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Oceans
Students become aware of the differences between ocean water and lake water by smelling, tasting and seeing. They distinguish between land and bodies of water on a globe and gain increased awareness of oceans and life.
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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Do the Animal Dance!
Learners create a dance based on animal movements. In this kinesthetic lesson plan, the students will read and imitate animals in a creative way and share their dances with the group. The lesson includes a take-home activity and a math...
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Non-Fiction Read-aloud
Students listen to the reading of a book about the area of science they are currently studying.
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Build Your Own Bug
Students create a unique bug. In this activity about bugs, students use their imagination to develop a new kind of bug. Students use construction paper, scissors, glue, and crayons to make their bug. Students explore the different parts...
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Read a Tonsil Poem
Students examine a poster to determine where the tonsils are located and listen as the teacher explains what the tonsils are used for. They read along as the teacher reads a poem about tonsils aloud. They discuss the poem to check for...
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Calling All Owls
Young scholars research various types of owls. In this owls lesson, students observe owls and discuss their characteristics. Young scholars go to an owl habitat and listen for the call of an owl. Students read The Owl in the...
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It's Mine Lesson Plan
Students read a book called It's Mine! In this lesson about three frogs and sharing, students explore how what they do affects everything around them. Through a series of seven different activities, students interpret the frogs and their...
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Photo Scavenger Hunt
Students celebrate Earth Day by applying what they've learned about studying the natural world. In this Photo Scavenger Hunt lesson plan, students use a digital camera to capture outdoor imagery and to help them understand the...
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Animal Coverings
Students read a book. In this animal characteristics lesson, students read the book Animal Coverings, answer comprehension questions, and complete a chart where they match animals with their coverings.
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Starfish
Students explore the concept of starfish. In this starfish lesson, students identify the parts of a starfish and how their body works. Students create a starfish using paint and a cornmeal mixture. They then glue on Cheerios...
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Homes for Hermit Crabs
Young scholars discover the differences between hermit crabs and mollusks and identify their parts. After reading a story about hermit crabs, they complete an anatomy worksheet. For another activity, students fold and cut a diagram of a...
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Our Class, Our Earth day
Young scholars understand the importance of participating in recycling and clean-up efforts in the community. In this recycling lesson plan, students respond to questions after reading "The Wartville Wizard" by Don Madden. Young scholars...
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Lesson Plans for Sweet Dreams: How Animals Sleep
Young scholars explore the sleeping patterns and sleeping habitats of animals. In this where animals sleep lesson, students research different animal species. Young scholars also write and illustrate an animal picture book, make...
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How Does Your Garden Grow?
Students read The Garden by Arnold Lobel, plant seeds to discover what makes them grow, and record their observations in their journals.
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Recycle Lifecycle
Students investigate the recycling process. In this recycling lesson plan, students read the article The Recycling Process After Collection and discuss the advantages of recycling. As an extension activity, students simulate the molding...
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An Inventory of My Traits
Students take an inventory of their own easily-observable genetic traits and
compare those inventories with other students in groups. They then make
data tables and bar graphs showing the most and least common traits in their group.
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Activity Plan 3-4: It's a Zoo in Here!
Students create a classroom zoo for large-group science learning. In this early childhood science lesson, students develop their language, science, creativity, and fine motor skills as they research zoo animals and create classroom...
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Nocturnal Animals Lesson #4: Owls
Students investigate the owl food chain. They discuss owl facts, explore various websites, dissect an owl pellet, create a picture of the owl food chain, read the book, "Owl Babies," and write an owl poem.
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Starfish: The Stars of the Sea Lesson Plan
Learners discover many characteristics of the starfish. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify characteristics of starfish. Learners develop a language experience chart and record their new-found information, and...
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Weather Observation Journal
Students record weather for a period of one month. In this weather lesson, students observe weather for one month on a large pictograph. Students record clouds, wind, temperature and any other weather conditions they observe. Students...
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Winter Weather Day 5: Follow Up
Students participate in culminating activities for a winter weather unit. They discuss what they have learned about winter weather, and write a diamante poem using winter vocabulary words. Students also construct a pinwheel and explore...
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What is Weather?
Students identify different types of weather and explore the weather for each season of the year. They complete a class seasonal weather chart, listen to the book "Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today?," and create a magazine...
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Activity Plan 5-6: Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!
Students become entomologists for a day. In this life science lesson, students go on an insect hunt and investigate insects and their homes. This leads to the creation of an insect by each student. Lesson includes a take-home activity...
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Phil's Garden of Good
Students read "The Rainbow Fish" and discuss how the fish benefited by giving others. In this sharing lesson, students prepare plants and letters for senior citizens. Students present their letters and plants at a visit to a senior...