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Family: The Circle of Life

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students brainstorm family meal traditions and the meaning of "The Circle of Life" while viewing artifacts. They plan a traditional family Thanksgiving meal and write/discuss their own Thanksgiving family meal traditions. Students listen...
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Viruses, Bacteria, Protists, and Fungi

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this viruses, bacteria, protists, and fungi learning exercise, students will review the basic characteristics of each of these groups. Students will complete 7 fill in the blank questions about viruses, 6 true or false questions about...
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Fungus Among Us- Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this fungus non-fiction reading comprehension activity, students read a 3 page selection that describes the characteristics and life of fungi. They answer 10 questions based on the reading which include true or false, multiple choice,...
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Field Crops in the Agro-ecosystem

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore how to apply ecological analysis to cropping systems.  In this agro-ecosystem instructional activity students study management practices including soil and fertility. 
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Science: Arsenic and Old Lace

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read about specific instances of arsenic in history and share these stories with each other. They identify, after reading the articles and sharing, what role arsenic played, how arsenic enters the system and what its effects...
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Sun Seeking Plants

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate the story "The Tiny Seed" by Eric Carle. This story is used to introduce the children to the concept that seeds change and grow into plants when conditions in the environment including temperature, light, water and...
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Water Retention and Soil Variation in Local Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify the differences in local soil types and the relationship between soil size and water retention. They are introduced to microenvironmental conditions in ecosystem sustainability.
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Biology Junction

Prokaryotes

For Students 9th - 12th
In this biology learning exercise, students answer questions.
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Let's Create An Ecosystem

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create ecosystems in a jar which they observe over the course of the school year.
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Classroom Composting

For Teachers K - 6th
Pupils discover the benefits of composting. They identify the steps of decomposition as well. They are read a book and discuss what items decompose.
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Sustainable Agriculture

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students perform an experiment to find out if plants grow best when grown in soil with no fertilizer, with chemical fertilizers, or with compost that they have made themselves. Students discover how agriculture practices can benefit the...
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Powerful Potato

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars are introduced to the growth process of a potato. As a class, they place a potato on a plate and observe how long it takes for the eyes to appear. In groups, they follow a recipe to make potato soup that is shared with...
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The Global Impact of Insect Borne Diseases & Agriculture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the global impact of insect borne diseases, the appropriate use of pesticides, and the concept of human interrelations on a world wide scale. They examine how to safely apply a pesticide, according to the label.
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Plants and Animals Depend Upon One Another

For Teachers 1st
First graders study plants and animals and how they depend on one another. They also study that plants give energy to animals and provide oxygen needed for life. Finally, 1st graders give examples of the roles plants and animals play...
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Campus Nitrogen Budget

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students are given guidelines to college level nitrogen budgeting. Students brainstorm the campus links to nitrogen budget. Students pick topics or subtopics for individual or group research. Students develop research plan, keep good...
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The Diversity of Fungi

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this fungi worksheet, students will review the growth and reproduction of zygomycetes and the characteristics of ascomycotes, basidiomycotes, and deuteromycotes. This worksheet has 15 fill in the blank, 4 short answer, and 8 matching...
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Using the Prefixes 're' and 'non-'

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this prefixes worksheet, students complete 4 sentences using the 're' or 'non-' words in the word bank. Students make up 2 clue sentences with a prefix 're' or 'non'. Then students give a definition for 4 prefix words.
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You Are What You Eat!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students calculate the calories in food samples and plan a meal based on the calorie amount. In this calories lesson plan, students also devise a work out program to burn off the calories.
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Water in the Environment

For Students 8th - 10th
For this water in the environment worksheet, students match 10 terms related to water to their definitions. They identify 10 sentences as true or false related to groundwater, layering and landfills. They fill in the blanks for 2...
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Nutrition and Body Image

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students study nutrition and how to maintain a healthy diet.  In this adolescent nutrition instructional activity students complete several activities that allow them to see different nutrition scenarios.
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Soil Erosion

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete activities to observe the effects of erosion. In this erosion lesson, 2nd graders define erosion and learn the process. Students complete an erosion experiment.
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Let's Create an Ecosystem

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discover how an ecosystem works by creating one in class.  In this Earth science lesson, 7th graders study vocabulary terms associated with ecosystem and read environment handouts.  Students create an observatory...
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Gardening for Beauty, Food, and Enjoyment

For Teachers 1st
First graders create their own garden. In this plant lesson plan, 1st graders discover the essential elements for a plant to grow. They planted their own garden and read the amount of space needed and the sunlight preferred for each plant. 
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DID YOU HELP CREATE THIS

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine whether their actions are positively or negatively affecting organisms and their habitats. They choose an animal to study then create a multimedia presentation including charts and graphs of data logger information and...

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