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Action Verbs

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
In this action verbs worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the action verbs given to them. Students complete 18 sentences.
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Reptiles and Amphibians

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore biology by viewing animal videos in class. In this amphibian and reptile lesson plan, 4th graders identify the key differences between reptiles, amphibians and other animal classifications. Students view video...
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Information Extra

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a paragraph about a subject of their chosing that is informative.  In this paragraph writing lesson, students use graphic organizers and work together in groups to create a full, organized...
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What About Cantaloupes?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the physical properties of cantaloupe using their senses. In this life science activity, 2nd graders estimate the weight of their sample. They get it's actual weight and compare it with their estimate.
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Respect Wildlife and Farm Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this performing arts and wildlife lesson, students role play 4 scenarios in order to demonstrate how to act around wildlife and farm animals. Students discuss the proper ways of feeding animals, touching them, and respecting the...
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Sunspots

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine what a sunspot is and how it is produced.  In this sun lesson students locate and measure sunspots then view them through a camera.
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Applying the Laws of Inheritance

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Biology and mathematics can be integrated through a study of Mendelian Genetics.
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Micro-Ecosystems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create a sustainable, self-contained ecosystem in a ten-gallon aquarium.
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State Partners

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice locating the 50 states on the US map, and move as a "team" throughout the general space.
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What's the Matter? (Experiments)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students observe a scientific discrepant event, and are then challenged to create experiments to solve the dilemma.
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TRB 5:2 - Activity 3: Earthquakes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students watch a classroom demonstration, and experiment to discover the five ways that Earth's crust shifts along a fault.
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Area & Perimeter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define area and perimeter. They demonstrate understanding of the concepts concretely, with manipulatives, and describe with words, their strategies and thought processes.
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"Sir Cumference and the First Round Table" by Cindy Neuschwander

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars develop an understanding of measurable attributes of circles; develop a formula to determine the circumference of circles. They approximate the value of pi.
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The American Press and the

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students read and analyze newspaper accounts of Holocaust-related items in various WWII newspapers. They discuss the physical placement of Holocaust-related news items to other news items in the same paper.
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It May Be Yucky, But Someone Has To Teach It. . .

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the names and parts of the excretory system in this hands-on activity. They use common items to make a model of the system.
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Earthquakes

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the causes of earthquakes and the various types of fault lines through a variety of hands-on demonstrations using prepared cakes. They record their observations in their science journals.
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In Celebration of the Silk Road

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the ancient trade routes of the Silk Road with a focus on a province in China to identify artifacts and research how these items arrived in the city of Turpan.
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Creatures in the Coral

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students describe unique adaptations of organisms that live in the coral reef habitat, read various books pertaining to coral reefs and ocean life, and construct a wheel demonstrating the relationships between certain coral reef...
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Decoding Nazi Secrets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars practice decoding messages given the key. They continue to practice solving messages without a key. They must determine the best way to view the message. They examine secret messages during World War II.
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Sewage Matrix and Field Experience

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students visit a sewage treatment plant and use an exercise to identify the effects of given sewage components on humans and the environment when sewage treatment is bypassed or fails. They read the provided "sewage matrix" worksheet and...
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Making a Simple Film Canister Kaleidoscope

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use clear film containers with 1/4 inch holes drilled in the bottom to create kaleidoscopes. They use mirror board folded into a triangle shape and cake decorating sprinkles to create the kaleidoscope effect.
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I Think, Therefore I See

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students participate in a memory experiment to discover how the eye works. After reading an article, they analyze a new technique which examines how the brain registers sight. They develop their own memory game and conduct trials using...
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Role Playing A Neuronal Transmission

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students roleplay to review nerve communication and the parts of the neuron. Each student represents a different part of a neuron and as parts become polarized and depolarized they act it out. A surprise occurs at the synaptic knob as...
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The Water Cycle

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify organisms and processes involved in three cycles: the water cycle, the carbon cycle, and the nitrogen cycle. They produce a pictorial or abstract water cycle, and appropriately place life forms onto an existing...

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