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Discovering Owls

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students are introduced to different types of owls and owl pellets. They list several adaptations that benefit the owls. Students identify the various species of owl that live in Wisconsin. Students discuss owl pellets and identify the...
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Circle Sculpture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discover the Theatre of the Oppressed. In this diversity activity, students practice confronting injustice as they participate in "circle sculpture" to role play performance models that deal with social justice issues. Learners...
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Positively Paper

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discover that all paper is recycled the same way, and that some paper requires complex chemical treatments before it can be made into usable recycled paper. They see that we must choose what kinds of paper minimize environmental...
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Positively Paper

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners study concepts related to paper recycling. In this recycling lesson, they investigate the chemical processes used to recycle paper, and look at the environmental problems associated with using and recycling different types of...
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How Do Organisms Vary?

For Teachers K - 8th
Students study variation of organisms. They determine this variation arises from genetic and environmental causes.
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Teaching a Second Language Through Art

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the names of ten colors and shades of some colors. They count to ninety-nine, examine the names of the lines and several geometric figures, and differentiate between singulars and plurals. They name the parts of the face...
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Energy Conservation

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss four points related to conservation. They work in groups to design a package to keep an ice cube from melting to demonstrate the concept of insulation. They then make a chart that shows which materials used did the...
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Reading Comprehension - Consolidation

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read and complete a science cloze activity passage and then complete matching and short answer responses.
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Campaign Trail Reports

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Presidential Election 2008 worksheet, learners research the listed candidates and respond to 4 questions about the candidates. Students present their findings to their classmates.
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Delivery Timeline

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the transportation and delivery service and complete a timeline activity. In this delivery and transportation lesson, students identify activities that need to be completed to make deliveries. Students arrange activities...
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Muffin Mining

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in demonstrations of the problems of mining. They use blueberry muffins to represent their coal deposits.. They make predictions and record their observations. They discuss their results.
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WHERE IS AGRICULTURE?

For Teachers K - 1st
The students will identify many of the things in their lives that come from agriculture.See if someone involved in production agriculture will "adopt" your class. Students can correspond with the farmer or rancher's family. This will...
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Throw-Away Society

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students think about garbage disposal and the amount that we produce.
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Heavy Duty

For Teachers K
Students examine various items in order to realize the weight difference between train, vehicles and humans. They realize that trains are heavy and cannot stop quickly.
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Learning Lesson: Heavy Air

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students complete an experiment in which they discover air has weight. They use the same size balloons to explain this concept. They also examine thunderstorm safety.
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Bugsicles (A Frozen Insect Larva You can Find!)

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners explore how animals survive in the winder. After attending a gall-collecting field trip, students place them in a freezer. Once frozen, the learners open the gall flay larva and observe it as the larva revives. Students...
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Teaching in the Shared Way of Ghandi and Montessori

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this differentiated instructional activity, students incorporate different subjects using the Ghandi and Montessori methods instead of the traditional method used in regular schools. In math they investigate shapes, colors and sizes....
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Nih: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Three great ways YOU can eliminate waste and protect your environment!Waste, and how we choose to handle it, affects our world's environment-that's YOUR environment. The environment is everything around you...
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Ministerio De Educacion: El Reino Vegetal

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson you will learn to understand better the different plants in your environment, its characteristics and its presence in our daily lives. Learn how important the plants are for the survival of all ecosystems in the world and...