Madeline Lesson Plans & Worksheets Reviewed by Teachers

Earth Day Network

Healthy Earth, Sick Earth

For Teachers K - 5th Standards

Earth is sick and needs our help! Read the children's book Planet Earth Gets Well to explain the various problems facing the planet, discussing what young conservationists can do to heal the planet along the way. A great Earth...

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Hot n' Cold

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd

Students keep a weather log. In this weather and temperature lesson, students discuss the information that can be obtained from a map and lead into a discussion about temperature. Students watch a video about temperature and...

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Science vs. Science Fiction

For Teachers 6th - 10th

Students acknowledge the difference between science and science fiction through a compare/contrast activity. They discuss their reading materials together. Students identify characteristics specific to science fiction.

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Space the Next Frontier

For Teachers 4th - 6th

Students examine the use of space as the frontier of the future. Using the colonist's experience coming to the New World, they identify challenges they would face if they were to settle in space. As a class, they share what they already...

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Rate of Decomposition

For Teachers 1st - 5th

Students experiment with the decomposition rate of garbage. They discover that environments are fragile and need to be protected and resources are not always used wisely. They then think about their own environment and then about the...

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A Swiftly Tilting Planet

For Teachers 6th - 10th

Students familiarize themselves with science fiction/fantasy literature. They create an awareness of the different types of literature, develop an appreciation for them and be able to tell them apart. Students realize that science...

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Polar Bear Adaptations

For Teachers 1st - 5th

Students explore the adaptations that are made by polar bears. They discuss the color of polar bears as well as the dominant color that is found in the arctic. Students create a polar bear puppet.

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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Are Mini Brains?

For Students 9th - 10th

Shielded by our thick skulls and swaddled in layers of protective tissue, the human brain is extremely difficult to observe in action. Madeline Lancaster shares how to make a brain in a lab.

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