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Got Lactase? The Co-Evolution of Genes and Culture
Does the human body evolve as quickly as human culture? With a stellar 15-minute video, explore the trait of lactose intolerance. Only about 1/3 of human adults seem to still have the enzyme lactase and therefore, the ability to digest...
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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Animal Antics
Students get moving in this activity. In this early childhood music and movement lesson plan, students develop their listening, gross motor, and language skills as they imitate animals.
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North Dakota Crossword Puzzle
In this North Dakota instructional activity, learners complete a crossword puzzle, using clues about North Dakota given at the bottom of the page. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Kansas Vocabulary
In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students read the 10 statements about Kansas. Students find vocabulary words about Kansas to complete the 10 statements.
Little Spanish Castle
Articulos Definidos/Definite Articles
Is it las bicicletas or los bicicletas? Require your class to determine the correct definite article for 13 nouns. Given the English version, pupils use the word bank to fill in the plural or singular article for each Spanish noun. Try...
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Cow Eye Dissection Lab
Young scholars explore the anatomy of the eye by dissecting a cow eye Students are introduced the concept behind vision and the anatomy to the eye.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Cows Can't Fly
Students are introduced to vocabulary words from the story Cows Can't Fly and identify words during the reading of the story. In this introduction to vocabulary words lesson plan, students recall vocabulary words from the story and...
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Activity Plan 2-3: Baby Animals
Students get to be creative in learning about baby animals. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop fine motor, math, and science skills as they sing, read, and share about baby animals.
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The Ie Storm 1998: Maps and facts activity
Learners investigate the St. Lawrence River Valley, ice Storm of 1998. In this middle school mathematics lesson, students interpret ice storm data from tables and maps. Learners write about their own experiences of the ice storm.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Cows Can’t Fly
Students explore language arts by reading a story book in class. For this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book Cows Can't Fly and identify the use of certain vocabulary terms. Students define the selected words and utilize...
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Beef
Addressing the intermediate skill of "Responsibility," this 4-H activity includes several activities to prepare your 4-H learners. The activities include researching the Internet to find out the country where a list of beef cattle...
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Build Your Own Biogas Generator
What is biogas and how is it made? After examining background information about the sources of biogas and biogas generators, class members follow the provided information and build a biogas generator that can be used in the classroom.
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Diseases Without Borders
Students use the European Union's struggle with Mad Cow Disease as a starting point to study the spread of infectious diseases across geographical boundaries.
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Rooster's Night Out
Students explore folktales. In this folktale lesson, students listen to a story from another country and discuss the characters. Students retell the story using puppets and do coloring sheets. Students do a sequencing cut and paste...
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Twinkle, Twinkle Traffic Light
Students practice traffic rules. In this traffic rules lesson, students gain knowledge about the colors of traffic lights and their meanings. Students sing a song about traffic lights.
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Looking and Learning in the Art Museum
Students explore art at an art museum. For this lesson about art, students travel to a museum and explore the art. Students practice drawing, search for certain kinds of art, and learn about reproducing art by someone else. Students will...
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Navajo Pottery: Beautiful Objects
Young potters make their very own version of the classic Navajo Pottery. With helpful worksheets and applicable cross-curricular activities, the lesson is an enriching way to mold both your clay and the multicultural acceptance of your...
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What's All the Buzz About
Students participate in a game of charades to examine different animal behaviors. After reading an article, they discuss why bees waggle and how that behavior applies to humans. They research the behaviors of an animal of interest to...
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From Moo to You
Students listen to a story about cows and identify foods made from milk. They have a tasting party and practice a finger play called "Five Mugs of Milk."
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Invisible Force
Investigate invisible forces. Young engineers design a setup that changes the direction of a steel ball using a magnetic force. The purpose of the setup is to model the gravitational pull of spacecraft by planetary bodies.
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Dr. Seuss's Who's Whoses
In this Dr. Seuss activity, students match 8 Dr. Seuss characters to a short description about their personality, this includes Sam-I-Am, Horton, Grinch and others.
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North Dakota Challenge
In this North Dakota worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about the history of North Dakota. Students answer 10 questions.
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Canine Companions
Students research and complete activities about dogs. In this dog instructional activity, students read information about dogs to examine their traits, behavior, language, characteristics, and genetics. Students take a quiz about the...
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Make a Farm
After a class discussion about where their food comes from learners construct a farm from a print-out (embedded in the plan). They work in groups, and trace a food source from the beginning. For example, they discover how a farmer grows...