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The Plant Bartering System
Fifth graders explore plant characteristics by viewing a flower and seed presentation. In this environmental adaptation lesson, 5th graders identify specific traits plants have in order to allow them to grow in different climates whether...
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Chefs of the Week
Students, as members of a team, are asked to prepare one meal to feed one person in a day. They analyze their meal and their daily menu for the nutritional content and explain this during an oral presentation.
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How Things Fly
Students observe photographs of selected twentieth-century aircraft at the National Air and Space Museum and note differences in the design of aircraft wings, fuselages, and engines.
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The Sky Show
Pupils use lecture and research to answer the question: Why is the sky blue? students research a variety of other sky phenomena, chart their observations and participate in experiments.
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Snacks 'R Us
First graders experiment with fat content by analyzing snack foods. They learn what makes up a nutritious snack.
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In the Presence of Oxygen
Third graders, in groups, classify different activities as aerobic or anaerobic. They create posters displaying their categorizations and then take notes on each other's posters.
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Home: the Story of Maine "A Love for the Land": Where Are You? Who Are You?
Students investigate their neighborhood both as it is now and as it was 100 years ago. They take a walk around their neighborhood and fill out a worksheet before completing a worksheet.
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Learning About Our Five Senses
Students study the sense of touch and various degrees of heat. They design a model that displays how the human hand reacts to heat using a touch sensor.
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Spy on a Spider
Students view slides or live specimens to name and describe the distinguishing features of groups of arthropods, especially spiders and insects. They complete worksheets, observe webs and then search for and record where spiders can be...
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Facts, Feats and Folklore: Spiders
Students review and discuss a variety of sayings, folklore and superstitions about spiders. They discuss this information and choose either an interesting fact or appealing foklore tradition to illustrate.
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Earth Day-Conservation Walk/Ride
Students explore the relationship between conservation of our resources and the use of other modes of transportation (walking, biking and roller blading). They show respect for their environment by picking up garbage in the area. They...
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Ecosytems: Water Purification
Students explore how ecosystems purify water and what kinds of things humans do that alter these processes. They use a website to access information on local watersheds and develop a "river" newspaper
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Standing Review - A Learning and Assessment Technique
Students review information covered in class through participation in action activities. The class begins standing as the teacher asks a question. Students may mingle to obtain assistance. Students sit when they are confident they...
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Environmentalism: Then and Now
Tenth graders examine the history of the conservation movement and how it relates to contemporary issues. In this Environmental Science lesson, 10th graders research the roots of the environmental and conservation movement and...
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Fabulous Felines
Students review how to treat cats properly. In this pet care lesson plan, students read statements about taking care of cats and students hold up happy or sad faces to determine what is proper pet care.
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A Common Thread
Sixth graders explore the Renaissance. In this Renaissance lesson plan, 6th graders study the culture and society of the middle ages. Students research the geography and climate of the times and discover how these affected agriculture.
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