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Bone Transformations
Students create a picture from the shape of a bone. For this life science and art lesson, students discuss their bones and their purposes, then use a picture of a bone as a starting point for an artistic transformation. Lesson can be...
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Using the Carbon Cycle Interactive Game in the Classroom
An online reading and interactive game bring the path of a carbon molecule to life for your earth science explorers! As an assessment, learners can map out or write about their experience in the carbon cycle. Thoroughly written...
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Taking Count of Biodiversity
Here is a well-designed lesson plan on biodiversity that should intrigue your charges. In it, pupils compare a natural desert area to a school field to see how habitat destruction affects species diversity. Groups set up transects and...
Japan Society
A Remade Environment
Art is a wonderful way to express feelings of social unrest or change. Learners will examine the works of two contemporary Japanese artists, and how they each have used art to say something big. They analyze the work of Katsuhiro Saiki...
Norwich Institute for Language Education
Simple Machines
Planning a unit on simple machines? Save some time and energy with this collection of lessons and activities that explores how these devices are used in the real world to make life a little easier.
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Marine Animal Life Cycles
Fourth graders identify the life cycle of a crab and other marine animals. In this marine life lesson plan, 4th graders complete a crab puppet activity, explore crab moulting, research the life cycle stages of a crab, and identify crab...
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Using the Internet to Learn About Marine Life in our Area
Young scholars explore how living things interact with their environment. They research marine life that is studied by Mote Marine Laboratory. Students track sick and injured marine animals. They explore the red tide and the geography of...
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Exploring Life in the Coral Reef
Students study life forms in coral reefs. In this ocean life lesson, students study life in coral reefs as they create a coral reef sculpture.
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Animals Vocabulary Decoder Worksheet
Add some decoding to your scholar's review of basic life science terms in this decorder activity, where students match 15 words to their definitions. Words such as mammal and amphibian must be matched to their written definition. The...
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Life Cycle of Animals: Chicken, Duck, Frog
In this animal life cycles instructional activity, students complete a ten question true/false assessment pertaining to life cycles of the frog, duck, or chicken. Students draw the life cycle of each animal in a separate box.
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Marine Animal and Plant Adaptations
Young scholars examine nature by creating their own animals. For this animal adaptation lesson, students define scientific vocabulary terms dealing with adaptation such as sea stars, sea cucumbers and exoskeleton. Young scholars utilize...
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Life Cycles
Students are introduced to the concept of life cycles and identify the growth order and different stages attained by various animals. They view slideshows and video of butterflies and frogs as they change through the various stages of...
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The Life and Times of Guy Fawkes
In this Guy Fawkes worksheet, students cut apart 8 sentence strips; each tells an event in the life of Guy Fawkes. Students put them in the right order, paste them on a paper, and illustrate each event.
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Images of Science
Students understand the diversity of science, both in terms of the work and the people engaged in the work. They learn that some scientists and engineers use huge instruments (e.g., particle accelerators or telescopes), and others use...
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WET Science Lesson #11: How Light Affects Water
Scientists listen to the story of Wadja Egnankou who works to save African mangrove forests. They experiment with refraction and the introduction of particulate matter to water. They conclude with creative writing about the need for a...
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Marine Habitats of Galveston Island
Four lessons introduce elementary ecologists to salt marsh and sandy beach habitats. In the first lesson, they place shells and other materials in vinegar to determine if they contain calcium carbonate. In the second lesson, they read a...
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Food & Science - How Healthy is Your Diet?
Learners experiment with various foods to determine fat and starch content. They rub jam, peanut butter, bananas, and other foods in a small circle on a piece of paper, and observe the results. If there is a high fat content in the...
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Agriculture in Your Life
Students examine the agricultural sources of everyday products and identify food products outside traditional farming circles. They discuss the background information, and complete activity sheets, locating various commodity locations on...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Teachers' Guide to Using A Day In the Life of a Drop
Hydrology hopefuls learn about their local watershed. Through discussion and online interactives, they see that their habits affect the water supply. The activity concludes with a pledge to filter out bad water usage habits. It makes a...
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Jellyfish Challenge
In this jellyfish activity worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to exhibit the knowledge they have regarding jellyfish.
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Sea Turtle Challenge
In this sea turtles worksheet, students read 9 definitions that pertain to words about sea turtles. From four choices, students select the word that best matches each meaning.
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Megabeasts
Create larger-than-life insects for the classroom. Bugs are usually pretty small, but during the Jurassic period they were huge. Kids use diagramming and scale conversion to enlarge a modern day insect so that it is as big as its ancient...
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Integrating Science and Literature: Life as We Knew It
Supplement your science units with science fiction novels!
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The Classification of the Kingdoms of Life
Students can learn about the evolution of science by discussing the classification of living things.