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Introduction to the Amazon Rainforest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students decorate the hallways and their classrooms to represent different layers of the rainforest.  In this Amazon rainforest lesson, students watch a slide show presentation to discover the Amazon rain forest of South America. ...
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Wild Animals 1 - Reading

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this wild animals worksheet, students read the terms, name the animals, complete a word search, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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Fearsome Creatures 1

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this wild animals worksheet, students fill in the blanks or choose the correct words to sentences about wild animals. Students complete 47 blanks.
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Wild Animals

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this wild animals learning exercise, students name the animals, make sentences, ask and answer questions, and more about wild animals. Students complete 5 activities.
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Breaking News English: Parkinson Disease

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Parkinson disease worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...
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Exploring Learned and Innate Behavior

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Compare and contrast learned and innate behaviors between humans and primates. Your biology class members read articles and participate in discussions about the use of tools and communication methods. That's about it, you'll probably...
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A Comparison of the Play and Movie "Inherit the Wind"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners read the play "Inherit the Wind" about the Scopes "Monkey" Trial. In groups, they choose their favorite scene and create a diorama dipicting the scene as they see it. They watch a recording of the play and compare it to their...
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Apes To Man

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study primates and their evolution history.  In this role play lesson students view a video on evolution then demonstrate how primates walked and other observations they noticed in the film. 
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Randomness and Information Worksheet

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this randomness worksheet, students calculate the probability of certain things happening by completing 4 different word problems.
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Cladograms and Genetics

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this genetics worksheet, students compare the human amino acid sequence with the five animals given. Students used cladograms to complete 11 short answer questions.
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Animal Vocabulary

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this animal science activity, students view pictures of eight animals and select the correct animal name from the drop down menu. Students also complete nine words scrambles and a word search.
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The Power of the Environment in Our Lives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a series of activities designed to demonstrate the differences between symbiotic and parasitic relationships. They discuss the differences and catergorize man's relationship with nature.
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Water Walks

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Amazon Rainforest worksheet, students read a story about a girl named Faela who lives in the Amazon Rainforest. The story includes pictures, and there are 7 questions throughout the story that students are to answer as they read.
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Trials of Life: Living Together

For Students 7th - 9th
For this trials for life worksheet, students fill in the charts as they watch a video. Students identify the types of symbiosis as mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, or predator-prey relationship.
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Kindergarten children

For Students K - 2nd
In this animals worksheet, students choose where the animals live and the names of the animals. Students complete 2 activities.
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How Hot is Too Hot?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the scientific method to conduct experiments on the temperature effects on organisms. In this temperature effects on organisms lesson plan, 5th graders observe and record the hatching or the developing of organisms into...
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Types of Dinosaurs

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils complete puzzles of dinosaurs. They compare each piece of the puzzle to a fossil and simulate a scientist's role in learning about dinosaurs.
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Life Cycle

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine and compare the life cycles of a variety of different animals. They analyze photos of animals and discuss any unique body parts and why those parts function they way they do. Next, they observe mealworms and...
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Plants

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students illustrate the major parts of a plant, classify some plant foods we eat as roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds. They also name some animals that use seeds, leaves, and fruit for food.
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Radical Rainforest

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine rainforests and the four different layers that make up a rainforest. They create an advertisement poster advertising a trip to the rainforest, including information concerning why people should visit, as well as,...
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It's not just pretty - it's a survival method!

For Teachers 1st
First graders write explanations for why certain animals can only live in certain environments. In this animal survival lesson plan, 1st graders take pictures of animals and place them into the right environment after a lesson on the...
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What Is the Food Pyramid?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are introduced to the USDA Food Pyramid. They discuss good nutrition and work cooperatively with the class to assemble a food pyramid puzzle.
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Moving Along With Simple Machines: Introduction

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars observe examples of gravity, friction, and force on the playground. They then experiment and participate in a variety of activities in centers back in the classroom.
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Living In a Tree

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the types of animals that live in trees and discuss the adaptations and characteristics that allow them to live in trees easily.