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Completing a Christmas Story

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners discuss with teacher how to complete a short story and the elements necessary: characters, settings, themes, and plots. They then use the worksheet to complete the short story.
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Earth's Rotation

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the Earth and its rotation. Volunteers model the sun-Earth system to demonstrate that the Earth rotates around the sun. In groups, students simulate "traveling" around the sun and discuss when it is night and day.
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Dig This Dinosaur Relief Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create low-fire ceramic relief sculptures of dinosaur bones. They incorporate art history, aesthetics, and criticism with hands on activity. Students work together to draw an enlarged skeleton on butcher paper. The Stegosaurus...
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What's Up?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners compare and contrast the various heavenly bodies found in the sky at night. They identify the moon and stars in the sky as well as how the stars form pictures called constellations. Students also experiment with reflection and...
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Scales, Scutes, and Skins

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students identify the various adaptations of reptiles and amphibians. After distinguishing between reptiles and amphibians, students discuss the ways in which their adaptations aid in their survival. They participate in a hands on...
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Reduce and Respect!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how to reduce trash to help the environment. In this environment lesson, students listen to the story, The Wartville Wizard, before thinking about how they can reduce trash. They decide why it is important to reduce...
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What is Rice?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the agricultural process of rice farming by creating a rice stationary item.  In this farming lesson plan, 2nd graders read about rice plants and the techniques used to harvest the edible plant....
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Botany: How does the rice plant grow in water?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read about how rice grows in water and make a rainstick when they are done. In this rice lesson plan, 2nd graders make a rain stick out of rice, posterboard, scissors, glue, and a cardboard tube.
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Rock Hunters

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners observe rocks of various types and sizes and to record these observations through drawings.
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Estimation

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students estimate quantity, length, and area. Students practice making comparison estimations of different items and estimate whether or not the amount is greater or less than a certain amount. Students practice making estimations.
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How Does a Seed Grow Into a Plant?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore how seeds grow into plants. They discuss types of seeds and place seeds in wet paper towels to germinate. They draw a picture in their journal to record their observations for four days. They take pictures of their...
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Rock and Mineral Uses

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the various uses of rocks and minerals. They examine various rocks and minerals, identify the uses of rocks and minerals, and complete a worksheet.
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Trees at Work... Just Look!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the significance of trees. They collect magazine pictures of animals that live in trees, list products that are made from trees, collect twigs and create an item using the sticks, and bring in and discuss food from...
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Exploring Magnification and the Micro-world

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars examine what magnification is and does. In this microscope and magnification lesson, students listen to a reading of Greg's Microscope by Millicent E. Selson which explains what a microscope does. They talk about...
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The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore holidays by participating in class singing activities. In this Thanksgiving history lesson, students discuss the importance of Thanksgiving Day and read several poems which discuss the history of Thanksgiving. Students...
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All About Me Unit

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars engage in an "All About Me," series of activities in the beginning of the year. All sorts of ideas are in this lesson plan to help students express themselves and get to know their classmates.
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Fossils

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students act as paleontologists to discover who a mystery guest to the classroom was. They do not know the identity of the guest but infer the identity from items left behind in the classroom. They make inferences from dinosaur fossils.
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Graphing Favorite Holidays

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create spreadsheets and bar graphs based on results of survey of favorite holidays.
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New Year Celebrations in Japan

For Teachers K - 5th
Students are introduced to the way the Japanese celebrate the new year. Using the internet, they compare and contrast the celebrations in Japan with those in Korea. After being read a story, they complete a worksheet on the series of...
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Look Ma! I'm a Rocket Scientist!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use a ball to push and pull to demonstrate the concept of force. In this force lesson plan, students talk about the importance of force in space and use balls to demonstrate this phenomena.
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Jr. Chef Club Delightful Desserts

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify the fat content in foods. In this nutrition lesson plan, students review the food pyramid and identify foods that are low in fat. Students create a low-fat dessert by using fruit.
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Simple Machines

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate simple machines. In this simple machines lesson, students explore how tools increase productivity and make life easier. Students experiment with simple tools and discover the parts of each tool.
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Adventures in Alice

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a haiku and illustrate it on the computer. For this haiku lesson plan, students review the history of the haiku while they are outside and then write their own. Students then use a computer program to illustrate their poem.
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Immigration: Marijana's Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore world geography by researching U.S. history. In this immigration lesson, 2nd graders read the book Marijana's Story and discuss the main character, her goals, and the plot. Students complete a worksheet about U.S....

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