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Graze Like a Cow
Students explore how a cow digests the grass they eat. In this science/math lesson plan, students compare the quality of forage. Additionally, students determine the effects of rangeland health on the production.
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World Climate Growing Zones
Students create a map showing where crops would be grown around the world. In this crops lesson plan, students show how the world climate would produce different parts of the world at different times. Students fill out worksheets.
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Is There A Fungus Among Us?
Sixth graders classify fungus into two different groups. In this fungus activity, 6th graders collect as many pieces of fungus as possible. Students then classify these pieces of fungus as saprophytic or parasitic.
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Cloze Passage: Destruction of the Earth
For this destruction of the earth cloze procedure worksheet, learners fill in the 12 missing words in the passage to help identify their reading level.
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Endangered Animal Power Point
Students construct a Powerpoint presentation on endangered animals. In this technology instructional activity, students use the Internet to gather research notes on an endangered animal. Students use an outline to create a Powerpoint...
Bridge
Mercury - Mercury is Rising
Hold a discussion in your class about the increase in mercury being found in fish that are caught commercially as food for humans. Given a worksheet, learners then calculate how much fish a person can safely eat each month to remain...
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Landfills: A Solid Waste Management Plan
Students are able to list the types of household waste that they produce daily. They are able to describe some other types of waste that are produced by industry or agriculture to help maintain their lifestyles. Students are able to...
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March Market
Students role play a living wetland food web. They trace the food web associated with the items in their lunch.
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Multiple Intelligences Survey
In this multiple intelligences worksheet, students complete a survey asking them about different ways they like to learn. Students complete 24 questions. This should be a very enjoyable activity for students.
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Earth Day Crossword
In this crossword puzzle learning exercise, students read the 25 clues about Earth Day. Students then complete the crossword puzzle about Earth Day.
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The Path of Pollution
Students conduct a brainstorming exercise that asks them to list all the ideas about air pollution that can be recalled. The ideas are recorded on a chart that the teacher has prepared. The lesson contains sufficient background...
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Color Your World with Changes --- the Camouflage Game
Seventh graders, after predicting dominant colors foud in their habitat or garden, visit heir area on a monthly basis. They search for colored toothpicks, then graph the results, determining the dominant color for the month.
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Panther Scavenger Hunt
Students research a website to learn about the Florida panther. In this animal research lesson, students use the scavenger hunt directions to search a website about Florida panthers. Students also solve word puzzles within the activity.
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Environmental Justice
Pupils explore the concept of environmental stewardship. In this Gulf Oil Spill lesson, students discuss how environmental pollution affects those how live in poverty at a higher rate than those with more affluence. Pupils read...
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Sounds of the Wetlands
Young scholars identify the sounds of different bird calls. In this biology lesson, students create a sound map. They explain how this method is important in tracking wildlife.
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Language Arts: Five Senses Walk
First graders take a discovery walk around the school. They use their observations to compose a class book about their school.
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Disguise! Disguise!
Third graders explore how some animals disguise or camouflage themselves as a form of protection.
Teacher Oz
Teacher Oz: Texas Natural History and the Great Outdoors
Teacher has organized many sites under these headings: Texas Natural History, Regions of Texas, Texas Animals, Texas Plants, Texas weather, Texas natural disasters, Galveston, Texas State parks, national historical landmarks, Texas...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Ireland: Natural Resources, Plants, and Animals
A short description of Ireland's natural resources, including both the plant and animal life.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Ireland: Natural Resources, Plants, and Animals
A short description of Ireland's natural resources, including both the plant and animal life.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Natural Resources, Environment, and Ecosystems
A collection of lesson plans for specific age levels to help students gain a better understanding of animals, plants, and people, and how they affect each other in ecosystems. Many of the activities provide discussion questions and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Third Grade Science: Life Science: Adaptation and Natural Selection
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how characteristics of plants and animals are inherited and how some characteristics can be affected by the environment.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 4:5 Investigation 2 Elevation, Plants & Animals
Fourth graders will understand that elevation is one of the things that affect where and how plants and animals live.