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Life And Death
Students participate in an interactive game to review how living things are classified.
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Ocean Life Word Search
In this language arts worksheet, students will be searching for words that pertain to the ocean. Students will locate the names of 39 vocabulary words directly related to the topic.
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Life In the Soil: Home Sweet Home: Red Worms
In this soil worksheet, students complete 2 pages about the importance of soil in plant growth. Students read about red worms and answer 2 questions about composting. Students fill out a chart with their observations of plants planted in...
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Wateropoly: Life in the Desert
Students explore water properties by participating in a drought related board game. In this water conservation lesson, students play a game titled "wateropoly" which is based on the classic board game Monopoly. Students utilize cards and...
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Introduction to Biology
Learners examine the study biology and explore the relationship between biology and daily life. In this nature of biology lesson students study articles and answer the given questions.
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Butterfly Metamorphosis Booklet
Students study the four different stages of butterfly metamorphosis, For this butterfly life cycle lesson, students construct a metamorphosis booklet by recording and illustrating the butterfly life cycles in the booklet. Vocabulary and...
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Butterfly Round-Up
Students classify the characteristics of butterflies and moths moths. In this life cycle lesson plan, students identify butterflies and moths common in the state of Iowa as well as their characteristics. Students then learn the proper...
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Agriculture is a Cycle
What do a bicycle and the life cycle have in common? Cover this and more with the series of cross-curricular activities included in this plan. Learners do everything from making bracelets that represent the life cycle to checking out the...
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Where Did the Science Experiments Go?
Hands-on science experiments are essential for student learning.
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Garden in a Glove
Students observe the life cycle of a plant in a glove. In this life cycle lesson, students read and discuss the life cycle of a plant. Students then plant seeds in a clear plastic glove and record their observations.
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Aquarium Acrobats
Students create a realistic underwater diorama as a follow-up activity to a field trip to an aquarium. They research and discuss sea creatures and plants that contribute to aquarium life, then create a diorama using research information...
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Fish Anatomy
Add a handy reference sheet about fish anatomy and functioning to your learners' biology or animal notebooks. Though this resource doesn't provide any practice, it makes a useful addition to any study of anatomy, biology, species, fish,...
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Alligator Alley
Students identify alligator body parts, feeding patterns, habitats, and conditions necessary for their survival in the wild. They identify ways that people influence the quality of life of all creatures on Earth, including themselves and...
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Animal Adults and Babies
Students examine how different animals care for their young and how young animals change as they grow. They conduct research on the growth patterns and life cycle of a selected animal, create a realistic baby and adult form of their...
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Dried-Corn Door Decor
Students research the historic and cultural importance of corn to Native American and other cultures. They create a 3-D life-like replica of Indian corn to celebrate the harvest. Students celebrate teh fall harvest with decorative ears...
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Fine-Feathered Falcons
Young scholars research the life cycle and habitat of the American kestrel, which is also known as a sparrow hawk or falcon. They realize the importance of birds of prey in the food chain. Afterward, they use a draw and erase technique...
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Japanese Rimpa Painting
Pupils examine the life and work of Sakai Hoitsu. Using the Internet, they discover how he made his paintings using a special technique. Individually, they make their own painting using the same style and use watercolors to complete the...
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Mind-Blowing Glass
Young scholars explore and study the life and art of internationally know glass sculptor, Dale Chihuly. They recognize organic forms in her massive body of blown-glass work and create an organic sculpture of their own utilizing her style...
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Ocean Scenes and Coral Reefs
Students explore plants and animals that live at various ocean levels, including beaches and coral reefs. They demonstrate their comprehension of ocean layers and life with chalk drawings. Students draw details of plant and animal life,...
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Our Chicks Are Hatching!
Students examine the incubation and hatching process for chicks in photographs or with real-life chicks in the classroom. They identify the different stages of the hatching process, and create sculptures of hatching chicks using clay.
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Pop-Up Wildlife Mural
Pupils research life in a rainforest including plants, animals, insects, climate. They discover reasons for the importance of rainforests to the Earth's environment. Students work as a group to create a large 3-D rainforest scene that...
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Power to the Peanut
Students locate information about the life and research of African American botanist George Washington Carver. They identify how Carver's knowledge of botany contributed to improvement of farming practices and introduction of new...
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See-Through Body
Students research major organs the skeletal system of the human body. They identify the function of the human skeleton and organ systems and then create a life-sized outline of their bodies and draw the skeletal system and major organs...
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Up & Away
Students research where balloons go when they fly away, the consequences of their escape, and suggest alternative possibilities for preventing balloon escapes in real life. They identify humorous stories and discuss the qualities that...