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Baylor College

What's Is Soil Made Of?

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
It's time to roll up those sleeves and get a little dirty in the second lesson of this series on the science of food. Investigate where plants and animals get the minerals they need to live in this two-part exploration of soil. First,...
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Baylor College

Fungus Among Us

For Teachers K - 6th
In order to learn that mold spores can be found in the air, observers grow bread mold and make observations for a few days. Afterward, they participate in a class discussion to arrive at the knowledge that bread spores are present in the...
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Baylor College

Living Things and Their Needs: The Math Link

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Enrich your study of living things with these cross-curricular math activities. Following along with the story Tillena Lou's Day in the Sun, learners will practice addition and subtraction, learn how to measure volume and length, work on...
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Curated OER

Comparing Light Bulbs

For Teachers K - 8th Standards
An average home produces twice as many emissions as an average car. Teach your class how to reduce energy consumption by replacing standard incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs. Perform an experiment to compare...
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National Wildlife Federation

Massive Migrations

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Turn your learners into flocks of migratory birds for this fun lesson on animal migration. Prior to the activity, the teacher creates four different migration routes in the classroom or any available open space, labeling nesting...
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Disney

Where Do Brown Bears Live?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
What do brown bears in Alaska's Katmai National Park need to survive? Pupils explore the unique habitats, diet, and survival needs of this animal. They predict the consequences of removing any integral part of the bear's survival, and...
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Jessica Winston

Magic School Bus Going Batty

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Have a scary adventure with a set of reading activities based on Joanna Cole's The Magic School Bus Going Batty! Several worksheets encourage kids to predict what they will learn with a KWL chart, examine the new vocabulary words from...
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Alabama Wildlife Federation

Seed Necklace

For Teachers K - 3rd
Seeds come in many colors, shapes, and sizes—and that variety makes for a great necklace! Young learners collect a variety of seeds during their search in a nature area. An adult then prepares the seeds to better thread them onto a cord,...
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Curated OER

Mighty Earth Movers

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Note that although the publisher lists almost all of the Common Core standards for both math and language arts, you will most likely want to take the general topic and choose which area to focus on. Regarding math, pupils measure worms...
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Curated OER

Make Words: Northern Pintail

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts/science worksheet, students will focus on the words "Northern Pintail." Students will make as many words from these letters as possible and write them on the lines provided.
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Curated OER

How Many Apple Seeds?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete activities for an apple themed lesson plan. In this math and language arts lesson plan, students read an apple book and guess how many seeds are in an apple. Students draw pictures of apples and use a bobby pin to take...
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Curated OER

Diamonte Writing

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discover poetry while practicing their storytelling skills.  In this language arts lesson, students read diamonte and acrostic poems written by other students on the Internet.  Students create their own narrative stories about a...
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Curated OER

Hand Print Adjective Booklet

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students practice using adjectives by describing animals, pictures or insects.  In this language arts lesson plan, students collaborate to brainstorm a list of adjectives which they turn into an adjective booklet.  Students utilize their...
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Curated OER

Beautiful Bovine

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Looking for a fun and interactive way to explore bovine biology? Learners read a brief informational text (included for printing) before participating in several cross-curricular activities. First, grab their attention with a hilarious...
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Curated OER

Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Miss Spider's New Car

For Teachers K - 5th
Students read Miss Spider's New Car by David Kirk. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of spiders. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library connections.
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Curated OER

Fish Tales

For Teachers 1st
Have your class learn about marine life. Learners write a story about a fish, create an art project, and share their work with the class. This experience could be enhanced by having them conduct Internet research to discover some of the...
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Scholastic

A House for Hermit Crab

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Engage young marine biologists in a reading of Eric Carle's A House for Hermit Crab with a fun hands-on activity. Given a set of clipart images of the different aquatic animals that appear in the book, children identify each one during a...
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Curated OER

Making Life Easier

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use a chart of the six simple machines and become aware of how the machines improve our ability to meet the following needs: shelter, food, water, and transportation. Students use model cars to experiment with force. They divide...
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Curated OER

Theatre Lesson Plan- Tableau (part 2)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore tableaux.  In this social studies and fine arts cross curriculum lesson, students work in groups of four to create "frozen" stage pictures (tableaux) representing vocabulary and concepts from a "From Farm to You" social...
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Curated OER

Something Fishy Going On

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a video animation of how Swimmy gathered his fish friends together to form a great big fish that would frighten the predator tuna away. In art class each child create a small red fish which gets displayed in the ocean...
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Curated OER

How Do You Know A Panther Was Here?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students research the signs that panthers leave. In this panther track lesson plan, students conduct Internet research into the signs that panthers leave such as tracks, scat, scrapes, and scratches. They make a three-dimensional poster...
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Curated OER

Clucking Chickens

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
A comb, wattle, and beak are three characteristics that describe a chicken. Your class can explore the life of a chicken through reading, art, movement, and music. Using a plastic cup and string, they'll create a pretend chicken that...
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Curated OER

Egg Hatching into Sequencing

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create an egg. In this language arts lesson plan, students create an egg and then take photographs as the egg is being hatched. Students write about the sequence of the hatching.
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Curated OER

Catch as Catch Can

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate insects. In this insect analysis lesson, students catch insects using nets they make. They identify the insects they catch and create a chart to show the numbers and varieties. This lesson includes a vocabulary list...

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