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Graphic Organizers Aid Comprehension

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create story webs to aid comprehension of ecosystems. For this reading strategies lesson, students discover the importance of organizing information while reading a nonfiction text. Students produce story webs to communicate...
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Comparing and Contrasting Fiction and Nonfiction Using Graphic Organizers

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students compare and contrast fiction and non-fiction selections. In this writing skills lesson, students use different forms of graphic organizers to compare "The Three Little Pigs," to Wiesel's Night.
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Animals: Graphic Organizer

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research information on the animal of their choice using the James E. Gerholt animal series books. They create a graphic organizer (concept web) using Kid Pix Deluxe 3 software, display information on screen, and create a...
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How Do Organisms Vary?

For Teachers K - 8th
Students study variation of organisms. They determine this variation arises from genetic and environmental causes.
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Country Economic Organization

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research the economic systems and organization of another country. They prepare a PowerPoint presentation for the class showcasing their findings.
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Introduction To the Classification of Organisms

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discuss how scientists classify organisms. In pairs, they analyze and label "specimens" of breakfast cereals in order to classify them into the correct group. They create a dichotomous key for several species of animals.
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Rain Forest Web Organizer

For Students 4th - 5th
In this rain forest web organizer worksheet, students complete a spoke type organizer while planning a report, project, or poster about the rain forest. They see pictures of rain forest animals in the center of the spokes.
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Japan Graphic Organizer

For Students 4th - 5th
In this social studies worksheet, students use the web organizer to write down ideas for a report on the country of Japan. The report could become a group project.
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Problem Solving: Make an Organized List

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this problem solving worksheet, students solve word problems by making an organized list. Houghton Mifflin text is referenced.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Make an Organized List

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this problem-solving worksheet, students utilize the strategy of making an organized list to solve a mathematical word problem in 5 steps.
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Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students fill in a ladder type graphic organizer with the causes and effects in a story. They fill in 6 sets of causes and effects.
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Hamburger Paragraph

For Students 4th - 5th
For this paragraph format worksheet, students use the hamburger picture to help them write a paragraph of 6-8 sentences. Students use the hamburger shape to help them format their sentences.
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The Unsung Heroes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the unsung heroes associated with local foundations and non-profit organizations. In this unsung heroes lesson, students decide on the characteristics associated with heroes, and research foundations and non-profit...
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Unity of Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners contrast organisms and explore the similarities between different organisms.  In this classification lesson students view a video on classification and genetic code. 
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Tree of Life: lineage

For Students 4th - 8th
In this organism worksheet, learners use the website provided to trace the lineage of an organism. Students complete 17 lineage lines.
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Bugs, Worms and Others

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore biology by conducting an outdoor research activity. In this insect identification instructional activity, students collaborate with classmates to examine organisms they find on a class field trip either in their school...
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"Virtual" Model United Nations Day

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students identify and analyze that Global Interdependence and Internationalism have become major themes in human activity in the areas of population, environment, the world economy, and the United Nations. Students identify the...
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How Can Librarians Work To Eliminate Cultural Bias In The Organization Of Information?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore the complexities of organizing information and to support librarians in developing strategies for reducing cultural bias. Students extend strategies to help raise solutions. Students list a variety of definitions on bias...
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Using a Graphic Organizer to Critically Observe Televised News Broadcasts

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students compare two television news broadcasts. They discuss how to organize information when comparing two objects and read and discuss two books to create a Venn diagram to compare both books. After creating the diagram, they view...
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Sea Turtle Savvy

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore sea turtles. They create paper plate sea turtles and brainstorm other organisms that live in the sea turtle's habitat. They role-play scenes from a nonfiction book, A Baby Sea Turtle's Journey. They play a game...
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Wacky Wildlife World

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research organisms in the environment in Kentucky and create brochures for the local area wildlife reserves. Individuals create brochures that include information on habitat, body characteristics, scientific class, role...
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Using Sea Urchins as a Bioassay

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe how to spawn male and female pencil sea urchins. They mix together the sperm and ova from the live sea urchin to observe and record the events occurring in the control and experimental groups for fertilization. Thus,...
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What a Great Body!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use PowerPoint, movie clips, graphic organizers, and a foldable to research and display information about how each body system contributes to the regulation, growth, and maintenance of the human body. Additional links and...
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Terraqua Columns

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in a discussion about their personal ecosystem and the organisms they interact with on a daily basis. After a discussion, they work in groups to build TerrAqua columns, which they work with for a two to three week...

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