Lesson Plan
University of Georgia

What's So Special about Bottled Drinking Water?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Is artesian water designed to be better, or is it just from wells similar to those in the city of Artesium? This experiment looks at many different types of bottled waters, including artesian. Using a soap mixture, scholars test to see...
Printables
PreKinders

Parts of a Tree

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Don't bark up the wrong tree with this set of cards! Seven cards present different parts of a tree, including a trunk, branches, and leaves. A great addition to your science or language arts lesson.
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Curated OER

Volcanoes: First Grade Lesson Plans and Activities

For Teachers 1st Standards
Introduce young geologists to types of volcanoes during the pre-lab. First graders explore how different liquids flow with an experiment on viscosity to simulate how different types of lava flow. Next, they learn...
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Core Knowledge Foundation

Weather or Not, Seasons Change

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Embark on a year long investigation of the seasons with this 10-lesson earth science unit. After being introduced to different types of weather and the tools used to measure it, young scientists perform fun hands-on activities that...
Writing
Terminix

Bee Writing Prompt

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
What do your pupils know about bees? Ask them to examine facts and images about three different types of bees and write about one type. Pupils explain why their chosen bee is interesting and back up their ideas with facts and opinions....
Activity
Texas State Energy Conservation Office

Investigation: Concept Mapping Fuels

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
After reading an article, "Fuels for Everything," collaborative groups create a concept map poster of the transportation and non-transportation fuels. This makes a strong introduction to the different types of fuels used for transportion...
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Curated OER

Renewable Energy Sentences

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students construct sentences using nouns and verbs from a "renewable energy" word bank. In this cross curriculum ecology and sentence structure grammar and mechanics lesson, students listen to the book Our Earth: Clean Energy by Peggy...
Organizer
Curriculum Corner

Coniferous and Deciduous Trees

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
What are the differences between coniferous and deciduous trees? Supplement your tree lessons with a set of activities that has learners describing, naming, comparing, and reading about deciduous and coniferous trees. The activities are...
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Curated OER

The King of the Birds vocabulary

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Science and language skills come together in The King of the Birds. After reading, discuss the names and types of birds in the story and write given sentences to portray the difference between comparative and superlative adjectives....
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Curated OER

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars write a short description similar to "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs," describing their own favorite food, and what kind of weather it would be in the story. they continue to observe the weather outside of our classroom.
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Curated OER

What are the Different Kinds of Fossils?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils examine different types of fossils. In this fossil lesson plan, students investigate the attributes of mold fossils, trace fossils, cast fossils, and true form fossils. Pupils create their own fossil samples.
Worksheet
Curated OER

What's In The Wind?

For Students 7th - 10th
In this what's in the wind worksheet, students, with a partner, complete four activities involving different types of wind, different types of phrases involving wind and conversation questions regarding homeland weather conditions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Types of Behavior

For Students 9th - 12th
In this behavior worksheet, students review the different types of behaviors including instinct, reflex, and learned behaviors. This worksheet has 10 terms in a crossword puzzle and 6 fill in the blank questions.
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Curated OER

Animals Galore

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A well-designed lesson plan which covers the characteristics of the animals found in the six animal groups is here for your young biologists. In it, learners divide up into six groups; the amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, fish, and...
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Curated OER

Building a House

For Students K - 2nd
Study the different materials needed to build a house. Kindergartners and first graders read five sentence frames, and match the phrases that describe wood planks, glass, and clay. An experiment prompts kids to test different types of...
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Center for Learning in Action

Challenge with Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
There's a container for every matter—liquid, solid, and gas. Pupils design three different containers, each with the capability to hold one of the states of matter, and share their design with the class.     
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Curated OER

Bread in a Bag

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Could the history of bread really be interesting? Yes, it could! An informational text gives scholars wheat production background from 8,000 years ago, discussing different types of bread and the current industry in Oklahoma. Learners...
Lesson Plan
NASA

Catch a Piece of the Sun

For Students 9th - 12th
What does the sun mean to you? Learners have many different interests that may have connections to the sun. Whether its solar radiation, solar flares, or solar storms, there are connections to daily interests that may surprise your...
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Curated OER

Cancer and the Cell Cycle - Biology Teaching Thesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Identify the different stages of mitosis and what occurs in each stage with a straightforward biology lesson. Young scientists identify the importance of the cell cycle control in maintaining homeostasis, and then match the correct...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reflection and Mirrors

For Students 9th - 12th
In this reflection worksheet, high schoolers will review the law of reflection and label a diagram with its angle of incidence and angle of reflection. Then students will compare different mirror surfaces as convex or concave. This...
Activity
Curated OER

Nuts About Squirrels

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Early childhood students will develop listening skills as they read "Nuts To You" by Lois Ehlert. In this lesson students will learn about Students will learn facts about different types of squirrels and their behaviors. There will be a...
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Curated OER

Rocks and Minerals

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine different types of rocks and minerals. They create models of the rocks and minerals they find interesting. They discuss and explain three ways in which the earth changes.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Interactions of Living Things

For Students 6th - 8th
Is it a producer, carnivore, omnivore, scavenger, or decomposer? Different relationships among organisms are explored here. It is a simple, multiple choice assignment. Use it as a quick warm-up or quiz.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Energy Resources

For Students 7th - 12th
In this energy worksheet, students will review the different types of energy and how energy can be created and conserved. This worksheet has 10 matching and 11 short answer questions.