sageland
The Body

Mi Cuerpo

2 Students use internet resources to learn about the body. Also in Spanish Thomas Manor
Planets 2-5 Students are  assigned the special task of analyzing and providing information about the planets. Fasten your seatbelt and prepare to journey into the outermost regions of our solar system. Alamo

Rainforest

 

3-5 Students embark on a journey through the rainforest, and work with a team of specialists that will determine how they can educate and inform others of the importance in saving these beautiful habitats from extinction.  Hueco
Bats 4-5 The real truth about bats USP Mentors
Chihuahuan Desert 4 Students investigate how to stop or decrease the rapid disappearance of desert plants and animals Sageland

Dolphins

 

4 Students discover the life cycle of one of the ocean's amazing creatures-the dolphin. Zavala

Environment

4 Students present research to the citizens of the world and persuade them into becoming proactive in saving our planet.  Rusk
Insects 4 Student use several Internet resources and use the information to create a HyperStudio presentation on insects Pebble Hills

Wolves

4 Students research the wolf to  defend their position as to whether to protect the wolf or not. Ernesto Serna

Recycle

4-5 Students learn about recycling. Hueco
Science Fair 3-6 A WebQuest for students and families on creating a science fair project Desertaire

Desert

 

5 Students research and design an appropriate landscape for their school located in the desert. South Loop
Penguins 3 Students investigate the world of penguins and discover the incredible variety of these flightless birds. Benito Martinez
Clouds 3 Students identify the different types of clouds and their formations. Bonham

Water Conservation in the Chihuahuan Desert

3-4 Students will use a budget to create and design a landscape with desert plants using water conservation. LeBarron Park

We're Not In Kansas Anymore!

4 A WebQuest designed for students to explore the history, causes, damage and safety of tornadoes Lujan-Chavez

How do you Measure Up? An Outer Space Mission in Weight

3 A WebQuest for students whose mission is to research a planet in the Solar System. Mesita

A Cell as a Microuniverse

3-6 Each group will design a 3D plant/animal cell based on the information gathered from research. Mission Valley

Water Conservation

1-5 Students will read about the water cycle and create a poster or a computer generated model of the water cycle. O'Shea Keleher

The Hidden Killer

4 The students' task is to research and inform the community about diabetes and present their findings using a Powerpoint presentation. Vilas Elementary