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Fibonacci Numbers
Students calculate the Fibonacci sequence of numbers. Through the use of Fibonacci numbers in flowers, leaves, fruits, vegetables, pine cones, and other forms of nature; students explore how Fibonacci numbers occur in nature. Then they...
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Who Will Benefit if We Give Bulbs What They Need to Grow?
Young scholars identify the elements needed for bulbs to grow. They raise tulips and give them to various members of the community. They identify local philanthropic communities and look for ways they can constructively donate time and...
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Predators and Prey
Students explain how the food chain works. They contrast predators with prey and describe their function in nature. Students discuss how the food chain aids in keeping nature balanced. In small groups, they play a game that simulates the...
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Easter Pop-Up Card
In this activity worksheet, students color, cut, fold and paste a picture of the Easter bunny to make a card. Teachers are given a brief history of the holiday and traditions associated with it.
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My Favorite Restaurant
In this listening and fill in the blanks worksheet, young scholars listen to the story My Favorite Restaurant and then fill in the blanks with words in the word bank about the story. Students fill in 12 blanks.
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Pronoun Case Worksheet 1
In this grammar learning exercise, students choose the correct pronoun in parentheses for twenty sentences. Students share their responses with their classmates.
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The Mesozoic Era Crossword Puzzle
In this Mesozoic Era crossword puzzle worksheet, students examine the 12 clues in order to complete the puzzle with the words and names from this time period.
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Biodiversity on Ninepipe Reservoir
Sixth graders complete a unit about the biodiversity at the Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge. They view a video, conduct an interview with a tribal wildlife biologist and a federal wildlife biologist and compare the two, collect and...
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Cloze Activity: Rainforests
In this rainforests cloze procedure worksheet, students review a brief selection that is missing 16 words and then attempt to fill in each blank with a word they think the author might have used. A word bank is provided.
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Present Simple Tense: negative sentences
In this present simple worksheet, students complete negative sentences with don't or doesn't, negative forms of verbs, and more. Students complete 3 tasks.
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Generosity
Students listen to music and imagine caring about others and wanting to show them your love. They hear the story, "Giving Isa," and answer a given set of questions. Students discuss their question answers with the class then they...
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The Best Gift, for Shoe-er!
Students turn an old shoe into a memorable planter that's a terrific gift for Mother's Day or any other occasion.
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Leaves
In this biology worksheet, students write identify the different parts of a leaf shown in 5 different diagrams. They also complete 12 short answer questions after reading the information about leaves.
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Tracing and Coloring Practice
In this pre-printing practice worksheet, students trace a set of dots forming a picture of a flower, then color. Page has multiple links to additional resources.
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Down to the Root of the Plant
Second graders identify types of roots and their purposes and observe and document root growth. students observe their roots once a week and measure them to see if there has been any change. Each student keeps a written log of the...
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Gardening for Beauty, Food, and Enjoyment
First graders create their own garden. In this plant lesson, 1st graders discover the essential elements for a plant to grow. They planted their own garden and read the amount of space needed and the sunlight preferred for each plant.
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Making a Brassica Model
Young scholars apply skills they have learned to construct an accurate model of the Brassica and then work together on a group project. They analyze how the parts of a system go together, and how these parts depend on each other. ...
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Predicting Plant Development
First graders investigate the basic needs of a growing plant and make predictions regarding what a seed needs in order to grow. They draw their seed predictions, listen to the book "From Seed to Plant" by Gail Gibbons, and analyze their...
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Dichotomous Key for Identifying Pine Trees
Students identify the species of pine trees that are found in their area. They use unlabeled "mystery" samples and a dichotomous key to identify the pine trees to species. After identification, they use a field guide to answer worksheet...
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Plant Roots
Middle schoolers discover the purpose of plant roots and how they move water through a vascular system. They conduct an experiment using colored water to observe the movement of water through the roots and stem of a plant in a controlled...
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Salad Party
Students bring different plant parts in order to make one big salad. They observe each part and classify it.
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How Does a Green Plant Grow?
Learners examine how a seed grows, and design an experiment to explore this concept. They make predictions, conduct the experiment, record the results, and interpret the results.
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Shamrock Writing Paper
In this writing paper activity, students write on paper that is decorated with clip art of shamrocks, flowers, and birds. This paper could be used for St. Patrick's Day writing activities as the students writing on plain black lines.
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The Great Plant Escape-Plant Parts
In this plant parts learning exercise, students use provided links to compete questions about plant and their parts. Suggestions and links for additional resources are given.