+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Invertebrate Chordates

For Students 7th - 12th
In this invertebrate worksheet, students fill in the blank of four statements that focus on the characteristics of invertebrate chordates. Then students will number five statements in the order water flows through a tunicate. Then...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Mollusks

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this mollusks activity, students will review the characteristics of the three major classes of mollusks: gastropods, bivalves, and cephalopods. This activity has 17 matching, 6 short answer, 9 fill in the blank, and 4 true or false...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tundra Swan Fun Facts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read about the characteristics of tundra swan. In this tundra swan lesson, students understand the characteristics of the tundra swan and complete worksheets related to the tundra swan.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kid Maps: Reading and Creating Maps with Human Characteristics

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars look at maps. In this map lesson, students listen to the book My Map Book by Sara Fanelli and they see the difference between human characteristics (buildings, etc.) and natural characteristics (rivers, etc.).  They create...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

SETI WebQuest and the Drake Equation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students complete a WebQuest where they research the Internet for extraterrestrial intelligence. In this extraterrestrial lesson plan, students also explore how the Drake Equation can predict the occurrence of life elsewhere.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Plan a Mission to Recently Discovered Planet

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students plan a mission to a recently discovered planet. In this science lesson, students research spacecraft design, distances in space, long-term missions in space, and life-sustaining planets. Students work in groups to research an...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting Into Shape

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize lines and corners as properties of geometric figures and identify shapes based on these characteristics. They move through a variety of stations practicing tossing, throwing, tallying and recording combinations of shapes.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Identification of Plants and Animals

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify a variety of plants and animals that can be found in the school forest, then differentiate between plants and animals. They find examples of characteristics used to differentiate between plants or animals.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Can You Name the Four Seasons?

For Teachers K
Students explore names, characteristics and traditions of the seasons and observe weather changes throughout the year.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bug Hunt

For Teachers K
Students examine the different characteristics of bugs in their local area. They take characteristics of bugs they have observed and create their own new insect. They draw their new bug and share it with the class.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

About Abraham Lincoln

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete a unit of lessons on the life of Abraham Lincoln. They read and analyze a poem, create a timeline, write an essay, research The Gettysburg Address and The Emancipation Proclamation, explore websites, and interview...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Oceanography (Rivers and Streams)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the characteristics of streams and rivers. They identify the types of resources lakes, ponds and oceans provide. They ask questions to complete the lesson.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Habitats and Deep Sea Environments

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine and identify the characteristics of the four zones of the ocean. They discover the amount of diversity in marine habitats. They also explore the adaptations organisms have that have allowed them to survive.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Matter

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore chemical reactions and their products. They define a chemical reaction and describe the characteristics of a chemical reaction. Students classify chemical reactions.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Penguins Marching in Your Classroom

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine how penguins adapt to their Antarctic environment. Once they locate Antarctica on a map, they describe its characteristics and differences from other continents. After describing how penguins differ from more...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Desert Biome

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a visual presentation of the characteristics of a biome. Working in small groups, students use traditional and online resources to gather data concerning biomes. Students use their information to create a bulletin board...
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Biomes

For Students 5th - 12th
In this biomes worksheet, students review the characteristics of aquatic biomes and terrestrial biomes. This worksheet has 12 fill in the blank, 6 multiple choice, and 4 short answer questions.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Inside the Vault-Entrepreneurship

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore entrepreneurship. In this economic study instructional activity, students take a pretest on attitudes, review characteristics that make up an entrepreneur, review a list of famous entrepreneurs, and create a 5 minute...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Achaean

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the characteristics of the Achaean era. In this Achaean era lesson, 4th graders examine the clock of eras and compare the characteristics of different eras. They determine that the rocks associated with this era can...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Census Statistics and Graphing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners graphically represent data from the Census.  In this middle school mathematics lesson plan, students investigate the housing characteristics of different tribes of Native Americans and compare them to the average American...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mountain Magic: Identifying the Basic Physical Characteristics of Mountains

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read about and identify on maps the physical characteristics of mountains. In this mountains lesson plan, students also write about the characteristics using personification.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food for Thought

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars explore the food chains in a variety of ecosystems and its relationship to the survival of threatened or endangered marine animals or fish in the ocean. The interdependence of the species is investigated in this lesson.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Why Are Bees Important?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners identify and analyze pollination and how bees play an important part in the life cycle of flowering plants. They also identify the process of plant pollination and how bees play an important part in the life cycle of flowering...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Animal Kingdom of Vertebrates

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders classify fish according to their characteristics. In this classification lesson students learn how to group animals including birds, reptiles and amphibians.

Other popular searches