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Recycling Responsibility

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice recycling. In this character counts lesson, students discuss why students should be responsible about recycling. They cut out pictures from a magazine showing items that can be recycled. 
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Valentine's Day

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a gardening activity to learn about the growth process and how to show care. In this garden care lesson, students discuss Valentine's Day poems for words of kindness. Students read a poem about a garden of love...
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P.L.E.P: Parts of Blood

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the different parts of blood.  In this human blood lesson plan students work in groups and identify parts of blood and construct a model of human blood. 
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Where the Wild Things Shouldn't Be

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students compare and contrast wild and domestic animal needs. In this animal welfare activity, students read the poem Where the Wild Things Shouldn't Be and create a list of wild and domestic animals. Students create a short play or song...
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Canine Companions

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students interpret canine verbal and non-verbal communication. In this dog communication lesson plan, students discuss dog communication through bark and body language. Students study the 'reading canine body postures' worksheet and...
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Canine Companions: Good or Bad? Proper Treatment of Dogs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the concept of proper canine treatment.  In this social skills lesson, students decide if the teacher's statement about treatment of dogs is good or bad.  Students then play games to show their new knowledge of the...
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At Home on the Range

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore rangeland uses in Utah. In this Utah rangeland lesson, 8th graders read background information on the purposes of rangeland. Students work in groups to create their own ranges using peat. Students discover grazing...
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Preventing Forest Fires (Elementary)

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students complete activities to learn about the importance of fire prevention and protecting the diversity of the forest. In this forest protection lesson, students discuss forest fires and work in groups to research the species count in...
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Preventing Forest Fires

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine how forest fires burn depending on the slope, tree density, and forest arrangement.  In this Environmental lesson, 11th graders observe and record different burn patterns.  Students analyze contemporary fires and...
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Student-Led Parent Conference

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students prepare for student-led parent conferences. In this communication lesson, students collect data to build portfolios for use during parent conferences. Students practice their presentations in preparation for the actual conferences.
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What Type of Snow Makes a Good Snowman

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students attempt to build a snowman. In this comparison lesson, students divide into groups, are given different types of snow (dry and wet) and try to make a snowman. Students discuss and record the characteristics of the snow and if...
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Mittens! Mittens

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate the warmth of different mittens.  For this cold weather clothes lesson, students decide which pair of mittens are the warmest. Young scholars record and discuss their results. 
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Slippery, Slippery Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate how salt affects ice by experimenting in class.  In this water properties lesson plan, students utilize a penny, salt and pans of ice to examine the sliding ability of a penny across a layer of ice.  Students then...
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Mapping the Circulatory System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate the circulatory system in human beings.  In this human body lesson, students create an outline of a human body using colored markers and butcher paper.  Learners use red and blue colors to simulate the oxygenated...
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The Meaning of Flowers

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students explore the messages sent in bouquets. In this messages lesson, students research the meaning of various flowers by researching online. Students draw a picture of a bouquet with the meanings of the flowers written under it.
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Cost Effective Egg Drop

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create cost effective ways to protect an egg. In this cost conscious lesson plan, students complete an egg drop activity while spending the least amount of money possible.
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Peanut Butter Broccoli

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore food production by viewing DNA presentations. In this genetic engineering lesson, 5th graders discuss the foods they typically eat at home and how many common foods are engineered in a way that can produce a bigger...
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Seeds, Miraculous Seeds

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the growth of seeds. For this agricultural lesson, students dissect a bean and corn seed and identify the parts of the seed. Students observe the development of a pinto bean seed and record observations on the...
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Specialized Structures and Environments

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore biology by completing an Internet activity in class. In this adaptation lesson, 5th graders identify several organisms and mammals that fight for their existence through slow changes to their anatomy over the course...
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Label Language

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore healthy eating habits by identifying food labels. In this food ingredient lesson, 6th graders discuss the nutritional facts that are available on almost all foods in America and which ingredients and content is...
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Introducting the Concept of Medical Ecology

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the effects of the breakout of the West Nile Virus. They make predictions on its origin. They develop and present an action plan to stop the virus from spreading.
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Open Wide and Meet Your Tonsils

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students research their tonsils in this lesson. They research and discover what tonsils are, what they do, and where they are located. Students also identify other parts of the mouth, what they do, and where they're located. They...
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Average Vehicle Occupancy In Your Community

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners determine the average vehicle occupancy in their community.  For this transportation lesson students develop and analyze a survey to determine attitudes towards air pollution and transportation. 
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Indoor Air: What's the Matter?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students develop a greater awareness of the variety and amount of particulate matter in the air. They try to locate general sources of pollution for a specific area and develop some suggestions for improving air quality.

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