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Students adopt tress on their school campus for scientific observation purposes. In this tree science lesson, students adopt a tree at their school, observe the season changes for the tree, and create a PowerPoint presentation about the tree.
Second graders explore biology by researching animal characteristics. For this adaptation lesson, 2nd graders identify the history of several animals and research the changes that have occurred to their anatomy over thousands of years. Students complete K-W-L worksheets based on their research and complete several mini lessons over 10 days.
Read Seedfolks with your fifth and sixth grade classes, focusing on reading comprehension. Included in this five or six-day lesson plan are a bunch of activities that focus on making connections, asking questions, and making predictions.
Students develop an interactive diary to record bird seed consumption. For this habitat lesson, students predict and record the amount of birdseed eaten each week by birds.
First graders collect seedpods. In this gardening lesson, 1st graders collect seedpods to be planted at a later date. This lesson guides the class through a discussion about the importance of seeds, how seeds and animals depend upon each other, and how seeds are "planted" in nature.
Students examine seasonal changes by watching tulip plant growth across the continent utilizing the Journey North website. They develop hypotheses as to why the plants emerge and grow where they do.
Students study animals and how they change or migrate due to environmental changes. In this environmental lesson students use isopods to help them to draw connections between animal behavior and seasonal changes.
Second graders study erosion. In this environment lesson, 2nd graders discuss weather and seasonal changes including erosion making inferences about what they observe on the PowerPoint slides.
Second graders investigate how to help a city building remain cooler on the inside. They create a rooftop garden in order to shield the building and lower the internal temperature. The garden is meant to replace the black tar paper that contributes to heat accumulation.
Pupils investigate how weather affects how plants grow. They collect data on weather and plant growth for a week and display the data on a graph. For a culminating experience they design a movie using software that shows plant growth both inside and outside. They complete open ended questions.