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Air Pollution:What's the Solution?-Weather's Role
In this air pollution and weather worksheet, students collect data using an online animation to determine the air quality at given times along with the wind speed and temperature in a particular city. Students make 3 bar graphs using the...
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Catch a Rainbow
Second graders listen to a book read to them entitled, WHAT MAKES A RAINBOW and recall and describe their five senses and what parts of their bodies use their five senses and then complete the Catch a Rainbow activity sheet using a...
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The Effects of Pesticides on the Food Chain
Fourth graders generalize that all animals, including people, depend on plants as a food source. In this science lesson plan, 4th graders describe and construct a food chain, tell how pesticides enter the food chain, and discuss possible...
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Chromatography - Chemical Separation of Colors
Third graders use the scientific method as they separate the colors used in ink. In this chromatography lesson plan, the teacher introduces students to how chromatography is used in several careers, then students perform an experiment...
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Leaf Chromatography
In this leaf chromatography worksheet, students separate the pigments of a leaf using paper chromatography. They answer 4 questions about their results and draw the colors they observe on their chromatogram from the leaf.
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Cherokee Leaf Printing
Young scholars investigate their local creeks and forests and practice identifying trees. For this ecology identification instructional activity, students utilize a pad and pencil while on a field trip near their school and...
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Auroras! Online Activity
For this auroras worksheet, learners read an online book about auroras and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 10 questions total.
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Pennsylvania Geology - Dig Into It
In this Pennsylvania geology worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about Pennsylvania geology to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 12 questions total.
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The Wheat Plant
Learners sequence stages in the life of a wheat plant. They identify the six main parts of the wheat plant. They plant some kernels of wheat in the classroom so students can watch the growth and development. They record the plant's...
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I Don't Ever Want to Smoke!
Students investigate the negative health effects of smoking. They listen to the book "Dog Breath" by Dav Pilkey, watch and discuss a PBS Mr. Roger's video clip, and create a list with their families of activities they like to do together.
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Testing for Chemicals in Soils
Students use sight, touch and chemical test kits to evaluate and classify soil types. They determine the organic content, soil pH, conduct visual analysis and nutrient tests of a variety of soil samples from various sources.
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Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Lesson: Immigration
Many of your class members will have heard of Executive Order 9066 and the Japanese internment camps of World War II. Some may even recognize the terms “Issei” and “Nisei,” but few will have heard of Enemy Alien Hearing Boards, of the...
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The Great Archeological Dig
Students explore biology by identifying a diagram. In this cell anatomy lesson, students read a story about archeology and conduct a fictitious archeology dig in class in which they search for animal cells. Students define a list of...
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Geologic Sequestration
Students investigate how geologic sequestration reduces carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere. In this earth science lesson plan, students simulate oil mining in the lab. They write down their observations and complete the lab...
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The Shape of Things
In this family activity instructional activity, students work with family members to discover the various shapes of objects around them. Students complete the presented activity and respond to 2 short answer questions about what they...
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Butterflies and Flowers
Students observe and demonstrate the concepts of over, under, and on. Using a cutout of a flower and a butterfly, they identify if the butterfly is over, under, or on the flower. Students complete a worksheet along with the teacher, and...
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What's the Chance?
Students study probability and statistics by conducting an experiment, recording their results, and sharing data with classmates.
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Ocean Layers
Students investigate how temperature and salinity causes ocean layering. In this ecology lesson plan, students observe and sketch their experimental result. They report their findings in class.
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North American Birds of the Meadow Crossword Puzzle
In this North American birds worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle about the North American birds of the meadow. Students complete 22 blanks in the crossword puzzle.
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Warning signs
Students sort and classify different attributes of warning signs, labels, and sounds. For this warning signs lesson plan, the teacher shows students different warning signs, labels, and sounds and tells students what each one means. ...
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Follow the Directions: June
In this following directions worksheet, 1st graders will either read or listen to five month of June related directions to complete a picture of a boy at the beach.
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Toothpick Art
Students review primary colors and practice making straight lines. In this visual arts lesson, students paint simple shapes as large as a toothpick, using specific primary colors. During the construction of the shapes students are...
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Fourteen Multi-Part Probability Problems
In this probability worksheet, students calculate probability in fourteen multi-part problems. The problems contain questions regarding coin tossing, cards, marbles in a bag, and rolling die.
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Working with Averages
In this fruit snacks activity, students find the averages of different amounts of fruit snacks from a chart. Students complete 7 problems total.