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What's Your Favorite Season?

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Students explore earth science by creating illustrations in class. For this four seasons lesson, students identify the four different types of weather that take place during the year and read the books Harvest Year and Snow Comes to the...
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How a Seed Grows and Who Grows It

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore biology by viewing PowerPoint presentations in class. In this plant life lesson, 1st graders identify the life cycle of a plant and how to properly plant a seed outside. Students view a movie about plant life and...
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Pancakes!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore dietary habits by completing a cooking activity in class. In this breakfast preparation instructional activity, 2nd graders read several books about pancakes and maple syrup. Students utilize a wheat kit to...
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Hand Washing: I Can Handle It

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore biology by viewing a germ video in class. In this sanitation lesson, 3rd graders identify the importance of washing hands and complete several on-line germ safety activities. Students view a video in class titled...
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Simple Machines on the Move

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore simple machines. In this simple machine lesson students experiment with motion and force. Students have hands on activities and resources are provided.
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Calorie Countdown

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore human health by identifying calories in food items. In this healthy eating habits lesson, 4th graders view the USDA food pyramid on the Internet and identify the choices they should be making each day. Students...
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Perkin' Through the Pores

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore different levels of soil. In this soil lesson plan, 4th graders investigate the amount water that can be absorbed by topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock.
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Growing Money

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students establish a garden business. In this building a business lesson plan, students investigate how to create and build a business. Students build a business of selling plants and become entrepreneurs.
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Get Your Calcium - Rich Foods

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore personal health by identifying positive food choices. In this calcium sources lesson, 5th graders discuss the common ways a human can receive calcium such as consuming dairy products. Students view a virtual tour of...
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Now You Have It, Now You Don't

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the value of service. For this consumer practices lesson, 5th graders investigate natural resource protection needs. Students participate in the preservation of natural resources through service learning.
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Clothesline Sleuth

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the effect of North American colonization on human history. In this colonization lesson, 5th graders explore the global impact of colonization of North America. Students investigate the impact of geography on...
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Grocery Store Problem Solving

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the effect of healthy diets and exercise on physical and mental wellness. In this health lesson, 6th graders compare food intake to the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Students evaluate levels of activity and food...
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Tree-mendous!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover an appreciation for the benefits of trees. For this tree lesson, 6th graders explore the benefits of trees by playing a word classification game. Students study the variety of uses for trees.
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Naked to the Eye

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study microorganisms. In this microorganism lesson, 6th graders explore the form and function of these organisms. Students use magnification during experiments on bread.
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Ancient Mediterranean Lands: A Timeline of Mediterranean Civilizations

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore world history by participating in a class agriculture activity. In this wheat weaving lesson, 6th graders identify the different Mediterranean regions that adopted early agriculture methods and expanded their...
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Loco for Cocoa

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore agriculture by viewing food related videos in class. In this chocolate identification lesson, 6th graders discuss the healthy aspects of pure cocoa and the history of the plant. Students read assigned text about...
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Cooking With Your Three Sisters

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students make food based on recipes they got from their ancestors and make the original recipes and healthier versions. In this food lesson plan, students bring their recipes to class and see if their classmates can tell the difference.
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Algae Experiments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students describe the characteristics of algae. In this biology instructional activity, students perform a series of experiment to explore algae. They investigate the basic things algae need to survive.
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By Golly By Gum

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify the different steps in the scientific method. In this inquiry lesson plan, students determine the mass of the gum after chewing it for sometime. They explain what happens to the lost mass.
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Eat Smart. Play Hard.

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars study healthy food choices and the energy it creates for physical activity. In this food energy lesson, students complete multiple activities to learn about the benefits of healthy eating upon physical activity.
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Photography and Composition

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the techniques and principles of photographic composition using various scientific tools such as a camera, a digital computer scanner, and a computer.
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The Secreat to Good Health: Eating Right and Exercise

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars create a seven-day record of all the foods they consume. They analyze what type of food was the most frequent in everyone's diet. They look up each food and record its daily recommended amount.
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The Food We Eat

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students plan a menu for one day after they study the food pyramid and learn about their daily food requirements. They are given an updated food pyramid with a summary fo dietary recommendations that replaces the old standard "four food...
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What are Hunger and Malnutrition and Who Are the Hungry?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss the main functions of food and how eating the right foods is important for a healthy lifestyle. Using the internet, they research those who are at the highest risk for hunger and how those countries are trying to solve...

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