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Stella the Swan
Students analyze the telling of a story with props. They study similarities and differences between ducks, geese and swans, how wildfowl are adapted to life in water, how wildfowl move and feed, and wildfowl family life, how they nest,...
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Aquatic Ecosystems
Students study ponds and wetland ecosystems and examine the food chains and webs in them. In this aquatic ecosystems lesson students answer questions about the diversity of the flora and fauna in a pond.
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Dinosaurs 1: Where Are the Dinosaurs?
Students explore dinosaurs and their extinction. In this dinosaur lesson, students view dinosaur websites and videos to gain an understanding of the world long ago. Discussion questions follow. Students create a paper mache dinosaur egg.
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Dinosaurs 1: Where Are the Dinosaurs?
Young scholars explore the time of the dinosaurs. In this extinction lesson plan, students watch a video clip about different dinosaurs and are asked about what they observed. Young scholars talk about how dinosaurs hatched from eggs...
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Monet's Magical Garden
Students study classic paintings by masters like Monet. In this art history lesson, students listen to the story Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert and sing flower songs with the rest of their class. Students examine the painting The...
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What is Life Without Water?
Students differentiate between how they use water in response to a need and how they use water for pleasure. They read books about water, participate in class discussion and illustrate their observations.
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Fishing
Students explore the techniques and basic needs of the fisherman. In this fishing activity, students view a demonstration of the use of fishing equipment. Students research Iowa farm ponds and design a class mural from their...
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Water and Land Ecosystems
Students investigate the differences between a land and aquatic ecosystem. They use the information in order to present it in an assessment. There are target questions that can be used to guide research, lead a classroom discussion, or...
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NGA Kids Inside Scoop Spring 2007
Young scholars become familiar with the work of Claude Monet and his garden paintings. In this Monet lesson plan, students compare the garden works of Claude Monet. Young scholars examine pictures for the colors in his...
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Maths with the Mob - Aboriginal Culture
Students read and discuss books about aboriginal family life. Working individually and in groups, they complete a series of activities in various subject areas, including art, language, math, and social studies. Among the activities ...
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Animal Tracks
Students study animals. In this science lesson, students make plaster casts of animals that live in the area. Students identify the tracks.
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Frogs
Learners read books, learn about the letter f, play with plastic toys, and more to do with frogs. In this frogs lesson plan, students also play a game of leap frog.
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Spiders
Students read books and make art projects dealing with spiders. In this spiders lesson plan, students learn about the different characteristics of spiders through listening, answering questions, and making spiders.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Who Am I? Plant and Animal Life in a Pond
After learning about pond life, learners play a game where they must ask questions to discover the name of an animal or a plant displayed on a card placed on their backs. A set of images, a questioning sheet, and a list of vocabulary...