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Farm Products Help Me Grow

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners view a display of empty food containers (or illustrations). They select a food and decide as a class if it has an animal or plant origin. Students view a display of common farm animals that are commonly eaten (cow, pig, chicken,...
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Weather

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the basic components of weather. They construct a thermometer and anemometer to measure temperatures, precipitation, and wind speed. In addition, 2nd graders discover how to find these components on weather maps.
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The Schoolyard Safari

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students engage in a lesson plan to find out more information about insects. They collect and observe different insects found on school property. They research the insects once they have been classified. Also a video is used to create a...
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John Muir Nature Journal

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explain how John Muir carefully and quietly observed nature and record his observations in his journal with writings and drawings. Students create their own nature observation journal.
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We All Need Sleep

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine and discuss the importance of getting a good night's sleep everyday. They discuss why we need sleep and develop a class chart of reasons why children need sleep. They complete a sleep worksheet and discuss the answers...
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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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Lesson 1: What's Unhealthy in this Classroom?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners discover behaviors and practices that are unhealthy within their classroom environment. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify behaviors and practices that lead to an unhealthy environment, and discuss how to...
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A Sample Mini-lesson for Teaching Writing Conventions

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars study writing conventions. In this writing conventions lesson plan, students study writing they have already completed and look for conventions they are already using without realizing. In a small group, young scholars...
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Light and Dark

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore the concept of light and dark. In this light sources lesson, students use an interactive whiteboard to discuss light sources and illumination. The students complete a worksheet as an assessment.
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Multiplication Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students demonstrate multiplication facts using an interactive whiteboard. In this multiplication lesson, students use an online activity on a whiteboard to master multiplication facts. Students complete an online quiz as a follow-up.
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Discovering the World Virtually

For Teachers K - 12th
Students experience world adventures through the internet. In this technology lesson, students use a suggested internet site and explore each expedition. Students can virtually travel such lands as China.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore water and ice. In this 3 states of matter lesson plan, students work with a partner to observe, illustrate, and describe the characteristics of an ice cube in a cup. The ice cube is observed again in 15 minutes and...
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the physical properties of water.  In this water instructional activity, students observe, measure, and describe water as it changes state. There are 2 extensions for this instructional activity that one can access...
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String Instruments and Pitch

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students make predictions and explore how pitch is altered in string instruments. In this acoustic science lesson plan, students learn the types and parts of string instruments and create their own. They listen to classical music and...
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Animals in Inspiration

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students research information on a specific animal. In this animal lesson, students use books to find information about an animals diet, habitat, appearance, and any other interesting facts. Students will use this information to create a...
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Expressing Feelings

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice pantomime movements. In this body awareness lesson plan, students discover how to convey emotions through physical movements. Students practice conveying happiness and sadness through...
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Preservation and the Power of Light

For Teachers K - 6th
Students identify the effect of light on objects. In this scientific inquiry instructional activity, students use a chart to write a hypothesis about what will happen when colored construction paper is left in sunlight. Students observe...
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A is for Apple

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners participate in a variety of activities to learn about apples. Students graph apples, learn about apple uses, taste apples, and observe what happens when apples are dipped in lemon juice.
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Plants and Animals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss the different types of plants and animals in a local environment. In this science instructional activity, students name some plants and animals understanding that they require different habitats to live. Students use...
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Beginning Understanding of Computers and the Internet

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore the use of a computer and the Internet. In this beginning computers lesson students students show what they know about the computer and Internet and demonstrate their skills. They investigate the computer training...
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Friendly Letter

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students write friendly letters. In this friendly letters lesson, students write a friendly letter on the given template after being given direct instruction on how to write a friendly letter.
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Role Models

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify role models. In this role models lesson, 2nd graders research members of the community who are considered role models.  Students identify personal heroes and create a poster to assist them as they role play...
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Establish the Theme

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the topic of nature. In this detective lesson, 2nd graders review non-fiction materials on nature and identify text, headings, diagrams, graphs, to establish the theme of the book.
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Twenty Green Gates

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore mathematics by participating in a pattern building activity. In this geometric construction lesson, 2nd graders discuss a story problem in which a gate needs to be built from triangles and trapezoids up to a...

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