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Teaching with Nature

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a nature walk to learn about their natural environments. In this nature study lesson, students brainstorm a list of things to look for on their nature walk. Students go on the nature walk and locate objects they...
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ENERGY, Design Competition: Energy Systems of the Future!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine energy, where it comes from and the different fuels that are used.  In this energy lesson students design an energy infrastructure using a renewable energy source. 
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Best Management Practices for Water Quality

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine best management practices for water quality.  In this water quality instructional activity, 4th graders explore unused land to identify areas of runoff, erosion, and effects of water flow.  Students...
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Ocean Careers Investigation

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Pupils gather information about different careers of the Ocean Adventures expedition team.  In this career studies lesson plan students work in groups, read an interview with an Ocean Adventurer, and see the importance of working in...
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Teamwork and Leadership

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students complete activities as an analysis of leadership, teamwork, and community service. In this teamwork and leadership lesson, students discuss teamwork and read an example of it. Students participate in a teamwork building activity...
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Onion Cells

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students observe the cells of an onion by wet mounting it and viewing it in a microscope.  In this hands on lesson students make their own wet mount slide of an onion and are able to identify the cells in it such as, the nucleus,...
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Shattered Youth

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Students examine the state of child labor in the world. In this global economy lesson, students consider the implications of child labor in the world as they research its prevalence.
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Introduction to Earth's Dynamically Changing Climate

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars identify the most common causes of global warming. In this earth science lesson, students use an interactive website to explore changes over time in sea ice, sea level, carbon emissions, and average global temperature....
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Bird Buffet

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study traits of different bird beaks. In this bird instructional activity, 5th graders explore the function and usefulness of different inherited traits of birds.
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Seeds, Miraculous Seeds

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the growth of seeds. For this agricultural lesson, students dissect a bean and corn seed and identify the parts of the seed. Students observe the development of a pinto bean seed and record observations on the...
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Frogs

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this frogs learning exercise, students read and study the 5 main characteristics that all frogs have. Students color a large picture of a frog.
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Northern Leopard Frog

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this frog anatomy learning exercise, students use the 7 body part names to correctly label a diagram of the Northern Leopard Frog. Students read the information paragraph about the frog.
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My Frog Book

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this frogs worksheet, students cut out, color, fold and assemble a 4 page mini book about frogs. Students write what they know, have learned, and want to know about frogs.
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List Frog Facts

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this frogs activity, students study and color a picture of a frog. On the blank lines below the picture, students write some of the things they have learned about frogs.
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Tracing Exercise

For Students Pre-K - K
In this tracing activity, learners prepare to learn to print by tracing 20 straight dotted lines from left to right. Students then color a picture of a bus.
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Tracing Practice

For Students Pre-K - K
In this writing worksheet, students trace the letter from the top dot to the bottom line. This worksheet provides room for students to try and write the letters without dots. There is a picture to color as well. 
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Tracing Practice

For Students Pre-K - K
In this tracing instructional activity, students trace 14 dotted examples of a curved line. Students color the large picture of the smiling face.
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Tracing and Coloring Practice

For Students Pre-K - K
In this pre-printing instructional activity, students trace the straight and curved lines in a large picture of a barn. Students color the picture any way they like.
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How Do Airplanes Fly?

For Teachers K
Students study the concepts of air pressure, air speed, and gravity as it relates to airplanes.  In this how do airplanes fly lesson plan, students study the basics of flight. Then reinforce their fine motor skills by creating...
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Health and Wellness

For Teachers K
Students exercise without being in a big group. They have freedom of movement, learn particular body part at same time promote health, and enjoy exercising at a early age.
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Getting There: "Do You Want To Go To California?"

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students, in groups, participate in a variety of activities regarding the rise of Anglo-American immigration in the 1840s and its impact upon California. They discuss immigration from the West and the East as it influenced the culture of...
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Forces and Acceleration Unit

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate that an unbalanced force, acting on an object, changes it speed or path of motion or both, and know that if the force always acts toward the same center as the object moves, the objects path may curve into an orbit...
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Counting the Groups of Items 1-9

For Students Pre-K - K
In this lower elementary instructional activity, students count the items in each of four groups. They circle the number between 1-9 which are below the group of items. They color in the groups of slippers, socks, bathrobes, and night caps.
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Islam - Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha Book Review Planning Frame

For Students 6th - 8th
For this Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha book review worksheet, students respond to the Islam text - Hajj and Eid-ul-Adha by completing an in-depth review. The review should be written to reveal personal opinions for or against the book in an...