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Habitat Choice in Woodbugs

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate woodbugs. In this scientific investigation lesson, students explore the steps scientists take when conducting an investigation using live specimens. Students explore habitat preferences for woodbugs in various...
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English Exercises: Vocabulary Skills

For Students 1st - 5th
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 7 fill in the blank questions that require them to use English vocabulary appropriately. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Why Are Plants Green?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students smash plant parts and wait for visibility of chlorophyl to show why plants turn green. In this green plants lesson plan, students use acetone and filter paper for this experiment.
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Living it up with plants

For Students K - 4th
Have kids in grades K-2 discuss how they know a tree is alive. The worksheet provides simplistic background information and an observation check list. They check off the ways that they can tell an oak tree is a living thing. Note: The...
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Winter Crayon Resists

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
In need of a quick art project to chase away those winter blues? In just six steps you'll know how to instruct learners on creating winter scenes using crayon resist. 
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Mother Nature Has Her Say

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars use their creative writing skills to develop interview questions for Mother Nature. Using writing, they respond to the questions another student developed and use the internet to research any topic they need more...
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Shakespeare and The Globe

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
A PowerPoint fill-in-the-blanks exam that tests learners knowledge of the life and times of William Shakespeare? Why not? The presentation could be used as a general review or as an introductory activity to assess prior knowledge.
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Eat Your Vegetables Challenge

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this healthy diet worksheet, students read the statements about vegetables and select the answer that best complete the 11 statements.
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Leaf Chromatography

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
You can bring science alive for students with these lessons on leaf pigments.
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Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) with Powdery Mildew Fungi

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore a specific method of identifying fungi, using a written key and an illustrated key. Powdery mildew fungi can be identified to genus by the morphology (appearance) of the sexual stage (cleistothecia).
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"Five Little Seeds"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete various activities related to the plant life cycle. They read the book "The Tiny Seed," read and discuss the poem "Five Little Seeds," complete a "Plantenstein Mystery" and other online activities, write and...
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Biomes Internet Lesson

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this biomes worksheet, students use an on line source to complete a table of the Earth's biomes. Students include the types of plants in each biome, the types of animals, the climate and any details about the biomes. Students answer...
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Leaf Chromatography

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this leaf chromatography worksheet, students separate the pigments of a leaf using paper chromatography. They answer 4 questions about their results and draw the colors they observe on their chromatogram from the leaf.
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The Apple Pie Tree

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read The Apple Pie Tree and discuss the story and talk about what was living in the tree.  In this life comprehension lesson, students write the main idea of the book in a few sentences. 
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Why Plants Are Green

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discover the properties of chlorophyll in plants. In this plant biology lesson, students conduct an experiment to find where the chlorophyll in the plant is located. Students are split into small groups and study plant parts....
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Romare Bearden

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students identify artwork by Romare Bearden and to explain his techniques. They look for cut and pasted papers and images, paint, ink and pencil designs, shapes and spaces and the rhythms therein. They listen to music by looking at...
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I've Felt the Same Way

For Teachers K - 4th
Students recognize various differences between their lives and the lives of people living in the 19th century Chicago area. They hear stories from people living in four different historical time periods and match the stories to their...
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Seasons--Spring

For Students 4th - Higher Ed
Learning about the seasons, and the vocabulary associated with it, are important for both elementary and ESL students. Using an attractive and varied format, this 20 question activity has students identify words related to spring, and...
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Seasons--Winter

For Students 3rd - 4th
This well-designed seasons worksheet has learners look at 33 words, circle the words that are associated with winter, and complete 8 sentences by circling the multiple choice words that completes each sentence correctly. Students...
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Yes We Can! Students with Autism & Down-Syndrome on the Drums!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
To learn about various topics and improve their social skills, learners with special needs play along with music on drums and other sound objects. Teachers take digital pictures of the students participation and use them to make bulletin...
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The Beautiful Works of Georgia O'Keefe

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners discover the art of Georgia O'Keefe.  In this art history lesson plan, students investigate the influential power nature has on art.  Learners create their own works of art by observing local nature.
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Water is Life, Water is Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read poems about water and relate to their own experiences.  In this poetry lesson, students create drawings relating to a specific relevant memory.  Students write a poem about the same event as their illustration.
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Bringing Forestry into the Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Here are ways to incorporate science, math, and language arts while learning more about the forests that sustain us.
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Christo/Transformations--from Discovering Great Artists

For Teachers 4th - 8th
students challenge their imaginations like the artist Christo by transforming an everyday object into something new. Students use everyday objects in order to create something new. Students use materials such as objects found in nature...

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