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Healthy Heart

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars discover the power of their heart and provide an opportunity to talk about ways to maintain good health. In this early childhood heart lesson, students diagram a human heart, identify exercises that promote a healthy...
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What are Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the attributes of dinosaurs. In this dinosaur activity, students read books and watch videos featuring dinosaurs. Students also research dinosaur traits using Internet sources.
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Five Senses

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils explore the five senses.  In this five senses science and literature lesson plan, students listen to The Magic School Bus Five Senses book, stopping to identify and discuss each sense.  Pupils draw and label a picture of their...
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What's in the Water?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners examine how pollutants can affect ocean animals. In this pollution lesson, students read a story about the ocean floor, think about what would happen to the plants and animals if the ocean became dirty or polluted, and conduct...
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Weather "Whys"

For Teachers K
Students explore the weather. In this weather data lesson, students collect weather data from Internet and media sources. Students graph the collected data discuss it as well as the seasons of the year.
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If I Were A Raindrop!

For Teachers K
Students review the water cycle. In this water cycle instructional activity, students review the different stages of the water cycle. Students use the computer program Kid Pix Weather to help demonstrate understanding.
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An Emerald Place

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover four layers of the rain forest and identify the life of animals at each level.
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Wonderful World of Bats

For Teachers K
Students create a book about bats. They write a letter to a scientist containing questions about bats. They compare the socialization of bats to humans; compare the needs of bats to humans and other animals.
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Ocean Life

For Teachers K
Students explore the types of plants and animals that can be found in the ocean. They browse books and/or magazines to identify and gain a knowledge base of plant and animal life found in the ocean, then create a collage.
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Hop To It!

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the aspects of a frog's anatomy that allow it to be such a good jumper and jump and record the length of each jump to determine which style of jumping allows them to jump the farthest.
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Growing Flowers

For Teachers K - 6th
Students grow flowers from seeds. They plant quick-growing seeds in a flower pot and consider what a seed needs to grow. They observe and record the growth of the planted seeds in science journals.
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We're Batty

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students watch a video about bats and compare and contrast them to birds. They identify the specific characteristics that identify bats as mammals and what makes them unique from other mammals.
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A Honey of a Hexagon

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore how bees make honey and why the hexagon is the best basic pattern for the honeycomb through the use of a video and hands-on activities with honeycombs and geometric shapes.
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To Rot or Not!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover that composting helps reduce landfill waste and is good for the soil. They explore the techniques of composting through a variety of media, art activities and hands-on experience.
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Finding Out About the Stars and Planets

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars complete a web-based activity to study the planets and solar system. Students complete a number of activities including a slide show that depict the true facts about planets.
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My Happy Habitat

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners observe and discuss the Idaho state quarter to begin an activity in which they define and draw different types of habitats. They discuss the habitats that the migrating Peregrine falcon, which appears on the Idaho quarter,...