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Curated OER

Feelin' Buggy

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discuss five senses, compare and contrast human and insect senses, use adjectives to describe things they touch, smell, and see, and write stories in first person describing what it would be like to be size of insect.
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Curated OER

Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners explore the garden with all five senses. In this Science lesson plan, students collect specimens from the garden to classify. Learners use adjectives  to describe the objects collected.
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Perkins School for the Blind

The Mystery Box - Making Observations and Collecting Data

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Making observations and collecting qualitative and quantitative data is a vital skill all scientists need to practice. Help your scientists with partial and no sight learn how to use their other senses to make observations for...
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Curated OER

The Touch N Feel Box

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discover the characteristics of living and non living objects without the use of sight.  In this sense of touch lesson plan, students touch items put in a shoe box and must identify whether the item was once living or not...
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ARKive

Nocturnal Animals

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
How do those nocturnal animals see in the dark? This perplexing question does have an answer. First, little ones use their sense of touch to determine the name of a mystery object, then they listen closely to identify various animals by...
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Curated OER

Observing Apples - Skill Lesson

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to a story about Johnny Appleseed read by their teacher. They discuss his life as a class and describe what they see when a cut apple is before them. They draw a picture of what they see and write three adjectives...
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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

Tree Identification - Up Close And Personal

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders go to an outdoor area and are assigned a specific native plant to observe. They read about and answer questions about their tree. They draw the tree. Finally, 4th graders teach the rest of the class about their tree.
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Curated OER

Explore the Ocean

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the oceans from their origin. In this oceans activity, students read and discuss excerpts from the Book of Genesis regarding the creation of the ocean. Students then clean up a mock oil spill, measure the volume and area...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Peeking At Pumpkins

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Students listen to a read aloud about the life cycle of the pumpkin and discuss the process. They complete a life cycle booklet.
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Curated OER

Pond Water

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Pupils explore a creek environment. They make observations, identify the living and nonliving factors in the environment and collect a plankton sample to take back to the classroom. In addition, they look at plankton under a microscope.
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Curated OER

Moon Journal

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe Moon and its features, and record results both in written form and in a drawing on the given template.