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Water, Rivers & Topography
Students explore the topography of Idaho and the importance of surface water and drainage. using digital maps, they inspect the courses of major rivers, Yellowstone Hot Spots, and the natural landscaping of Pocatello. Students explore...
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El Nino and Its Effects
Students research El Nino and its effects all over North America using Web Resources. Working in teams, they present their findings. They look for connections and relationships between animal behavior and climate.
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Quiz: African Animals
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will respond to questions pertaining to African animals. Students will answer ten questions consisting of true/false, and multiple choice.
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Art in Southern Africa: symmetry
In this symmetry instructional activity, students read about art in Southern Africa, daw art of their own, and draw lines of symmetry through the art. Students draw 3 lines of symmetry.
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Early Christian Illuminated Manuscripts
In this illuminated manuscripts worksheet, students read about illuminated manuscripts, answer short answer questions, draw a picture, and make their own ink. Students complete 4 activities.
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What's Up at the Rim?
Students are sent on a scavenger hunt to find as many plants as they can in nature.
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Facial Tattoos or Face Painting
Students use a grid-like method to create a life-size self-portrait from a 3X5 black and white photo. They explore the different customs and rituals surrounding face painting from ancient through modern civilizations. Students create a...
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Somebody's Knocking At My Door
Students perform animal sounds and movements, demonstrate a steady beat using both feet, and perform portions of the song "Somebody's Knocking At My Door" in this Music lesson for the Kindergarten classroom. State and National Standards...
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Life Cycles
Fourth graders explore life cycles. They examine pictures of the various stages of life cycles and put them in the correct order. Students match pictures of eggs to the correct parents. They discuss the importance of knowing the life...
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Models and Algorithms to Solve Multiplication Problems
Students choose the correct strategy to solve multiplication and division. In this algorithm lesson, students use at least two strategies that use properties of operations and estimation. Students also recognize the relationship between...
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Cranes, Crosswalks, and Big Gulps
Students watch a video and answer questions based on wildlife jobs. In this wildlife lesson plan, students learn that biologists don't just play with animals but that there is a lot of study involved.
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Arlo's War by Frank Brennan
In this reading selection worksheet, students read a 9 page selection entitled, "Arlo's War," by Frank Brennan. There are no directions given with the reading selection.
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Mimics Survive -- Camouflaged Reptiles
Students examine mimicry as a survival strategy in repiles. They examine examples of the Mexican milksnake and the coralsnake in attempt to distinguish the differences in them. They discuss other species that use mimicry.
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Tony's Bread
Students listen to the book, TONY'S BREAD by Tomie DePaola. They review what the first letter is of their first names. Then each child creates his/her initial by rolling bread dough into the shape and decoates it with candied fruit...
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Land Use Issues
In this unit of lessons, students examine analogies and parts of speech. They use land use issues to identify the different parts of speech that they research. They create analogies about the origin of organisms.
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Theme: Rain Forests and Planet Ecology
Students expand their knowledge of rain forests and planet ecology through the use of literature and related activities.
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The Chinese Zodiac
Learners create their own personalized Zodiac page on a word processing
document after researching and discussing the origins of Zodiak signs. This lesson does include resource links and may be controversial.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Identify a Florida Snake
This field guide to the snakes of Florida has everything you need to identify one, including drawings of scale patterns and excellent photographs, as well as how to recognize which ones are venomous. Also included is a section on how to...
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PBS
Pbs Mathline: Snake Patterns Lesson Plan [Pdf]
Determine the rule for the number of black vs. red rings on a snake. Printable instructional activity.
Other
Kingsnake.com: Central American Ratsnake
With a general overview of the Central American Ratsnake, Kingsnake.com introduces five subspecies, common names, range, behavior, habitat, size, coloration, pattern, and color photo.
Animal Fact Guide
Animal Fact Guide: Green Anaconda
A reference guide to the Green Anaconda that features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, and conservation status.