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A Monster's World
Study African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create imaginary monsters using texture.
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Shred a Scarecrow
Students investigate scarecrows. In this farming lesson plan, students learn why scarecrows are important and construct their own scarecrow from art materials.
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Object Pronouns
In this pronouns worksheet, students complete a 14 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz. Students select the correct object pronoun for each sentence.
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Get In Touch With Trees
Students feel tree parts inside of 3 mystery boxes. Then they go outside and find the 3 trees the parts came from. They draw their favorite tree including details of the part they felt.
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Forests and Treescapes with Romey Stuckart
Students discuss Romey Stuckart's painting, "The Cedar," paint a tempera or acrylic picture of a forest or treescape, using overlapping shapes, intense hues, and heavy brush textures, and discuss managed forest techniques preserve...
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LEAF (Learning Exercises and Activities in the Forest
Young scholars observe populations and determine the functions (e.g., decomposers, producers, consumers) they serve in an ecosystem. They investigate the energy flow ecosystems. Students investigate factors (.g., Resources, light, water)...
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Circuit Boards
Students explore circuits. In this electricity science instructional activity, students build a circuit board after viewing a related PowerPoint presentation. Detailed instructions are included.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears
Students determine the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears and explore new vocabulary words found in the story. Students record their discoveries in a word...
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Environmental Education/Water Pollution
Fifth graders play a game in which they list as many environmental issues or terms in alphabetical order. They brainstorm ways they can save the environment and create a mural that displayed research found from the internet and Encarta.
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Mobius Card- An Impossible shape
In this algebra worksheet, learners solve word problems using linear equations and algebraic symbols. There is one problem with an answer key.
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Yesterday's Trash
Learners create a trash book or individual student books using cereal boxes. They record everything thrown away and use one page for each category.
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Waste, Then and Now
Students discuss and compare the waste disposal habits of today with those of Native Americans of long ago.
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Gingerbread Map
Second graders read the book Gingerbread Baby, identify local features and cardinal directions on a map, and then construct their own map. In this mapping lesson plan, 2nd graders construct their own map in groups based on where the baby...
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Ground Water: Construct a Model Aquifer
Students recognize that one source of drinking water is ground water located in aquifers. They create a model of an aquifer and summarize their experience in a report.
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Hero Or Zero?
Students investigate science and technology by reading a children's book. In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students read the story Archibald Frisby and discuss the ways we use science and technology in everyday life....
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Sports Cardboard Relief Sculpture
Students study the artwork of Frank Stella and create a piece of art that represents a sport.
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Chapter 11: Practice Worksheet - Word Problems
In this practice worksheet, students read word problems, write an equation representing the problem, and solve the equation. Problems contain rate of change, simple and compound interest. This two-page worksheet contains 13 problems.
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Understanding Advocacy
Students explore the work of Jane Goodall. In this advocacy lesson, students investigate the life and work of Jane Goodall. Students examine her work as an animal advocate and explore their own personal advocacy styles.
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Compost Tag
Students identify biodegradable items. In this environmental lesson, students participate in a game of tag. A student's name is called out along with a biodegradable item and the student is tossed a ball.
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Throw-Away Society
Students think about garbage disposal and the amount that we produce.
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The Environment: Vocabulary
In this environment vocabulary worksheet, students complete 12 multiple choice questions, then translate a set of "environment words."
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Bonkers About Beads
Students explore written communication of different cultures, practice identifying letters of the alphabet, and recognize and create patterns with beaded letters.