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Hawks Migrate

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils examine the types of hawks found in Illinois and compile a list of them. Using different species of hawks, they compare and contrast their characteristics. They work together to create their own hawk model for the classroom.
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Telling Stories About Ourselves

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover how visual images communicate meaning. They create costumes that tell personal stories and perform dances wearing the costumes.
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Animal Categories

For Teachers K
Students sort animal picture cards into classification groups such as mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects and fish. They discuss the characteristics that each group of animals shares then arrange the pictures into a clasificatioon...
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Ratio and Proportion: Writing Ratios (2 of 2)

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Elementary and middle schoolers use pictures to figure out simple ratios and complete ratio word problems. An example is done for learners in which three apples and seven oranges are displayed. The answer simply is a ratio of 3:7. The...
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Sing Your Way Through Phonics Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize and spell sets of words with r-controlled vowels. They become familiar with r-controlled spelling patterns.
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Dependence and Interdependence

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the dependence and interdependence that plants and animals in every environment have on one another. They examine how plants and animals depend on each other for survival. Students complete a variety of experiments...
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Growing Garden Companions.

For Teachers K - 5th
Students understand that some plants grow better with other plants. In this companion planting activity, students observe the "three sisters" growing system used by the Native Americans. Students understand that small gardens grow better...
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Teamwork

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Teamwork is the focus of this lesson. By discussing what teamwork means, learners begin to explore this topic. There are a series of slides focusing on the behavior of geese that highlight leadership and teamwork skills.
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Organizing and Understanding Data - Independent Practice

For Students 1st
Provide your first graders with an opportunity for independent practice organizing and understanding data. The ten story prompts on this three-page worksheet asks learners to solve problems involving concepts of the total number of...
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The Six Kingdoms

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this evolution worksheet, students will determine the evolutionary relationships among organisms using cladograms and phylogenetic diagrams. This worksheet has 13 short answer questions and 3 multiple choice questions.
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The Animal Kingdom

For Students 4th - 6th
In this animal kingdom activity, students read for information and determine comprehension. In this matching and fill in the blanks activity, students answer twelve questions.
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Animal Classification

For Students 4th - 6th
In this animal classification worksheet, students read for information and comprehension. In this fill in the blank and multiple choice worksheet, students answer five questions.
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Get Ready, Get Set, Hibernate

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students match each body part or idea from a work bank about methods of animal adaptations for winter survival. They observe as the first one, food is covered with the whole class before completing the rest of the diagram. They discuss...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Symbolism - Peace

For Students 8th - 12th
In this symbolism instructional activity, students analyze political cartoons about war and peace that utilze symbols. Students then respond to 2 short answer questions.
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The Shape of Things

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read and discuss information regarding the shape and attributes of an eggshell. In this shape of things lesson, 6th graders gather relevant information that pertains to the incubation and formation of an eggshell. ...
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Food Poisoning

For Teachers All
Identify strategies that prevent food-borne illnesses and contamination. National Standard 14.4.1 Identify food-borne illness Identify types of food-borne illness and their symptoms: botulism, e-coli, hepatitis, salmonella, staphylococci...
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Adding and Subtracting Fractions

For Students 4th - 6th
In this adding and subtracting fractions learning exercise, students add and subtract fractions including mixed numbers and negatives. Students complete 62 problems.
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Lamarck And Darwin

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers compare Lamarck's mechanism for evolution with Darwin's theory of natural selection.
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Bat Ecology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students, through hands on games and activities, discover how bats live and how bats benefit ecosystems. They play a game designed to show them how echolocation works and another to show how mother bats locate their young through their...
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Seashell Homes

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils listen to a story about seashells. They discuss shelled animals. Learners describe the function of seashell. Pupils relate the function of a seashell to their own dwelling. They differentiate between shelled animals that make...
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Identifying Vertebrates

For Students 6th - 12th
In this biology instructional activity, students look for the answers to how to classify animals. They specifically focus upon the vertebrates while differentiating the characteristics from other organisms.
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Genetics/Blood Types Crossword

For Students 9th - 12th
In this genetics activity, high schoolers complete a crossword puzzle given thirty six clues about genetic disorders, genetic inheritance and blood types.
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Nature and You

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students recognize the story of creation in the Bible and begin to discuss endangered animals. In this creation lesson plan, students focus on a specific species that is endangered and complete a worksheet on how to save them. Students...
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Freddie Feels

For Teachers K
Students become aware of the sense of touch and the body parts effected by touching.  For this five senses lesson, students touch mystery items and create a touch page.  Students discuss the body parts connected to the sense of...

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