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Wolf Communications Matching Activity
Students complete several activities to learn about wolves. In this wolf science lesson, students read and complete activities to learn about wolf communication, their life cycle, fun facts, and hunting activities. Students also read...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Students read and analyze the novel "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou. They discuss the poetry and prose of the book, the importance of role models, complete a worksheet, and write a narrative using figurative language.
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Learning To Summarize
In this learning to summarize worksheet, students interactively answer 10 multiple choice questions about summarizing information from a given passage, then click to check their answers.
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Taxonomy
In this biology worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 39 questions on taxonomy. They identify the different classification systems used in biology.
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Sheltering and Caring for Animals
Students learn about animal shelters and adoption agencies. In this animal care lesson, students watch a video about the ASPCA and discuss what an animal shelter is, how it operates and what services it provides animals and the...
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Social Skills (Independence)
Third graders identify unacceptable social behaviors and then describe how to replace those behaviors with acceptable behaviors. They see that as individuals we are in charge of our bodies and minds, and therefore we choose our...
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Invertebrates
In this science instructional activity, students answer the problems that are related to the concept of invertebrates. The first question has the ordering of and sorting of invertebrates.
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"A Closet Full of Shoes" and Picture Puzzle Piece" by Shel Silverstein
Middle schoolers explain the concept of simple probability.
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Investigations into Estimations
Students gain the powerful tools of estimation, prediction, and averaging and discover the importance these tools have in daily living.
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Learning to Love That Poetry
Second graders listen to the novel, "Love That Dog." students reflect in a journal each day about the poetry form learned that day. They create their own poems following that format and have it for class the next day.
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Dogfighting Hurts Animals
Students discuss dogfights and relate caring for a baby to caring for their animal. In this dogfighting lesson, students view video about dogs forced to fight and relate to parenting skills. Students become familiar with...
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The Lesson: Cloning
Students explore the concept of cloning. In this cloning lesson, students research reproduction, cloning, and ethic issues. Students discuss their findings and write stories about extinct animals that are brought back to life.
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I Wear My Genes Inside Out: The Genetic Characteristics of Animals
Young scholars create mixed breed dogs using paper illustrations of various breeds. They label dogs created by students using the Genetics Center and discuss the aspects of genetics that affect the outcome of the various projects.
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Genetic Technology
In this genetic worksheet, students will complete 4 fill in the blank questions about selective breeding and determining genotypes. Then students will use a Punnett square to determine the genotype for two different breeding situations.
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Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth
In this animal safety instructional activity, students brain-storm ways to be kind and safe with animals throughout the year. Students create a Kind Calendar for Animals in art class and distribute copies to other classes in the...
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Math and Native Americans
Students explore how math is relevant to Native Americans. Students investigate Indian culture through geometry. They describe and create geometric polygons and patterns. Students problem solve with tangram patterns to make Indian...
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How Close Can You Get? Estimating
Students work collaboratively to determine how many crackers are in a large container. They then view a video to see how often people use estimation in their jobs, and another video to watch students work on figuring out appropriate...
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Where Do I Belong?
Tenth graders study the diversity of life in the world. They classify and sketch organisms into the 6 kingdoms.
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Chalk Drawings
Students create their own chalk drawings on a chalk board inspired by the work of Keith Haring. In this chalk drawings lesson plan, students draw symbols and lines in different colors.
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Prejudice and the Navaho Indian Long Walk
Students read Scott O'Dell's book, Sing Down the Moon, and answer questions about the forced migration of the Navahos from Arizona to Fort Sumter, New Mexico. They conduct research and describe a tenebrae service and its importance.
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Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes
Students identify geometric solids. In this geometric shapes lesson, students listen to the teacher read Captain Invincible and the Space Shapes by Stuart J. Murphy. Students then visit a web site where they identify types of...
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Pet Overpopulation
Students identify the needs of animals. In this animal welfare lesson, students read the article "If This Cat Could Wish" and identify the needs of animals. Students color in a coloring sheet of a cat.
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Writing Original Adventures About Imaginary Sidekicks
Students explore storytelling by conceptualizing a story with classmates. In this publishing instructional activity, students identify the idea development process and discuss word choice when writing a story. Students utilize a graphic...
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Animals for Kids
For this vocabulary worksheet, students match the black and white drawings of ten animals with their names. Animals include a rhino, giraffe, elephant, crocodile, zebra, lion, monkey, dog, tiger, and cat. The worksheet is intended to be...