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Leaf Pack Study

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars conduct an experiment using leaf packs.  For this leaf lesson students complete an activity in groups and complete a handout. 
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Piecing Together the Puzzle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. For this service learning lesson, students reflect upon the lesson that everyone contributes to make a better world as they plan and execute a tikkun olam project of their choosing to help...
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Bee and Wasp Identification

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study the differences between honey bee, bumble bee, paper wasp, and yellow jackets. In this insect classification instructional activity, students study posters of various bees and wasps. Students read the story Holly Honey Bee...
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Prairie Voices: Where People Come From

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students examine the human experience. In this migration lesson, students determine reasons for migration, discover the traits of cultural groups, and explore how groups of people come to share their experiences despite language,...
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Slang Quiz: Mixed

For Students 6th - 8th
For this English slang worksheet, students complete sentences by finding the definition of the English slang used.
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Changing Matter

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders conduct an experiment.  In this changing matter lesson, 5th graders receive a cup of crystals, record their observations, add water to the crystals and record new observations. Students then discuss the differences...
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Texture Adventure

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify and explore items around the classroom.  In this textures lesson, 1st graders discuss different kinds of textures. Students explore the classroom and find at least two different textures to describe and draw.
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Onomatopoeia

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate onomatopoeia. In this reading lesson plan, 5th graders create a list of onomatopoeic words from books read and brainstorm words of their own in small groups.
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Life Cycle of Brassica Plants: Planting Seeds

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore botany by participating in a calendar class activity. In this plant observation lesson, students examine a diagram of a Brassica plant and identify its anatomy before planting their own seeds and viewing the changes over...
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Lesson 3: Life Cycle of Brassica Plants

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the life cycle of brassica plants. For this science lesson, students observe each stage in the life cycle of their plant. Students record their observations and graph the data. Students
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Particle Man and the Photon

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners simulate photon transmission, scattering and absorption. In this physics lesson, students explain why some objects appear bright while others appear dark. They define photon and radiation in their own words.
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Christmas Art Activities

For Teachers K - 4th
Here are some fun art activities to do in December.
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Leaf Transpiration

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students determine the amount of water loss due the transpiration.
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The Uses of Trees

For Teachers K
Students read and show how to perform leaf rubbing's as a class and individually. Students artistic sides are demonstrated within this lesson. Students correlate a variety of learning styles.
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Plants

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the characteristics of plants. As a class, they brainstorm a list of items plants need in order to survive. In groups, they complete various experiments in which they discover the functions of the parts of the plant.
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Practice Regrouping with 10 to 14

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this subtraction with regrouping instructional activity, students learn to solve the subtraction word problems using regrouping. Students learn to regroup with the numbers 10 to 14.
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The Young Virginia Gardener: Garden Pests and Problems-Weed Display

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this gardening worksheet, students read a short passage about creating a weed display, then make a list of the 10 weeds they will you and tell where they found their information.
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Plant Party

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars identify plant parts. In this plants lesson, students bring in a vegetable. Each student classifies which part of the plant their vegetable comes from (flower, root, ect.) Young scholars identify the parts of their...
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Transpiration

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore what affects the rate of transpiration in plants. They measure the rate of transpiration and analyze variables and additional factors that might slow or speed up the rate of transpiration.
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Helping the Soil

For Students 5th - 6th
In this soil conservation worksheet, students study and analyze two excellent ways to enhance soil conservation: compost heap and leaf-mould. Students review all the ingredients in making both.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Sorting

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book Sorting and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Pupils define selected vocabulary terms and utilize...
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Birth, Growth, And Development

For Teachers K - 5th
Students understand that all living things have a life cycle that includes being born, developing into an adult, reproducing, and eventually dying.
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Weather Variables Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine what happens when air temperature drops and gets closer to the dewpoint. They perform a lab activity which illustrates the effects on humidity, precipitation and barometric air pressure.
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Start a Herbarium

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore importance of a herbarium and start one of their own.