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Ant Bodies

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners name the three parts that comprise an insect body. In this ant lesson, students make connections regarding the curiosity of insects as it touches upon the learners' personal perspectives. Students then observe ants in class and...
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Apple of My Eye

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study apples. In this apple lesson plan, students read Apples by Gail Gibbons. Students discover the life cycle of apples and determine the many uses of apples. Students write a list of factual information on strips of...
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Food Pyramid Relay Race

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore healthy eating habits by conducting a physical food challenge. In this food pyramid lesson plan, students identify the main concepts behind the food pyramid and what choices they should be making with their food intake....
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You Are What You Eat

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify healthy food choices from the food groups on the USDA food pyramid. In this  nutrition and  health lesson, students identify and name examples of each food group displayed on the food pyramid. Students cut out healthy...
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Drip and Drop's Adventure

For Teachers K - 1st
Students determine ways of conserving water and write a Big Book about them. In this water conservation lesson plan, students participate in a puppet show about Drip and Drop, and ways to conserve water. They write a book that tells...
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Conserving Water through Art!

For Teachers K - 4th
Students study water conservation. In this water conservation lesson, students investigate the scarcity of water and determine reasons for conserving water.  Students estimate how much water they use in one day and identify ways to...
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Be "Sun-sible" about Heating Water

For Teachers K - 4th
Students create a solar water heater. For this solar energy lesson, students conduct an experiment to determine which colors absorb more radiant heat. Students investigate the relationship of heat loss to insulation. Students then create...
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Where Is Away?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore garbage. In this landfill lesson, students investigate how much garbage is collected in landfills on average each day. Students discover hazardous materials that are disposed of improperly and the effects of these...
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Gaming in the Outdoors

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore their environment through a scavenger hunt. In this outdoor exlporation lesson, students use hunt cards and search for animal food, natural shapes, or both. Students share their finds. Students create ink prints or...
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Leaf Living

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a game to simulate life on a leaf.  In this habitat lesson, students climb under a pile of leaves, some acting as predators and some as prey.  Students answer questions related to the game under the leaves.
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Water Breathers

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the effects of animal breathing and movement on water currents.  In this aquatic animal lesson, students use food coloring to experiment and learn about water currents created by aquatic animals.
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Bird Brilliance!

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore natural resources and search outdoors to find materials to create a bird's nest. In this bird's natural resources lesson, 1st graders listen to a book about birds and reflect on the various things birds use to...
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Magnificent Magnets

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students identify the properties of a magnet. In this physics lesson, students explore the strength of the magnet by testing out how a magnet reacts to various materials. The various objects the students test include paper clips, paper,...
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Life Cycles of Plants and Animals

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
What a cute way to introduce life cycles through a PowerPoint! The pictures and basic stages of the lives of butterflies, frogs, and plants are shown with cartoon pictures. there is also a prompt for your pupils to consider other life...
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Fire Safety

For Teachers K - 6th
After studying the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, teach your students some fire safety tips and techniques with this important PowerPoint. Not only does this presentation include tips, but it has facts about fire that are important to know...
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The Water (H2O) Cycle

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students in elementary grades would love this colorful and informative presentation on the water cycle. Using pictures and diagrams, it makes the water cycle understandable. The bright colors the author chose for the slides should appeal...
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The Power of Magnets

For Teachers 1st
Young scientists view this interactive slide show which teaches them about magnetism. Students test a variety of objects such as: a pencil, paper clip, penny, marble, and yarn to see if they can make a magnet move. Students see that the...
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The Oil Field Industry

For Teachers K - 2nd
A brief look at natural resources are described, prior to explaining the importance of oil in this 12-slide PowerPoint. Clear and colorful graphics are on each slide to keep viewers interested and more informed. Tip: Ask students how...
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Water Cycling in the Wilderness: Alaska quarter reverse

For Teachers K - 1st
The Alaskan wilderness contains every imaginable element of the water cycle: it has flowing streams, cool spring rain, and frozen glaciers. Pupils use a series of worksheets to identify and define evaporation, condensation, and...
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Push or Pull?

For Teachers K - 1st
Utilizing the Nebraska State Quarter, pupils learn about the pioneers who had wagons that were pulled across Nebraska by oxen during the westward movement. Excellent worksheets are embedded in the plan that guide them through this fine...
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Earth in the Solar System

For Teachers 1st - 6th
A three-week unit designed to be completed in an elementary level, dual-language immersion classroom, this resource includes several lessons intended to introduce young learners to the solar system, the Earth and how the Earth compares...
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Plants

For Teachers 1st
While a simple exploration of plants, this resource which is designed for first graders, provides a series of extension activities to make for a rich experience. First, learners watch a video about plants and label the parts. Then, they...
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Mountains - What Does it Feel Like to Walk up a Mountain?

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Some absolutely stunning photographs of mountains around the world are included in this eight-slide presentation on creative writing. The focus is on writing a story as if you are actually climbing to the top of one of these mountains....
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Growing Up

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Help little learners understand what happens during the human life cycle. Each slide defines and poses discussion questions regarding each phase of human life. Infancy, childhood, the teen years, adulthood, and old age are all covered....

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