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Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Boost observational skills with an inquiry-based lesson that takes scholars on a virtual field trip. With help from webcams, learners observe animals in a zoo or aquarium. Observations go into a journal and a discussion is held to review...
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Curated OER

Logs to Soil

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students observe the decomposition of a log and analyze what is happening.  In this log to soil lesson, students saw through logs to make a log profile.  Students use cards and answer questions related to their log.
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Curated OER

Using an Observation Log to enhance studies in biology

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students choose a subject or setting that be suitable for them to observe for the entire school year. They are encouraged to pick a site that they have ready access to and that they believe be interested in.
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Curated OER

A'planting We will Go

For Teachers K - 1st
Germination is an amazing process that results in amazing things. The book The Tiny Seed is the inspiration for a set of activities that will help build early literacy, observation, language, and writing skills. The class observes how...
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PBIS World

Antecedent Behavior Consequence Log (ABC Chart)

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
To get a full view of a pupil's behavior, examine what happened before and after the behavior. This chart provides a way to organize your observations and track the before, during, and after of target behaviors.
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Curated OER

Log Hotel

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners identify how the different plants and animals work together to cause the changes in the log. Students discuss the sequence of events in the life of the tree and log. Learners plant a seed to take home and care for. Students...
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Curated OER

Technology Integration Project Weather Unit Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use a variety of technology-assisted weather observation tools to observe and record local weather. They identify, measure and record weather conditions, summarize types of clouds and make graphs of their observations....
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Curated OER

Observing Natural Science in Action

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this observing science in action worksheet, students look at a picture and answer a set of 6 "observation questions." Answers are included on page 2.
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Curated OER

Keeping a Daily Weather Log

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create their own daily log books for recording and keeping track of the weather.
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Curated OER

Observing Snail Behavior

For Students 5th - 6th
In this observing snail behavior worksheet, students find a few snails, place them in an aquarium, observe for several days, then answer 5 questions about their behavior.
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Curated OER

My Getty Vacation Travel Log-A Set of 6 Activities

For Teachers K - 5th
Students take an imaginary vacation at the J. Paul Getty Museum. They participate in six activities while writing, observing and sketching works of art.
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Curated OER

My Writing Log

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this record keeping instructional activity, students will create a log to keep track of their writing. Students will generate information including observation, goal, and date.
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Curated OER

Charles Darwin

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars research Charles Darwin and the process he used to develop his theory of evolution. They keep a journal about the skill of observation and make a newspaper of their learning.
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Curated OER

Moon Journal

For Students 5th - 9th
In this astronomy worksheet, students draw the shape of the moon as it appears in the sky each night for three weeks. With their drawings they include the moon phase and any unusual characteristics they observe.
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NOAA

What's a CTD?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Why are the properties of the water important when exploring the ocean? Young scientists discover the tools and technology used in deep sea exploration in the fourth installment in a five-part series. Groups work together to examine...
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Curated OER

Daily Weather Log

For Students 7th - 9th
In this weather worksheet, students keep a log of the temperature, precipitation, air pressure, humidity and wind for a fourteen day period. They record each of these measurements twice a day.
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Unit Plan
Core Knowledge Foundation

Unit 9: The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller

For Teachers 5th Standards
A novel study examines The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller. Fifth graders participate in daily readings, discussions, and assignments following an "ask, explore, imagine, observe, and understand" routine. A final performance...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Daily Weather Log

For Students 6th - 9th
In this weather worksheet, students keep track of the temperature, precipitation, air pressure, humidity, and wind throughout the day using either provided weather instruments or ones they have created.
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Curated OER

Volcano Tracking

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students study how to track seismic activity of the Montserrat volcano. They create graphs of the data, study the observation logs that accompany the data, and interpret the graphs in relationship to the logs.
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NOAA

What Little Herc Saw

For Teachers 7th - 8th
See the underwater world through a different pair of eyes! Middle school marine biologists identify deep-sea organisms by examining images taken by an ROV from the Okeanos Explorer. After determining what creatures lie beneath the...
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Curated OER

Life in a Log

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify insects living in rotting logs. For this decomposition lesson, students observe pieces of a rotting log, they look at the insects that have inhabited the log and create a chart that shows their findings.
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Curated OER

Lesson 4 Lesson 2(cont.) Its a Small World (Day 4)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students watch and discuss observations of condensation on the plastic "sky" of the container. They draw a sketch of what they see and record their observations on the Its a Small World mini booklet. Sudents investigate evaporation...
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Curated OER

What in the World..?!?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students photograph mystery images. In this observation skills instructional activity, students gather everyday objects and place them under a digital microscope. They magnify the image and take a photograph of it. The image is then...
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Curated OER

Observing and Predicting Weather from a Weather Station

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders us a Weather Log data chart to record the date, time, day, and weather. They discuss different instruments and charts needed to record the information. Students turn in their weather logs at the end of two weeks and...

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