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Touch and Discover

For Teachers K - 4th
Students identify the physical properties of items using the sense of touch. In this touch and discover lesson, students describe items.  Students sort items using a Venn diagram.
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Locating Echo

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars read the book The Adventure of Echo the Bat. In this animal science lesson, students read the book and create a chart labeled "Land Feature," "Habitat," and "Food." Young scholars fill in the table according to where the...
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Guetemala's Changing Forest

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders compare their local ecological zone to the tropical rainforest. In this natural ecology lesson, 8th graders complete an activity about the differences in ecological zones. They compare their biome to the Guatemalan...
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A Wild Chain Reaction

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore habitats. In this habitat  lesson, students break into groups and are labeled as a part of a habitat. Young scholars then do an activity with yarn that shows how all of the parts are connected and depend on each...
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Percents and Money

For Students 10th - 11th
In this algebra activity, students rewrite word problems using algebraic symbols. They solve for the amount of population or money over a period of time. There are 10 questions with an answer key.
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Fifth Grade Life Science Review/Quiz

For Teachers 5th
In this life sciences review or quiz worksheet, 5th graders use recall of knowledge to answer multiple choice questions. Students answer 20 questions.
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World Vegetarian Day

For Students 4th - 8th
In this World Vegetarian Day worksheet, students complete activities such as read the passage, match the phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice fill in, correct the spelling, put text in correct order,...
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Forests Need People

For Teachers 3rd
In this forests and people instructional activity, 3rd graders brainstorm what forests are used for, discuss forest habitats, and how human interventions have affected trees and animals that depend on the forest environment. Students...
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Shark Food

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create a linking chain to demonstrate the food chain.  In this food chain lesson, students use the Internet to research sharks, including what they eat, and create a chain link with a picture of a shark.  They continue this...
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Lesson 1 - What Are Fossils?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students define and research fossils. In this fossil lesson, students access teacher assigned Internet sites to examine images of fossils. They determine the definition of a fossil and find out how fossils are formed. They also define a...
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Pond-life Safari

For Teachers K
Students determine the living and non-living parts of pond life. In this pond life instructional activity, students examine the plants, animals, and insects that live in ponds. They look through a variety of print media, cut out...
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Imagine a Kelp Forest

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write a story based on their research of the kelp forest. In this ecosystem lesson, students view a video and research the kelp forest ecosystem. They write a short story imagining the discovery of a new species in the kelp forest.
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Black History Lesson Plan: Gwendolyn Brooks

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Learn more about the work of Gwendolyn Brooks with a language arts lesson. Young learners read an informational passage about the acclaimed poet before attempting a shape poem of their own.
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The Big Wet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a research project. In this climate lesson, students learn about the climate "tropical wet and dry" found in Australia. Students work in groups to research aspects of this climate and then create a class presentation.
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Medieval and Renaissance Art: Botanical Symbolism

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the significance of flowers in art from two periods. In this Medieval and Renaissance art lesson, students research the presence and meaning of botanical illustrations in twelfth, thirtieth, and fourteenth century...
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The 8 Realms - Hawaiian Vegetation Divisions

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners study the attributes of the 8 realms of Hawaiian vegetation. For this Hawaiian vegetation lesson, students read project cards to determine the elevation, rainfall, and organisms that live in each realm. They make a poster that...
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Corrido of the Uprooted Ones

For Students 8th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students analyze the song "Corrido of the Uprooted Ones." Students respond to 3 short answer questions about the lyrics of the song.
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Regolith Formation

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study what regolith is and how it contrasts with weathering on Earth.  In this weathering lesson students divide into groups, hypothesize and confirm their guesses. 
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Bring Science to Life With Lesson Plans for Eric Carle Books

For Teachers 1st - 6th
An Eric Carle author study can lead students to study a variety of subjects including ocean life, life cycles, and symbiotic relationships.
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Fun with Fossils

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the geologic process of fossil formation. In this geology lesson, 2nd graders discuss the job of a paleontologist and make their own model of a fossil. This lesson includes teacher directed questions.
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Cell Labeling Worksheet

For Students 7th - 12th
Here is a basic fill-in-the-blank resource with a short introduction to cell structure and organelle vocabulary. Information and instructional activity are not separated, so it may be helpful to copy and paste the questions into your own...
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Our Changing Environment-- A Demonstration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe and describe changes in an environment when some of the components are changed. They recognize the process of succession by preparing a miniaturized environment in which a variety of plants and seeds are grown.
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PICKING PEANUTS

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create sentences, using words printed on pictures of peanuts. They are explained that the peanut is not really a nut, but a legume, related to beans and peas. Students are also told that the first peanuts grew in Brazil. They...
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Saving Habitat

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students pick an animal native to Maryland and research how populations of that animal might be affected by land use changes over the past thirty years. They predict population trends for the next thirty years.

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