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Life Cycles

For Students 5th - 8th
In this life cycles learning exercise, students compare the life cycles of 2 different species and answer short answer questions about them. Students can choose the species to compare and then answer 6 questions.
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Climate Survival

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students use information about different world climate regions to plan how to survive in a particular climate zone for one year. They present their survival plans.
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Water Quality and Dissolved Oxygen

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the relationship between dissolved oxygen and organic materials and aquatic organisms. This is a 3-lesson plan series in which students explore dissolved oxygen and then design an experiment testing the effects of...
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Holy Habitats or Meet Metamorphosis

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students examine the metamorphosis of frogs and how it adapts to its environment. They research how world pollutants are effecting the amphibian population.
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Harvest Celebrations Around the World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners, working in groups as cultural anthropologists, research harvest festival around the world. They design a Harvest web page based on their research.
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Ecology: Factors Influencing Animal Populations

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars assess the factors affecting animal populations. Working in groups they define specific vocabulary terms and complete several activities from "Project Wild."
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Biomes: Extreme Climate

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a web connecting global warming, the Arctic, and wold climate. They write a paragraph explaining the role of the Arctic in world climate.
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A Priceless Collection

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars read about and discuss life of Russian geneticist Nikolai Vavilov, define terms related to field of genetics, complete worksheets, conduct seed experiments, observe and record results, and locate seed banks on world map or...
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Maple Syrup

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students comprehend the process of making pure maple syrup. They identify differences between pure syrup and artifical maple syrup. Students are asked what is in the displayed containers. They sample the syrups and try to figure out...
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Heat Energy- Temperature

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the meaning of temperature. They determine what happens to a thermometer when the temperature rises or falls. They place thermometers in different classroom locations in order to compare the temperature in a...
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Arctic Microclimates

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify, measure, and average micro-climatic temperatures in a particular region. They draw a small-scale map of an area to be sampled (classroom, playground, park, backyard) and identify potential locations for...
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Tree Friends

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
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,...
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APRIL CROSSWORD PUZZLE

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this crossword activity about the month of April, students are given 9 opportunities to insert April-related words. The clues are given in CLOZE format.
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THE WAMPANOAG TRIBE

For Students 4th - 5th
For this reading comprehension worksheet about the Wampanoag Tribe, students are given a two-page essay to read, and 6 multiple-choice and short-essay questions to answer.
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Squigly's Spring Crossword

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spring crossword worksheet, students read 18 clues pertaining to nature changes in the spring. Students fit the answers in a crossword.
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Squigly's Word Search-- Spring Words

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this spring word search puzzle, students examine 27 words in a word bank which pertain to spring. Students locate the words in a word search puzzle.
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Folk Music

For Students 6th - 12th
In this folk music worksheet, students read selections pertaining to folk music and then respond to 10 short answer questions. An extension activity is also available on the worksheet.
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Total English Advanced: Make a Compound Word!

For Students 7th - 10th
In this compound words practice worksheet, students examine the 10 sentences that are missing part of a compound word. Students fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the word bank.
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Changing the Freezing Point of Water with Salt

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore freezing points. For this science lesson plan, 1st graders determine the temperature at which water freezes, understand why salt water freezes at a lower temperature than plain water, and understand why the string...
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Writing Transitions 2

For Students 4th - 7th
In this writing transitions learning exercise, students sharpen their writing skills as they read several examples and they rewrite 7 sentences using therefore, consequently, as a result, thus, and for this reason appropriately.
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Greenhouse Effect

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars investigate the greenhouse effect. For this environmental lesson, students investigate why the greenhouse effect changes the climate through an experiment. Young scholars use vinegar to simulate how acid damages the...
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Threatened, Endangered & Extinct Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners examine the basic needs of living organisms. In this science lesson, students study ecosystems and discover that organisms have basic needs that must be met.
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Extreme Climate

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss global warming, greenhouse effect, permafrost and other key words.  In this climate lesson students create a web that connects global warming, the Arctic and world climate then write a paragraph explaining the...
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A Year to Remember

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create calendars. In this technology skills lesson, students collaborate to prepare calendars that include special days of the year as well as digital photograph collages.

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