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Microscope Online
In this microscope worksheet, students use an on line site to answer questions about the history of the microscope, they view objects and identify what each is, they explore different magnifications of the microscope and they answer...
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Auroras
In this aurora worksheet, students read a description of an aurora observed by Captain Standard in 1859. Students interpret the description with a drawing giving as much detail as possible using colored media to capture what they read.
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The Case of the Broken Loop
For this environmental awareness worksheet, students complete 8 pages pertaining to waste, landfills, recycling and composting. Included are: matching words and definitions, crossword puzzle, scrambled letters, a code, word search and a...
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Things That Glow: From Fireflies to Quantum Dots
Third graders observe light energy. In this heat and energy lesson plan, 3rd graders will study the concept of light as a form of energy. Students will examine the different forms of light and the type of energy it produces.
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Caterpillars To Butterflies
Students gain an appreciation of nature by teaching them about the life cycle of the butterfly. They set up a terrarium so they can observe the changes a caterpillar goes through.
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Reaction Reasoning
Third graders experiment with chemical reactions and examine what happens to the atoms when different reactions occur. In this matter lesson students divide into groups and complete a lab experiment.
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Investigating the Mammoth Mystery
Fourth graders go on a virtual dig to find out where the mammoth bones found in a rural U.S. county came from. They determine whether the bones were created by humans or were they the actual remains of mammoths who walked the area during...
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The ABC's of Artifacts
Students create their own ABC book about artifacts. In this artifact lesson, students read ABC History Mystery and review the artifacts pictured in the book. They create their own ABC book with each student working on a letter.
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Archeology: Weapons of the Texanos
Students develop archaeological context skills through a simulation which places them in the year 2500. After listening to the teacher read, "Weapons of the Texanos," they record what they think the weapon is. Next, in groups, they...
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Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air
Students watch a video about Amelia Earhart, an uncommon heroine, a legendary aviator and the center of one of the greatest mysteries of modern time.
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Playing Historical Detective: Great Grandmother's Dress and Other Clues to the Life and Times of Annie Steel
Students draw conclusions about an mystery person based on documents and artifacts provided. In this drawing conclusions activity, students become detectives by reading and analyzing evidence provided. This activity includes...
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Storytelling: Using the arts to enrich the curriculum
Students examine storytelling in a cross curricular unit. Language arts, social studies, science and math are all incorporated in this project as well as technology through the use of Hyperstudio.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Polar, The Titanic Bear
Learners read Polar, The Titanic Bear by Daisy Corning Stone Spedden. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding this true story of a toy bear that survived the sinking of the Titanic. Included are reading, art,...
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Pyramid Power
Students observe human health by analyzing different food groups. In this food pyramid lesson, students utilize the web to complete an interactive food pyramid game as well as research the nutrition encyclopedia. Students discuss their...
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I'm so Crushed
As an experiment is demonstrated for them, learners write down their observations and brainstorm questions that can help them understand what they saw. After watching the experiment again—which demonstrates a soda can collapsing due to...
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Lesson Plan One: Introduction to the Five Senses
Students listen to book See, Hear, Touch, Taste, Smell, by Melvin Berger, and explore five senses and sense organs
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Track Stories
Young scholars identify animal tracks. In this animal track lesson, students look at "track stories" and identify the animals that made the tracks. Young scholars discuss if they believe the animals are predators or prey.
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Seed Travel
Students explore the four different ways that seeds travel. They separate students into different groups and they act out how seeds travel. The groups act out their different scenarios in front of the class.
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Vertebrate Skeletons
In this biology learning exercise, students examine the human skeleton and then classify animal bones according to their similar function.
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Habitat Hunt: Clue Box
Students compile a collection of specimens, descriptions, and data that describe their local environment. They exchange this collection with another school and use their collection to determine the ecosystem surrounding the exchange school.
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Preservation Through Education: Activities and Programs
Learners participate in different activities to help them discover the need for preservation. They pretend they are underwater archaeologists and create a sketch of a mock shipwreck in their classroom. They label the parts of the ship as...
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Naturally Magnetic Elements
Students explore naturally magnetic elements. In this magnets instructional activity, students examine the periodic table of elements. Students discover the parts of an atom and determine which three elements are magnetic.
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Biodiversity Word Walk
Young scholars visit grounds where hidden letters are revealed. Once the hike is finished the jumbled letters are pieced together to spell a single theme word. The word offered here is Diversity, which at nine letters, means nine stops.
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Nuclear Fleas
Seventh graders distinguish characteristics of living things and identify the importance of careful observation. They identify five things that are not alive, but display characteristics of life and list five things that are alive, but...
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