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Winter Wonderland: Internet Literature Project

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students, using the Internet, communicate with peers around the world about winter-themed books. They study authors, write book reviews, re-write endings, interview book characters, create scene dioramas, paint murals, and write...
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Ocean Commotion Activity - Dioramas

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Groups make a model of an Ocean Commotion exhibit based on what they saw during the fieldtrip. These dioramas can be used as an informal assessment of student knowledge acquired at Ocean Commotion.
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Hooverville Diorama

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore life during the Great Depression. In this  Great Depression lesson, 5th graders gain an understanding of what life was like during the Great Depression. Students draw conditions that families lived in and construct...
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Local Habitats

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create dioramas that depict a habitat. In this habitat activity, students use a variety of art items to develop either a marine, freshwater/pond, or forest habitat in a box. They write an expository essay about their habitat,...
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Colonial Homes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students tour colonial homes in Connecticut and compare their features.  In this colonial homes lesson plan, students create a diorama after returning from a field trip to homes. Students use their observations and comparisons to...
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Understanding Climate

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create two dioramas out of household materials to compare the influence of various factors that impact climate. Each group discuss how the change in factors influenced the climate, flora, and fauna of their area.
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Happy Habitats

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore different habitats. In this habitat lesson, students investigate four different habitats through participating in a WebQuest. Students create an animal web using Kidspiration or a video documentary upon completing the...
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Biome Project

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students research a specific biome.  In this earth science lesson, students choose a project to complete that will display key characteristics of their biome.  Each project has a description of what should be included. 
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Proud to Live in New Jersey

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore New Jersey. In this New Jersey social studies instructional activity, students define vocabulary and participate in activities centered around the agriculture, geography, industry, history, and culture of New Jersey....
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Biome Web Quest

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create paper mache globes, paint them and label the oceans and the continents. In groups, they research a biome, write about it and create an artistic visual representation of the biome and present it to the class.

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