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Getting Through the Day Duck Style

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students observe ducks at a local wetland. They answer various questions about the ducks behavior and write the answers on a downloadable worksheet.
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Bye-Bye Bison

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the bison's struggle for survival. They discuss the importance of bison while participating in an role playing activity showing how important the food supply and surroundings are to their survival.
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A Home for a Cricket

For Teachers 1st
First graders build a habitat for crickets after studying animal survival needs. They care for and observe the crickets in the classroom habitat.
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Basic Needs of Living Things - Lesson One

For Teachers 4th
An interesting way of teaching about basic needs of different organisms awaits your fourth graders. Pupils take part in class discussions and demonstrations which should lead to a greater understanding of how to determine basic needs. As...
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Exploring Ecosystems

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the relationships between plants, animals, and the environment in ecosystems. They sort animal cards, collect natural materials from the schoolyard, and record an ecosystem web in the form of a poster.
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Seed Dispersal

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils explore seed dispersal by designing their own wind dispersed seed structure. Using one piece of paper and a box fan, they construct a seed dispersal structure, record the distance their seed travels, and answer discussion questions.
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Polar Animals

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scientists explore some of the scientific equipment that is used by explorers during expeditions to the North or South Pole. Then, they have a relay race! All of the equipment is lined up at a spot 25 yards away from the lines. The...
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How Is A Frog Able To Swim In The Trees?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the interdependence of frogs and trees. They discuss the various things they need everyday to survive. Students select an animal from their local bioregion and research things that animal is dependent upon for...
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Birds and Coffee

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the changing seasons with how they affect animal and human behavior. They explain what migration is and why many birds migrate south for the winter. They then trace the coffee sold in their neighborhood and in...
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How We're Connected

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students take a survey in order to find out how they live in relationship to the environment. They take the time to investigate the differences between a need and a want. This is done as part of the self-assessment. Students also study...
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Farmers - Caretakers of the Land

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore resource management, specifically farming. After reviewing vocabulary words, groups of students explore what is conserved by each practice. They compare and contrast responses. Students describe farming procedures which...
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Prosperity and Challenges

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers watch a slideshow about the technological advances in agriculture. After viewing, they complete an index card about one aspect of the slideshow. In groups, they create a cause and effect timeline in which they identify...
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Create a Book on Tape

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Learners of all ages record themselves reading their favorite books with accuracy and feeling. They must read with sound effects and consider the audience for whom the tape is being made. They are assessed based on the quality of their...
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Marine Habitats of Galveston Island

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
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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A Chicken's Life

For Students 3rd - 5th
Here is a set of comprehension questions that go with the story "A Chicken's Life." Learners answer each of nine questions by filling in the blank with the correct word then, they complete ten additional comprehension questions that...
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Living On Earth

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners discover the many different animals within various habitats and discover how each individual species interacts with its particular environment. Through charting different animals and their distinct habitat and matching animals...
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The Life And Death of Tupac Shakur

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this reading comprehension worksheet about Tupac Shakur, young scholars read a short article about his life and death. Students answer 5 questions. There are mature themes in this article.
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Applications And Problem Solving With Inequalities

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, learners solve the word problems using inequalities. They translate the words into the correct expressions.
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Commas After Introductions Exercises

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
Print or use online to remind learners of  the proper use of commas in introductory phrases. If they are correctly punctuated, they put a C on the line. If there is an error, students put an X and circle the error. They then write 9...
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet 14

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL vocabulary multiple choice worksheet, students read 8 sentences and from 4 choices, select the correct word to make each sentence complete.
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Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab

For Students 9th - 10th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students determine the best choice from the word bank to complete the sentence. The challenging words all begin with the letter "H."
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Pronoun Agreement

For Students 5th - 6th
The underlined pronouns in 20 sentences need correction because they don't agree with their antecedents. Your emerging copy editors provide the correct pronoun. The worksheet can be printed or used interactively online. Check to make...
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In the Company of Wild Butterflies

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discover the life cycle of a butterfly and explain the different stages.  In this exploratory lesson students watch a video and create insect art and they will get an opportunity to view live specimens of butterflies. 
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Cover Your Mouth Please!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate how to slow the spread of germs from coughing and sneezing. In this illness prevention lesson, 2nd graders talk about why people cough and sneeze before telling about ways to prevent the spread of germs. They...

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