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Creeping and Crawling Observing Mealworms and Earthworms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders observe mealworms and earthworms. In this mealworm and earthworm lesson, 5th graders complete an experiment in which they observe the life cycle and living conditions of mealworms and earthworms. They experiment with...
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Gender Shouldn't Limit You

For Teachers K - 5th
Students decide what gender should be their classroom president.  In this gender role lesson plan, students debate on the roles of the genders, and if they ever intertwine.  
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Learning to Communicate with Dogs: The Importance of Training

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students learn the importance of communication especially when it comes to animals. Students are shown video clips of a dog displaying unwanted behavior. Students participate in a class brainstorm where they list ideas of how people...
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Stormy Weather

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders demonstrate their knowledge for how animals survive in natural environments when a storm occurs. In this science/writing lesson, 5th graders engage in a listening activity with the teacher. Additionally, students write a...
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Guided Reading: My Horse

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read patterned sentences. In this guided reading lesson, students use one to one matching and picture clues to aid comprehension. Cross-curricular activities are provided.
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Learning About Trees

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify the parts of a tree. In this earth science lesson plan, students draw a tree on construction paper and label the parts of the tree.
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Learning About Weather

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students decide what type of weather they would like to write about such as tornadoes, hurricanes, snow, hail, floods, or another type of weather. Then, they look up the information and jot down notes about that particular subject....
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Writing an Essay- The Circulatory System

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write an essay. In this writing lesson plan, 5th graders research the circulatory system and organize their notes into an outline. Students write an informational essay on the circulatory system.
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Mapping Animal Behavior

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners use stickers and graph paper to map cricket movement.
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Surprise in a Suitcase

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research an animal from Australia. They create a habitat (in the form of a diorama, poster, mobile, etc.) for their animal and write a coordinating paper. They present their animal and habitat to the rest of the class.
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Writing a Short Story - Weather

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use the information they wrote about on the topic they chose in studying About Weather. They then write a short story using the information choosing a theme, setting, characters, and the plot.
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"Easy E Street"

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate how the same letter can make more than one sound. It is also important for students to understand that the correspondences can be spelled and pronounced differently. This lesson will review e=/e/ and introduce ee=/E/...
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Using My Money Wisely

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the costs and benefits of spending and saving their money. They identify a decision-making process to money decisions. They also examine their opportunity costs.
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Toxics Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover that chemicals and toxics are all around us and we can make a choice whether or not to use them.
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Jane Goodall

For Teachers K
Students identify Jane Goodall as a scientist who studies the behavior of chimpanzees. They listen to a biography of Jane Goodall and review the location of Africa. Then students participate in an animal observation activity.
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Take a Dip: The Water in Our Lives

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students explore the function of storm drains and the importance of keeping them clean of debris. They obtain permission from local authorities and perform community service painting stenciled messages near existing storm drains.
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Understanding Estuaries

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners work together to develop their own estuarine ecosystem in an aquarium. They observe the aquarium daily and record them in a notebook. They discuss the different interactions they see with the class.
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Snail Observation Exercise

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are given a pond snail in a clear glass and asked to make observations on the snail's form and behavior. One of the key ideas is that seemly common subjects (like snails) often have surprising or interesting properties.
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Alex: Animals as Pets: Everything You Need to Know

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Choosing pets and caring for them appropriately is important for children. Many times children choose a pet without knowing the responsibility that is involved in pet care. In this lesson the learners will work in pairs to research and...
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Uen: A Fish in Water

For Teachers 1st
Learn about responsible pet care of fish.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: A Habitat for a Wild "Pet"

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
After observing and naming elements of an animal's habitat, and reading The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer, learners write fictional stories about finding and caring for a wild animal. A printable graphic organizer, a teacher example, and...
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Insectclopedia: Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A very comprehensive site from pedagonet.com that includes lesson plans on insects for all ages and grade levels. Students will enjoy learning about insects as you employ these engaging lesson plans in your own classroom.

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