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Lets Think About...Plants

For Teachers K
Students bring in various vegetables and make friendship soup. They plant seeds and discuss the things plants need to grow and thrive.
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Japanese Warriors

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students compare and contrast the warriors in Japanese history, folktales, and art to the kinds of soldiers American children learn about. This lesson includes possible lesson enrichments.
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Animals in Japan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students compare and contrast common animals children love and have as pets in Japan and America in this early elementary lesson. The culminating project is an original work of art by each student depicting an animal of their choice.
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Finding and Collecting in the Field

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the types of plants brought over to America from immigrants. They research how some of these types of plants cause damage and alter the landscape. They record data and share the information with the community.
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Plants Reproduce and Grow in Various Ways

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders take a walk around the outside of the school and examine their clothing to see if they picked up any seeds while on their walk. They discuss how seeds travel and how a new plant thus can form. They then observe root...
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IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS

For Teachers 4th - 5th
The student will calculate wages of agricultural workers by the hour and by the piece.2. Share background material, and discuss the difference between gross pay and net pay and the difference between getting paid by the hour or the piece...
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Hats Throughout History

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss the history of hats including uses and origins and discover there are many types of hats for many purposes. Students create their own hats from paper after looking at slides of various types of hats.
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Lousia May Alcott

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine the life of Louisa May Alcott. Using the Internet, they examine the types of books and plays she wrote. In groups, they compare and contrast the types of covers used on the various publishing's. They design and color...
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Second Grade Science Textbooks

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create their own science textbooks. They work in small, cooperative science teams to plan and create their textbooks. In addition, they photograph their group work, projects, materials and specimens, and other images.
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Homework Help In A Hurry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover strategies for getting immediate help with their homework, including online sources in which an adult is available for assistance. They work through a simulated situations in which they visit one of these sites to gain...
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Five a Day

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners look up and print definitions of fruit and vegatable. They write down their food intake for three days. They identify and categorize fruits and vegetables. They research how fruits and vegetables grow. They bring in their...
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Butterflies An internet Scavenger Hunt

For Students 4th
In this biology learning exercise, 4th graders find the answers to a guided web search looking for the information found on the Internet focused around the subject of butterflies for the 5 problems.
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Spellbound No. 2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, learners answer twenty eight short clues from a word list of answers to fill in all the spaces on a crossword puzzle.
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Plants Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this science worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the concept that is reviewed in the sheet. They also acquire new vocabulary.
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St. Patrick's Day Crossword Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Saint Patrick's Day worksheet, learners complete a 12 word crossword puzzle, using clues about St. Patrick's day to complete the puzzle.
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Valentine's Day Crossword Challenge

For Students 5th - 6th
In this crossword puzzle activity, students read the 20 clues that relate to Valentine's Day. Students then use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Explorit's Biology Quiz

For Students 4th - 5th
In this biology learning exercise, students complete a five question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about animal and plant biology.
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Explorit's Foodplant Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
In this plants worksheet, students complete a five question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about plants grown for food.
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Language Arts Review

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this online interactive language arts review worksheet, students respond to 36 multiple choice questions regarding literature and grammar. Students may submit their answers to be scored. A reading selection is missing for a small...
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Creating a Japanese Garden Lantern in Crea-Stone

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students create a Japanese Garden Lantern. In this step-by-step ceramics lesson plan, students follow simple how-to directions to mold and create a Japanese Garden Lantern out of Crea-Stone.
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Listening Selection, Grade 3

For Students 3rd
In this 3rd grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, students listen to a fictional story that as their instructor reads it aloud 2 times. No questions accompany the worksheet.
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Breaking News English: Tests Show Diana Driver Was Drunk

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Tests Show Diana Driver Was Drunk," and then respond to 1 interview, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Grow a Plant

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars combine their prior knowledge about plants with a garden learning activity. In this science gardening lesson, students discuss what plants need to survive. Young scholars then plant a seed themselves and demonstrate...
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Serc: Mn Step: Schoolyard Field Guide and Flower Part Identification

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this activity, students observe plants in the schoolyard and record their observations and ideas in a science journal. They will learn the parts of a flower and make a detailed examination of a chosen part.