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What's the Earth Worth?
Students are able to identify natural resources from a shared reading by highlighting, scoring at least a 3 on a 4 point rubic. They describe in journal entries, after reading the book Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping or Curious Geogre Goes...
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Animal Signs
Students discuss the many different types of animal signs that can be used to identify and track animals. They participate in an hands-on activity in which they examine tracks, trails, homes, territory markings, and even "scat" left by...
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The Structure of Matter and the Chemical Elements
For this chemistry worksheet, students answer 73 fill in the blanks and multiple choice questions on the structure of matter and properties of elements in the periodic table.
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Regions of the USA
Fourth graders research the physical characteristics of the four regions of the United States. In this geography instructional activity, 4th graders research the four regions and use a quilt square organizer to record notes. Students...
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Cancer Research
Students participate in a class demonstration to see how many Americans are affected by cancer in their lifetime. In this public health lesson, students are placed in situations that allow them to experience how relevant cancer research...
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Neolithic Agricultural Revolution
Lessons about agriculture during the Neolithic period can provide activities to help student understand this important time.
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Patenting My Invention
Fifth graders learn the importance of a patent for a new invention. They use the internet to practice typing a classroom patent for a compound machine that their class invented. While on the website, 5th graders choose a month and...
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Climate Change Effects on Organisms and Ecosystems: You are the Experts!
Seventh graders research about the effect of climate on different ecosystems. In this life science lesson, 7th graders present their research by creating a poster, infomercial, skit or song. They discuss how organisms adapt to climate...
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Fantastic Flying Journey
Third graders listen to a teacher reading of the "Fantastic Flying Journey." students research each country/continent using the Internet and creating a travel journal.
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Animal Adaptations
Students expand their knowledge of animal features and behaviors that can help or hinder their survival in a particular habitat. They participate in classroom discussions and visit a website to research animals
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The Structure of DNA
Learners describe the structure of the double helix, explain how DNA copies itself, and recognize that the sequence of DNA is what makes each individual unique.
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Love in the Time of Cholera
Students examine causes and treatment options for cholera. In this biology instructional activity, students model the osmotic basis of cholera using dialysis tubes. Students propose treatments for hypothetical patient.
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Developing Story Ideas
Students complete activities to learn how to develop story ideas in journalistic writing. In this story ideas instructional activity, students learn news value judging criteria, identify language to ask beat sources for story ideas,...
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Twain: Steamboat's a-Comin'
Young scholars discover how rivers inspire creative expression. In this Mark Twain lesson, students list songs about rivers and discuss common characteristics. They locate the Mississippi River on a map and write a script in which a...
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A Beating Heart
Learners collect and analyze data using percent difference. In this algebra lesson, students relate the concepts of algebra to cardiac physiology.
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Comparing and Contrasting a Desert Reptile and a Rainforest Mammal
First graders compare and contrast two different type of animals while also making predictions, observations, and asking provocative questioning. In this compare and contrast activity, 1st graders acquire knowledge about why some animals...
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Marine Protection Areas
Learners explain the importance of having Marine Protected Areas. In this ecology lesson plan, students research MPA's in any of the Great Lakes. They play a MPA simulation game and identify MPA's on the map.
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Newton's Laws: Making Simple Rockets
Students can use rocketry to understand Newton's Three Laws of Motion.
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What does 'Endangered' mean?
Students discuss a variety of teacher led discussion questions about what makes an animal endangered. They take a short field trip to an open area and set a boundary for each child for them to either write or draw about how the location...
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Endangered Species: What Are They And How Can We Help Them?
Students research endangered species online and prepare a presentation identifying species, and the reasons why species are becoming endangered,
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Get into the Flow with an Interactive Volcano
Young scholars research the structural elements of a volcano. They make a PowerPoint slide that contains five facts which will be added to a whole class slideshow. They add an interactive table of contents using action buttons.
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Newspaper Reporting and Writing
Middle schoolers will examine advertisements, explore ways to inform, locate pictures of Hemingway, read sports articles, and follow directions to create a finished project - a newspaper. their newspapers are multifaceted with not only...
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In Search of a Land Ethic
Students research the theory that everything is connected to everything else. Students explore the concept of how do we put normative values on our nonhuman environment. Students investigate an ecologist and write an informational...
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Dinoset 2: Counting By 2's And 5's
Second graders practice counting by 2's and 5's. They complete five math problems counting by 2's and five math problems counting by 5's. They play a game by typing in a number that belongs in an egg and play By Five's to a 100.