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Grade Range
Kindergarten - 2nd
Rating
3 Stars

Students observe and classify different types of shells. They compare and contrast an exhibit they created with one that already exists in a musuem. They discover the different characteristics of shells. Full Review »

Grade Range
2nd - 6th
Rating
3 Stars

Students compare and contrast different types of insects. They identify characteristics that help them survive. They describe an appropriate environment for their insects. Full Review »

Grade Range
4th - 7th
Rating
3 Stars

Students examine the relationships between plants, animals, and the environment in ecosystems. They sort animal cards, collect natural materials from the schoolyard, and record an ecosystem web in the form of a poster. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - 1st
Rating
3 Stars

Students investigate the physical characteristics of dinosaurs. They participate in a puppet show, take a field trip to a dinosaur museum, and compare/contrast dinosaur characteristics at the museum. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - 2nd
Rating
3 Stars

Students compare and contrast the types of coverings found on animals. They identify a wide variety of animals in a museum room. They classify animals based on their coverings as well. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 6th
Rating
3 Stars

Students compare and constrast a wide variety of minerals and rocks. They test them for streak, luster, color and other characteristics. They view an exhibit and compare their answers to them. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 8th
Rating
4 Stars

Students explore the interdependence of organisms in nature by focusing on Clark's Nutcracker and pine trees. While visiting a Smithsonian Website, they match the sound on the site to the pictograph of Nutcracker bird calls. Students conduct field research comparing and contrasting local bird calls to those of the Nutcracker and tape record them. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - 2nd
Rating
4 Stars

Students observe the body shapes and parts of a variety of insects. They compare their insect cut-outs with the real insects to look for characteristics that are not represented on the cut-outs. Pupils examine pictures of animals for two of the distinguishing characteristics of insects: three body parts and six legs. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 8th
Rating
4 Stars

Students, for five minutes, brainstorm everything they know about Egypt and archaeologists. Then,after analyzing objects (beads, glass bottles, statues, etc.) found at burial sites of pharaohs or queens at archaeological sites in Egypt, interpret the possible uses and meanings of those objects. In addition, they fill out a chart on the objects they are critiquing. Full Review »

Grade Range
7th
Rating
3 Stars

Students describe the main characteristics of warm-blooded vertebrate animals. They compare and contrast the two different groups of warm-blooded vertebrate animals by looking at external, reproductive, and growth characteristics. Full Review »