Dick Blick Art Materials
Ball Point Engravings
Turn simple pencil sketches into colorful engravings. After first creating hand-drawn pictures, young artists then trace over them will ball point pens, etching the images into cold press illustration boards, before rubbing...
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Crawly Composters
Get your hands dirty with an interactive lesson that showcases the process of decomposing and returning nutrients back into the soil. After building a compost pile, pupils regularly observe the...
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Marine Habitats of Galveston Island
Four lessons introduce elementary ecologists to salt marsh and sandy beach habitats. In the first lesson, they place shells and other materials in vinegar to determine if they contain calcium carbonate. In the second lesson, they read a...
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A Child's Christmas in Wales Quiz
Examine Dylan Thomas' poem "A Child's Christmas in Wales" with this quiz. This quiz refers to the narrator as the poet, which is largely agreed upon.
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Nature's Life Cycle
Become a member of the Pollution Patrol and stand up to litter! After discussing the life cycle of seeds and discussing how plants figure into the food chain, young conservationists engage in several activities involving podcasts,...
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Egg Fun
Students investigate the characteristics of eggs by playing and experimenting with them.
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Egg Fun
Students explore the physical properties of eggs. In this scientific observation lesson, students define characteristics of eggs, measure eggs vertically and horizontally, and use the scientific method to perform simple experiments using...
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Reading Passage and Verb Tense
In this language arts interactive worksheet, 3rd graders read a passage about seabirds and answer questions. Students answer 25 interactive online questions.
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Waste: Where Does It Come From? Where Does It Go?
Students work together to identify sources of hazardous waste in their community. They discover the threat it poses to the environment. They examine how to properly dispose of hazardous waste as well.
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Verbs
In this verbs worksheet, students read a Shel Silverstein poem and fill in 27 missing verbs. Students are given a word box with the missing verbs.
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Alchemy and Chemical Symbols
For this alchemy worksheet, students read about how alchemists kept their experiment notes in secret code. Students design their own secret code for the given elements. This worksheet has 2 problems to solve.
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Ag in My Classroom
Students explore the definition of agriculture. In this Language Arts and Social Studies lesson, students read an article on products that are produced in agriculture, then they complete a vocabulary assignment and write an essay...
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Rocks and Minerals Lesson Plans
You can use these hands on lessons to get kids 'rocking' in geology!
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The Crest Egg-Speriment
Students explore the effects of using proper dental hygiene. In this toothpaste experiment instructional activity, students use eggs, vinegar and crest toothpaste to determine the consequences of plaque on teeth and the effectiveness of...
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American Bald Eagle - status in your state
In this American Bald Eagle worksheet, students click on the links to learn about the American Bald Eagle and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 5 questions total.
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What Is an Egg Without its Shell?
Students observe osmosis, a cellular process that normally can't be observed without a microscope, and use scientific method to observe osmosis in a chicken egg.
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Tooth Structure and Decay
First graders identify the seven parts of a tooth and discuss various foods that can cause tooth decay. They analyze and discuss a poster of the parts of a tooth, discuss what a cavity is, label the parts of a tooth on a worksheet, and...
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Osmosis
Second graders discover the process of osmosis. For this science lesson plan, 2nd graders learn how different kinds of solutions move through selectively permeable membranes, understand the role of osmosis in the movement of molecules,...
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Fan 3: Sort and Color!
Students explore the concept of recycling. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students discover how to recycle and compost. Students complete an activity that requires them to sort recyclable items.
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Ag in my classroom
Students fill out worksheets and create a poster based on items in their classroom that came from agriculture. In this agriculture lesson plan, students discuss different classroom items and how they were or were not made from agriculture.
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The Ugly Ducklings
In this comprehension worksheet, students answer short answer and discussion questions for the story The Ugly Duckling. Students complete 14 questions.
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Emu Farm
For this Emu Farm worksheet, students watch the America's Heartland video Emu Farm and fill in the blanks to sentences about it. Students complete 5 sentences.
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Dr. Seuss Lesson Plan
Students read classic children's books. In this Dr. Seuss lesson, students read the Seuss classics The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs & Ham and Horton Hears a Who. Students create models based on story characters and discuss the...
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Egg Fun
Pupils complete experiments to find out if all eggs are same size, how they roll, and where is the air inside of the egg.