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Pop Around the World

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students study the origin of popcorn. They locate countries where it is grown on a world map. They color the world map and glue kernels of popcorn onto the countries from which popcorn originated. They write the names of common items...
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Pumpkins By the Pound

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Use pumpkins of various sizes to experiment with weight and perimeter. First the class lifts the pumpkins one by one, estimating each pumpkin's weight. They arrange the pumpkins from lightest to heaviest, and then string weigh each one...
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The Wheat Plant

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students 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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EASY AS PUMPKIN PIE

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students demonstrate place values using pumpkin seeds as a math manipulative. They use manipulatives, models, known facts, properties and relationships to explain thinking processes. They estimate the number of seeds in their pumpkin.
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Hoboes on Harvest

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars study the role Oklahoma's wheat fields played in the history of labor movements in the US. They write imaginary letters describing their experiences on a wheat harvest. They research on the internet or in encyclopedias to...
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Meet Matisse!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover the life and works of French artist Henri Matisse in this one day, introductory lesson for the 2nd grade classroom. This first lesson can be used by itself or as the first day activity to a three to four day unit...
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Texture With Chemical Reactions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the use of different textures in watercolor paintings in this late-elementary lesson. Emphasis is placed upon the art element of texture using the science of chemical reaction. The lesson includes one possible extension.
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Digestible Computers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the pros and cons of 'embedded computing' in the field of medicine. They invent and describe a computer that would be embedded in an individual to improve their education or school and write essays critiquing their...
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Quick Breads, Biscuit Method Lab

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students watch the teacher demonstrate following the biscuit recipe. They follow the recipe themselves and prepare bread sticks and cinnamon rolls. While their breads are cooking, students work the provided crossword puzzle.
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Rainbow Electrophoresis Lab

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students are introduced to the principles of gel electrophoresis. They practice loading gels and pipetting. For this laboratory activity, food color is separated into constituent pigments. The lab can be run with standard...
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"The Soil Around Us" Project

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students look at Web sites containing information about soil and related subjects such as earthworms. They use Web site review sheets to focus their review of the content on the sites and to introduce evaluation concepts for the design...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Communicate Effectively on Health and Nutrition Topics

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, while reviewing an extensive vocabulary list on the board, identify basic food groups with the help of picture cards. As a group, they create a collage of healthy and unhealthy foods using pictures from magazines and newspapers.
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Investigation 6 - Soil Profile

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the components of soil. They observe the basic components of soil and relate the components to plant growth. They record color, texture, and kinds of materials on their profile log (light color, denser, grittier -...
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Shipping on the Hudson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students track movements of ships, tugboats, and barges on the Hudson River estuary in order to practice addition and subtraction skills. They solve word problems by reading and interpreting data from a table. They calculate distances...
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Pollinator Habitats

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students read and discuss background information included with this lesson. They brainstorm the best sources for developing a list of native or migratory pollinators. Students work in groups to design habitats based on information...
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Introduction to Atoms

For Students 9th - 12th
In this atoms worksheet, learners answer four different sets of questions related to atoms (fill in the blank, multiple choice, word puzzle and true and false).
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Agents of Erosion and Deposition

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, middle schoolers play a game of shoreline charades using picture symbols and other games to cover the concept of erosion or deposition.
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Dolphins At Daybreak

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this reading literature comprehension worksheet, students complete 35 questions. There is a short crossword puzzle, short answer responses, and matching. All pertain to Dolphins at Daybreak
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Brain Teasers--- Homonyms

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these homonym worksheets, students discover that some words sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Students complete 4 sentences, choosing from the word bank. There are 20 worksheets available here...
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The History of Money

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this social studies worksheet, students investigate the history of paper money and coins. Students read paragraphs about what early people used for money and what kinds of banks were used. Students complete a crossword puzzle.
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Tropical Fish of the Great Barrier Reef

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students discover facts about the tropical fish of the Great Barrier Reef. Students read 12 paragraphs about species in the reef waters and look at the photographs. Students complete a crossword puzzle about...
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Music From China

For Students 4th - 6th
For this music worksheet, students learn how Chinese people use music in their festivals. Students read a paragraph explaining why Chinese music uses the pentatonic scale. Students locate 16 words pertaining to Chinese music in a word...
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New Information From an Old Comet

For Students 5th - 8th
In this comet worksheet, students will read information about the Comet Halley that has been collected by recent space probes. Students will use this information to complete 7 short answer questions.
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Thanksgiving

For Students 4th - 6th
In this holiday worksheet, students answer the clues to eleven Thanksgiving hints and then fill in the answers in a crossword puzzle with answers going both across and down.

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