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Why Circulate?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Lub-dub, lub-dub. Why does the heart beat? Why does blood circulate throughout the body? Life scientists find out how important circulation is for dissolving and dispersing materials by timing how long it takes for food coloring spread...
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Examining the Heart

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Break hearts with this lesson plan: chicken or sheep hearts, that is! Your class examines the external and internal structure of the heart with a dissection activity. A handy anatomy resource provides the necessary materials for...
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Eggs

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students know the following parts of an egg as the yolk, white, shell, membrane, chalaza, and air sac. They also sequence the growth of the chick in the egg. An egg is broken and students touch, smell and see it. They locate the six...
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Learning About Animals' Bodies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students research different animals (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, birds, fish) and create books, murals, dioramas, puppets, and sculptures to illustrate the necessity of various body parts for overall survival. In this animal...
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Mystery Stars: Estimating Whole Numbers Using Fractions Shown on Sectors of a Circle

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this set of fraction worksheets, learners cut out 6 pages of circles that show fractions with stars covering different sections of circles. They show one section of the circle in order to estimate the whole number of stars by looking...
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Body Outlines

For Teachers K
Students trace their bodies onto butcherblock paper and then add clothes, hair, eyes, mouths, etc. They use them to identify their body parts.
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Let's Share Equal Parts

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice creating parts of a whole by using educational software to illustrate their learning.
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30 GOOD REASONS FOR TREES

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create their own book of ideas about saving the environment. They research information the role of trees in the environment. Then make a large tree for a classroom bulletin board and put the leaves on the tree.
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Brain and Nervous System

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the physical characteristics of the brain and identify its parts through this series of lessons.
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Looking at Illuminated Manuscripts: An Illuminated Day Planner

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the contents of a book of hours and then compare it to the modern day-planner. They create class day-planners/ calendars with illuminations that correspond to modern holidays and season.
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Stories That Grow on Trees

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create their own plot-choice story after reading and discussing a commercially published plot-choice book.
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My Name is.....

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners utilize available technology to create, produce, and publish an alphabet pattern book. Students use publishing, multimedia and word processing for their writing. They create their own A My Name is Alice Class book based off the...
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Georgia Performance Standards Framework for ELA Unit 6-8th grade

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore figurative language through the study of picture books. In this figurative language activity, 8th graders listen to books and chart the figurative language that they hear.  Students discuss examples in groups.
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Becoming Authors

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create the illustrations for their contrbutions for the class book. The students create a tough sketch on a plain piece of paper. Once the students have a plan they begin illustrating their page, using any materials...
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ABC Community Walk

For Teachers K
Students listen to several stories about cities and different types of communities. They take a walk in their city to identify unique characteristics. They create an alphabet book using people or features of their own community to go...
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Ellis Island

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore immigration. In this U.S. history immigration lesson, students complete and read a mini-book about Ellis Island.
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Teaching Biotechnology With Models

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to biotechnology by using models. The teacher uses A Sourcebook of Biotechnology Activities, Rasmussen and Matheson project co directors. One of the activities in the book is: students use a scale models to very...
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Number the Stars Chapter 15

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Pupils analyze the theme of bravery in the book Number the Stars. They create a list of possible themes in Number the Stars. They review elements of a story, focusing on climax. They debate over the climax of the story.
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"Let's Write a Song"

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders brainstorm ideas that answer the question, "What is a song?" They determine the parts of a song, read lyrics, and listen to a song while identifying the chorus. They repeat the procedure with a new song before working in...
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Reference Skills

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in an online scavenger hunt using the parts of a book to locate information. In this reference materials lesson, students locate the title, subtitle, table of contents and glossary. Students then create...
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Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders access prior knowledge of the monarch butterfly and discuss what they would like to know.  In this Monarch Butterfly lesson,students read Monarch Butterfly and discuss the life cycle of the butterfly. Students gather...
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice their reading comprehension while investigating vegetables.  In this children's literature lesson, students are read The Tale of Peter Rabbit in class and analyze the concept and themes.  Students complete...
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Geometric Houses

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars identify the parts and functions of a house by creating a house made of geometric shapes. They listen to the book "Houses and Homes," and use cues from the story to help them build their homes.
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Rudolfo Anaya

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze the Rudolfo Anaya novel Bless Me, Ultima. They discuss passages from the book, watch a video, view and analyze a mural of Mexican American artwork, and write a journal response.

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