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Ecology
Sixth graders identify the steps of the different cycles of matter, while learning to use WP utilities.
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree
Students practice recognizing the letters in the alphabet. They create leaves of coconut trees out of cans and use magnetic letters to retell a story they heard before.
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Recycling-Taking it Easy on the Environment
Students review the garbage/landfill graphs included with the instructional activity. They discuss the information on the graphs and discuss which garbage products come from their homes. Students collect examples of over packaging to...
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Ways To Go Green
In this environmental awareness instructional activity, learners learn how to "go green" by reading 10 tips that can be used in everyday life. Students answer 10 multiple choice questions. This is an online interactive instructional...
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Ziplock Chemistry
Students investigate various chemical reactions when creating mixtures in ziplock baggies. In this chemistry lesson, students will recognize various chemical reactions and cite evidence. Safety and assessment strategies are included in...
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Observation of Yeast Growth
Middle schoolers build an apparatus to look at how yeast cells grow by converting food to energy. They observe yeast both with and without food and see how yeast produces carbon dioxide.
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Using the Scientific Method
In this scientific method learning exercise, students click on the links in the questions about the scientific method to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 12 questions total.
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The Magic School Bus Flexes Its Muscles
Students learn along with Ms. Frizzle's class. For this Magic School Bus lesson plan, students explore the inside of the human body as they compare the bones and joints of a chicken wing with their own hands and arms.
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Plants, Soil and Nutrients
Young scholars conduct an experiment. They review how to use the scientific method to conduct an experiment with white carnations and food coloring. They create a hypothesis and test it to better understand how plants get nutrients,...
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World Continents
Students identify the continents of the world. In groups, students create a three-dimensional clay representation of their assigned continent. Using KidPix software, they draw and color their continent. Students research their continent...
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Protecting Our Planet
Young scholars examine the impact of pollution. For this pollution lesson, students watch Protecting Our Planet, then participate in a simulation of the effect of pollution on a variety of organisms.
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Scientists Create Energy-Making Artificial Leaf (29th March, 2011)
Students read an article about alternative energy and complete the associated worksheets. In this ESL/ELL alternative energy lesson plan, students read or listen an article about research at MIT in which scientists designed a...
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Letters from the Heart: Designing for the Other 90% of the World's Population
Students explore varied aspects of the design process and learn that most products are designed to reach the worlds wealthiest 10%. In this lesson plan, students work in groups to learn ways in which designers are attempting to rectify...
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How Clouds Form
Young scholars analyze how clouds form. In this cloud formation activity, learners brainstorm types of clouds and what they think they're made of. Young scholars conduct an experiment to see how clouds form and discuss their...
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Considering Systems and Controls
In this systems and controls worksheet, students write the major function, identify three controls, and give examples of each system. Students do this for highways, school, desert ecosystem, and communication.
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Eagle Boy: A Pacific Northwest Native Tale
Students read the story of the Eagle Boy. In this Native American Tale lesson, students discover the respect a boy has for wildlife. Students discuss eagles and what they symbolize. Students create song lyrics for the story and...
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Working Like a Dog
Students consider ways animals help human beings with certain chores, then research more specific tasks dogs are trained to do. They create a help wanted ad enumerating the traits a dog should have before applying for a particular position.
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Weathering and Erosion
Young scholars conduct two experiments. In this weathering and erosion lesson, students identify the different ways that weathering occurs, name the natural elements of weather and explain the process of erosion. Young scholars watch a...
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The Environment and Animals
For this environment and animals worksheet, 7th graders match ten pictures with their actual titles, answer seven statements as true and false, and discuss six questions together.
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Conservation for the Ages
Students use the Internet to research a topic about energy conservation. They summarize the research information in an original studenT book and visit a local elementary school to present their projects.
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Earth Day, Every Day
First graders celebrate Earth Day. In this Earth Day lesson, 1st graders listen to a book Where Does the Garbage Go? by Paul Showers, and list facts about the garbage we throw away. Students use the Think-Pair-Share method.
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Granny's Flower Pressing Adventure
Students review the rules of a classroom garden. In this gardening lesson, students review the rules of a classroom garden and are given the opportunity to pick a few flowers to keep. Students are taught how to press the flowers they...
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Tree Friends
Students are introduced to tree structure and use. They identify their special tree using all senses except sight. Students identify six different internal parts within a cross section of tree trunk (bark, phloem, xylem, cambium,...