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Curated OER

Picture/Word Worksheet #4

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this tracing words activity, students study the pictures and then trace the matching words: butterfly, motorcycle, banana, plate, bus, and tree.
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Curated OER

Letter A Word Search

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here's a great way to practice handwriting and word recognition. In this letter identification lesson, learners identify eight words with pictures to help them learn vocabulary and reading skills as they use lowercase letters to complete...
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Curated OER

Go Bug!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the lives of insects by participating in a card game. In this metamorphosis instructional activity, 2nd graders define several scientific vocabulary terms associated with insects and identify the different life...
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Curated OER

Butterfly Life Cycle

For Teachers K
Students read books about animals and describe their structures, how they grow and change, and their life cycles. In this animals lesson plan, students also make animals out of pasta.
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Curated OER

Connect the Dots

For Students 2nd - 3rd
How do you create a butterfly garden? Focus on reading comprehension with this packet. Young readers use the step-by-step instructions to answer five multiple-choice questions that follow. Vocabulary, comprehension, and the main idea are...
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Curated OER

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders watch a video about Eric Carle before listening to his story entitled, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They notice how the caterpillar eats its way through the days of the week and they examine the life cycle of the...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Make a Crossword Puzzle

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students follow directions on how to make a crossword puzzle out of their vocabulary words on the internet. Students complete 6 sets of directions.
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Camouflage

For Teachers 1st
First graders learn how plants and animals adapt to their environments.  In this camouflage lesson, 1st graders watch a movie that explains animal camouflage, design a butterfly that blends into a classroom habitat, create a mini book...
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From Flower to Fruit

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the parts of a flower and how pollination occurs. In this flowers and pollination lesson, 2nd graders examine the parts of a flower with a hand lens focusing on the pollen. They watch as a pollinator such as a...
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Curated OER

Beginning Matching - Animals Part 2

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this ELL, animal vocabulary learning exercise with an animal theme, students match 9 different animal vocabulary words to 9 pictures of different animals.
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Curated OER

Esperanza Rising: Lesson 7

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discuss the vocabulary word, "migrate" and what it means and how it relates to the novel they are reading, Esperanza Rising.  In this novel lesson, 6th graders read chapter 7 of their novel in small groups and complete a...
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Honeybees are Vanishing

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students decide if they agree with a series of statements about the bee population, then read a news article about the disappearance of millions of U.S. honeybees. In this biology and current events lesson plan, the teacher introduces...
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Catch as Catch Can

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate insects. For this insect analysis lesson, students catch insects using nets they make. They identify the insects they catch and create a chart to show the numbers and varieties. This lesson includes a vocabulary list...
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Activity
Busch Gardens

Create an Invertebrate

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
What better way for young biologists to learn about invertebrates than by creating their very own? Here, students are assigned a set of invertebrate characteristics and are asked to invent an imaginary ocean animal and a separate...
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Read Works

Fireflies

For Students 8th Standards
A short story about a nighttime adventure at summer camp provides readers with a chance to practice their comprehension skills. 
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University of Maryland

Pollination

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Sixteen ounces of honey requires more than 1,000 bees traveling over 100,000 miles and visiting 4.5 million flowers. The presentation includes sexual reproduction in plants, the parts and functions of a flower, pollination,...
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Biology Junction

World of Insects: Characteristics, Orders, and Collecting

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Every bug is an insect, but not all insects are bugs. A presentation lists the characteristics of insects, describes their body parts, and explains metamorphosis. It also details every order and includes photographs and multiple facts...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

Theodore Roosevelt's Outdoor Adventures

For Students 6th - 12th
Time for a virtual sightseeing trip. Pupils explore the Grand Canyon, Devil's Tower, and Yosemite Valley in an interactive online experience. They answer questions about the organisms in each location and draw conclusions based on their...
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COLORS ON THE FARM

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners follow directions regarding what colors farm objects should be colored. They identify various items pictured on provided worksheet that can be found on a farm or are made from farm animals. Finally, they match each color crayon...
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Picture Dictionary

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this picture dictionary worksheet, students match a picture to its initial letter. The pictures represent a duck, an elephant, a cat, and a butterfly.
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Arthropod Mouth Parts and Food

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify the different types of mouths arthropods have for eating various types of food. Given photographs of the different types of arthropods, students identify which mouth they have and what type of food they can eat with...
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Cycles of Life

For Teachers K
Students begin their study of insect life cycles by listening to a read aloud of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They learn the vocabulary of metamorphosis including egg, larva, pupa, chrysalis, and adult. They observe actual...
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Curated OER

Increase the Peace At Recess

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discuss activities that could further keep the peace at recess. Using vocabulary, they analyze recess from a different point of view. They discover how working together can make their school a safer and fun place. They...
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Life Cycles

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the stages of animal life cycles. They examine an egg and compare it to an inanimate object, read a booklet about the life cycle and define key vocabulary terms, and observe a mealworm. Students then design a...

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