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The Great Depression - FDR and the New Deal

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students consider the role that government should play in economics. In this Great Depression lesson plan, students analyze New Deal legislation to develop an informed opinion about the public programs and then present their findings to...
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How a Seed Grows and Who Grows It

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore biology by viewing PowerPoint presentations in class. In this plant life lesson, 1st graders identify the life cycle of a plant and how to properly plant a seed outside. Students view a movie about plant life and...
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Strive to Survive

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners identify the effects of drugs on the reward system by completing a collection activity.
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Birds of Wisconsin

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the job done by ornithologists. They role play identifying the characteristics that make a bird a bird. They discuss what makes each bird species unique. Students are introduced to Wisconsin's most common and rare...
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Optimal Foraging

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a foraging activity that demonstrates environmental conditions playing an important role in determining the optimal foraging behavior of a particular organism.
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Mixing Colors

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to a story about mixing colors. They explore color using cups of water, color and coffee filters. They use sight word vocabulary to describe the colors.
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Make Sense of Nature

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...
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Think Green

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students experience and practice compositing and recycling through hands-on-activities. They distinguish between which items from their trash can be recycled, composted and reused. The process for making recycled paper is also covered in...
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A Rainbow Under the Sea: How Do Animals Survive in the Ocean?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, with adult help, create a PowerPoint presentation on a selected ocean animal.
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How - To - Posters

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the skills needed to survive for the early colonial settlers and Native Americans. They conduct research, develop a list of skills, and create a how-to poster demonstrating a survival skill.
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Soild Waste and Recycling

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
In this unit of lessons, students examine solid waste and recycling. They discover the concept of decomposition. They also observe the decomposition process and make observatins.
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Pond Exploration

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students take a hands-on approach to explore the world beneath the water in this activity. They examine the creatures they catch to study about the adaptations these animals have that allow them to survive in this harsh environment. They...
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Insect Safari

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders name and identify three body parts of an insect, identify the characteristics that insects have six legs and one pair of antennae and categorize insects as to whether they are helpful or harmful.
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Habitat Is Home

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Young scholars are introduced to the concept and components of a habitat. They discuss the key components of a habitat and describe how certain factors can cause disturbances in a habitat and change its population. Activities are leveled...
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Grains and Rice Lab

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the principle grains and the proper cooking technique for rice, grains and pasta.
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Habitat Lap Sit

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders physically form a circle that shows the interconnectedness of the components of a habitat. They form circles and role play the parts of habitats.
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Yeast Bread - Pretzel Lab

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students work with yeast in preparing soft pretzels. They identify the characteristics and ingredients used in yeast breads from quick breads, and how to prepare them in a variety of recipes. They need to set their table, eat and...
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Pie Crust Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This experiment can be used as a pre-assessment to see what experience and knowledge the high schoolers have in preparing pies. They identify the difference in taste, flavor, texture and appearance as they substitute different...
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Observing Plants

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify how plants affect the survival of a caterpillar and what plants need to survive. They plant three bean seeds in the three containers, placing two containers at a sunny window and the third one in a dark closet and label...
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Jobs We Depend On

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate how people depend on each other to fulfill their needs.
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BUS: From Farm to Table (Ag)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study about how the world's most important grains and how they are used. They design an ingredient list for the cereal box to be designed in the Marketing Lesson Option #1.
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The Everyday Lives of Arkansas Slaves

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders become aware of the various aspects of daily activities in the lives of Arkansas slaves. They write answers to questions and prepare a transparency to share with the class that illustrates the topic being researched.
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A Brief History of Los Angeles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the diverse cultures that make up the population of Los Angeles.
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It's For the Birds

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how anatomical adaptations make it possible for a bird to survive in various habitats. They discuss and list birds and their unique characteristics, and create an imaginary bird, illustrating the environmental...

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