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Mollusk of Interest
Student choose a mollusk that they are interested in and research it. They present their research to the class and compile all the information on mollusks in a packet. Information must include common and scientific name, family,...
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Habitat Is Home
Students are introduced to the concept and components of a habitat. They discuss the key components of a habitat and describe how certain factors can cause disturbances in a habitat and change its population. Activities are leveled for...
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Birds of Wisconsin
First graders explore the job done by ornithologists. They role play identifying the characteristics that make a bird a bird. They discuss what makes each bird species unique. Students are introduced to Wisconsin's most common and rare...
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Digging Detectives
Students demonstrate basic procedures for archeological excavations. They explore an archeological site, students using various archeological methods and techniques to determine some of the aspects of past life and culture.
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Teaching Biotechnology With Models
Students are introduced to biotechnology by using models. The teacher uses A Sourcebook of Biotechnology Activities, Rasmussen and Matheson project co directors. One of the activities in the book is: students use a scale models to very...
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I Like Bugs!
Students explore the story I Like Bugs! In this language arts instructional activity, students sort bugs from the story into the correct category. Students draw pictures of bugs and create a retelling booklet.
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Australian Animal Fact Finding Mission
In this Australian fact finding worksheet, students answer a set of 8 questions about an Australian animal they are researching.
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Journey North
Third graders study butterflies and their migration habits. They track butterfly migration and communicate via e-mail with students in Mexico where the butterflies migrate. They write letters to the students in Mexico, as well.
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Survival of the Fittest
Pupils explore plant needs and growth. In this plant science lesson, students use a cereal box to complete a plant growth graph activity.
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Think Before You Toss
Students sort a variety of trash items and determine thier sorting decisions.
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Keeping a Sleep Diary
Second graders use a Sleep Diary to record their sleeping hours and their energy levels each morning and discuss whether they see a connection between the number of hours they sleep each night and their energy levels.
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Pie Crust Experiment
This experiment can be used as a pre-assessment to see what experience and knowledge the students have in preparing pies. They identify the difference in taste, flavor, texture and appearance as they substitute different ingredients for...
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Observing and Drawing Structures of Guppies and Goldfish
Students observe fish and focus on their structures. In this life science lesson, students work in a group and observe guppies and gold fish.
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Sound Stretching
In this basic vowel and consonant blending lesson, young learners are shown how to "blend" the sounds of different letters together in order to make a word. Simple words such as, "sun," "moon," and, "ant," are used in a whole-class setting.
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Journal of Children of the World
Students explore the lives of other children. In this comparing and contrasting lesson, students complete a KWL chart on children around the world and use the Internet to compare and contrast these children using different categories....
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Path Map for the Lake Bonneville Flood
Pupils use a digital atlas of Idaho to explore the effects of the Lake Bonneville Flood. They become familiar with how floods shape our earth and change landscapes. Students graph a a timeline of the rise and fall of Lake Bonneville.
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Froggy Fun
Students exploring about frogs and their environment. They describe what camouflage is and why it is useful to frogs especially in the environment that frogs live in. They also draw a picture of a frog in its habitat.
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My Favorite Papers
Students complete worksheets about themselves throughout the year. They are collected and kept by their teacher. They create a book at the end of the year with all of their writings.
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Growing Jack and the Beanstalk Plants
First graders investigate how plants grow by growing their own "beanstalk", (after reading "Jack and the Beanstalk") and record their observations daily in a science journal.
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Children's Books
Students explore daily dilemmas students face. They write and illustrate a story book dealing with one dilemma. Students write reviews of their books. They read their books to second grade students. Additional cross curriculum activities...
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Enchanted Learning: Pond Life Animal Printouts
Filled with printable pages of both plant and animal pond life, Enchanted Learning features fact sheets with color pictures.