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The Rain Forest in Photographs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this rain forest worksheet students enjoy looking at 8 photographs. Students read the detailed captions which accompany each photograph.
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Forest Food Web

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore the elements of a forest ecosystem. They examine the elements needed to form a forest food web. Students construct and describe food webs that include nonliving elements of the ecosystem.
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The Extraordinary Life of the Alaskan Tundra

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils investigate the characteristics of the tundra on the North Slope of Alaska. They conduct Internet research, develop a chart of the types of vegetation, plant growth, and fauna found on the tundra, identify examples in their own...
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Foiling Spoilage

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this agricultural education worksheet, students read 6 descriptions of bacteria that cause food spoilage.  Students then read 4 descriptions of preservatives that can be used to prevent spoilage.  The worksheet is meant as a...
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Biodiversity

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners complete activities to study the importance of biodiversity. In this biodiversity lesson plan, students find images to categorize into organism groups and illustrate their interconnections. Learners use measurement tools to...
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Web of Life

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students collect information about various organisms in a forest ecosystem and create a mural that depicts organism interdependence. They then simulate a food web using a ball of string.
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Exploring Biomes

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, learners watch a movie about various land biomes. Then they use the word list to the right to complete each of the statements. Students also complete the brief quiz about the movie that follows.
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Air Pollution Word Search Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Learners examine the issues surrounding air pollution. They discover how it affects peoples health and the government's regulations. They complete a word search activity to practice the vocabulary.
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Renewable vs. Non-Renewable Resources

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify renewable vs. non-renewable resources and comprehend why conservation of resources is important. They are asked what they think the words natural and resource mean. Pupils then put the words together to define...
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Rotten Truth

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete activities to study decomposition. In this decomposition lesson, students work in pairs to observe a decay buffet experiment. Students keep compost bag journals. Students define and discuss the process of decomposition.
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Botany

For Students 4th - 5th
In this botany worksheet, students read a 2 page article on botany, choose the multiple choice answer to 3 questions, determine if 3 statements are true of false and fill in the blanks in 5 facts about botany.
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Air Pollution

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners identify the causes and effects of air pollution and how to reduce air pollution.
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PLANT LIFE CYCLES

For Teachers K - 5th
Student learns about the life cycle of plants by watching a time-lapse video. This activity provides students with further evidence that all living things grow and change as they progress through their life cycle.
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Our Special Planet Earth

For Teachers K
Students explore what is special about our planet. They explore the various climates that are found on the planet Earth. Students create an advertisement to convince people why their favorite environment would be the best place to visit.
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Survival of the Spiniest

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this earth science worksheet, students identify and discover the amazing ways that desert plants adapt to harsh habitats. They use discussion and drawing to explore their existing knowledge about deserts. Then, students respond to 15...
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How are People Changing the Climate: Basics

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this climate change worksheet, students answer a series of questions about climate change. Students have multiple choice options for six online quiz questions
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The Great Kapok Tree: A Rainforest Le

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the rainforest. In this language arts and social studies lesson plan, students discover the importance of the rainforests as they read The Great Kapok Tree and complete an activity.
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Look at Those Seeds Grow!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore plant science by participating in a botany activity. In this seed growth lesson, students identify the necessary elements to ensure a plant grows well and prepare seeds for planting. Students plant their soaked seeds in...
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Factors Affecting Plant Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine the physical and chemical factors that affect plant growth. In this biology instructional activity, students explain the role of hormones in plants. They investigate how competition with other plants affect their growth.
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Ecoregions of Texas

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students map the ecoregions in Texas and illustrate the vegetation native to the region. They will use their maps to investigate why prehistoric hunter-gatherers might have decided to live in one area over another, such as the ancient...
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Ecoregions of Texas

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss why hunter-gatherers might have favored certain areas in which to live. In pairs, they research specific regions to examine in depth. Students present their eco-region vegetation findings (in this case Central...
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Fungus Among Us- Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
For this fungus non-fiction reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 3 page selection that describes the characteristics and life of fungi. They answer 10 questions based on the reading which include true or false, multiple...
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Make Your Own Garden

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore gardening. For this Quiet in the Garden lesson plan, students read the picture book by Aliki and extend the lesson by taking part in up to 5 hands-on activities.
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Animal Adaptations: Focus on Bird Beaks

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore bird beaks as animal adaptation. In this bird adaptation lesson, 6th graders conduct an experiment to determine the connection between the shape of a bird's beak and the food it eats.

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