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Animal Classification Unit

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study how to group animals by their physical characteristics. They examine how animals have adapted to have their needs met by the environment.
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Using Science Fiction To Understand Biological Concepts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils read and discuss," The Andromeda Strain" by Michael Crichton and complete a short writing exercise as a warm-up for a longer piece of science fiction writing. They choose a topic and create a science fiction short story such as,...
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners tour Chandra's top galactic X-ray images. In this Chandra X-Ray Observatory lesson, students play games and complete puzzles based on the Chandra Mission and X-Ray Astronomy. Learners listen to pod casts, question an...
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Why Plants Are Important to Us

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore plant life. In this plant lesson, 1st graders examine various plant life and categorize them. Students graph their data and make journal entries regarding their work.
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Fun With Sound

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders make predictions. In this sound lesson, 2nd graders listen to various sounds, and write down and draw what they think that sound is. Students make a chart of their predictions.
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Guess What I Came From

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine items made from plants. For this plant lesson, 1st graders read Plants Feed on Sunlight and view a PowerPoint presentation regarding plant growth. Students examine products that are made from plants and draw...
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Yummy for my tummy!

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the story Tops and Bottoms and identify vegetables that are eaten from the stem, root, and leaf of a plant. In this vegetables lesson plan, 1st graders learn vocabulary about different vegetable parts and write journal...
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What We Need

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify basic needs of plants. In this plant growth lesson, 1st graders observe types of plants and review the parts of a plant as well as the development of a seed. Students review related vocabulary and read The...
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An Introduction to Jan Brett

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the concept of Jan Brett.  In this author study lesson, students are introduced to several Jan Brett books with visuals, listening centers, and video.  Students browse the internet in search of information...
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The Birth of a Butterfly

For Teachers K
Students explore the life cycle of a butterfly. In this butterfly instructional activity, students visit Internet websites, observe a live butterfly culture, and examine pictures of the stages of the butterfly life cycle in order to...
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History of Mythology, Astronomy and Astrology

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the relationships of science and technology and how it influences people's perceptions of places.  In this mythology and astronomy lesson students view a PowerPoint presentation and complete a...
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Chef for a Day

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make chocolate chip cookies. In this cooking activity, students follow a recipe by doing each step in sequence.
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Comparative Stream Quality

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine water quality on a nearby stream. They collect water samples and test for various factors, including any contamination from the treatment plant, and present their information in a Powerpoint presentation.
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Native Americans at Rose Bay

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine the Timken Native Americans of the 1400s and their culture of hunter-gatherers. They study the necessary vocabulary using a number of activities.
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Ani-mania

For Teachers K - 1st
Students view and discuss Robert Harris' farm landscapes and create their own mural out of wood. In groups, they discuss various issues affecting pets throughout the world and create a way to protest or celebrate the issue. They try to...
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Buffalo-Ta Tanka

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the buffalo. They watch a video and read a story about the buffalo and what it meant to Native American Indian tribes. They practice naming the parts of buffalo in Lakota.
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San Diego Architecture

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study the cultural and architectural history of San Diego. After study they create a design of a home based of features from historical and modern homes found in their research.
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This is for the Birds!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners complete activities to investigate wild birds. For this bird study lesson, students make a wild bird feeder to examine the proper ways to care for wild birds. Learners explore organizations in their community that help wild...
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The Gingerbread Man

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students tour their school meeting all of the staff members and taking their pictures. They use the pictures to make cut outs that describe the person's job and other facts about them. They listen the Gingerbread Man, and retell the...
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Better Lesson: Lucky Luggage Tags: An International Challenge

For Teachers 3rd Standards
This lesson solidifies students' understanding of time to the hour (while enriching with basic geography content) and continues to build back up to 3rd grade goal of time to the minute.
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Regents Exam Prep Center: Irrational Approximations

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Providing one lesson, one practice exercise, and two teacher resources, the information at this website is geared toward middle schoolers who already understand rational and irrational numbers. The lesson has explanations of what happens...
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Alex: Biodiversity: Local Ecosystem & Food Web

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a hands on lesson in which students will explore their local community to identify living things. It can be used as part of a unit on biodiversity and energy transfer within a biology, zoology, or environmental science course, or...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Fractions on a Number Line

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
As students master the concept of the number line, they may be curious about where fractions would fit on a standard number line. Students will work cooperatively to explore the possibilities where fractions lie on number lines. Students...

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