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Those Amazing Seaworld Animals
Students research the animals at SeaWorld and then relate the info they have found into various types of graphs; line, circle and bar. This lesson combines math and science nicely. They access a website imbedded in this plan to do their...
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Sea World Fieldtrip Follow-up
Students create a graphic organizer in preparation for a web page about a specific science-related topic. This lesson plan is used as a follow-up to a field trip experience and can be adapted for many different subjects.
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Water Striders
Students analyze water strider behavior. In this water strider lesson plan, students study the movement and feeding behavior of water striders. Students catch water striders and then generate scientific observations.
Concordia University Chicago
Tahitian Landscape by Paul Gauguin
Get ready to explore the piece Tahitian Landscape with your seventh graders. They discuss the primitive style, bright colors, and impressionism found in the work, as well as biographical information regarding Gauguin's life. There are...
Channel Islands Film
Once Upon a Time (Sa Hi Pa Ca): Lesson Plan 3
What was the most significant tool used by the Chumash? How did the environment make the tool possible? What group behaviors allowed the Chumash be be successful for thousands of years? After watching West of the West's documentary Once...
University of Georgia
Land Biomes Project
Challenge scholars to research a biome and create a presentation for the producers of Survivor to choose their ecosystem for the next season's show. The materials include outlines, worksheets, and grading rubrics for individuals as well...
K12 Reader
World Climates
Why is weather different around the world? Learn about world climates with a reading comprehension passage. Kids read a short passage before answering five comprehension questions based on context clues.
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Your Land, My Land, Woody's Land Too
Students become familiar with the song writer Woody Guthrie and his song, This Land Is Your Land. In this getting to know our land activity, students understand the vocabulary of the song and some biographical information about Woody...
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A Rainbow Under the Sea: How Do Animals Survive in the Ocean?
Second graders, with adult help, create a PowerPoint presentation on a selected ocean animal.
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Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer
In this graphic organizer, students compare and contrast land animals and sea animals. They make a list of how they are different, and another list of how they are different after looking at photographs on the page.
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Influential Scientists Crossword Puzzle Worksheet
In this influential scientists crossword activity, students read 12 clues pertaining to science professionals. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle.
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Animal Characteristics
Students investigate the characteristics of animals by creating a chart. For this animal life lesson, students create a KWL chart listing all the different animals a class can name. Students take a field trip to a science facility to get...
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Influential Scientists Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet
In this influential scientists activity, students read the definitions of 19 science professions. From 4 choices, students choose the correct name of the job that fits the definition. Example: studies birds (ornithologist).
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What is an Animal?
In this animal classification worksheet, students will review the characteristics used in classifying animals including the development of animals. Students will compare the endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm. This worksheet has 4 short...
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Reptiles
In this reptiles worksheet, high schoolers review reptile adaptations, amniotic egg, and the characteristics of the different reptile groups. This worksheet has 8 fill in the blank and 19 matching questions.
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Bank On It! Environment
In this science worksheet, students complete a cloze activity about coral reefs. They select words from a word box to fill in the 15 blanks in the article. This worksheet could also be used for reading comprehension in a language arts...