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Writing about the world's fisheries (Calibrated Peer Review)

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students summarize the findings of the Pew Ocean Commission report "America's Living Oceans," contrast it to an opposing viewpoint, and recommend a fisheries policy based on their understanding. It includes a scoresheet that was created...
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Bears

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils complete a variety of bear-related activities. They sort and graph teddy bears, distinguish between real and non-real bears and research bear life cycles and habitats.
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"For the Birds" [part I]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students identify birds that appear in Chinese and Japanese art, learning about their physical characteristics, classifying them according to scientific principles, and exploring their habitats and migration patterns. This is part one...
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Insects and Spiders

For Teachers K - 4th
Students make either and insect or a spider using materials their teacher provides. They then draw of picture of their organism and defend why it is either a spider or an insect.
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Peeled Trees Tell The Story

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate the diversity of life that is found in Montana. They research some of the different interactions that organisms have with their environment. The lesson includes an extensive introduction for teacher information....
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Annotating Change in Satellite Images

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students compare a series of satellite images taken 3-4 years apart to investigate the effects of human land use. They annotate the images using ImageJ software and use the annotated images to explain their findings.
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Making Rectangles

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students study rectangles. In this math lesson, students use numbers, measurements and geometry to draw rectangles of varying sizes.
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Canada is...

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study Canadian geography, culture, and uniqueness to develop a current view of the way technology is used in society to portray opinion. They develop ways to apply good decision-making skills when using technology.
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Working-with-Animals Careers

For Teachers 1st
First graders list and discuss careers that involve working with animals and draw pictures of careers that interest them. They compare and contrast domestic and wild animals.
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Touch and Discover

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students work together to identify and categorize objects. They have to identify the object on touch because they are blindfolded. They record their data and describe the objects once they can look at them.
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Social Studies: Food and Dining in Cameroon

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students review their findings on Cameroon and play a vocabulary game. Using provided recipe packets, they present a mock cooking show with a student narrating in French. They role-play as exchange students and write letters home about...
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Investigating Animals in Water

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students observe small animal activity. They identify local water animals and describe the habitats where water animals can be found. Students collect samples to observe in the classroom.
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Classifying Resources

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss the difference between the three types of productive resources. In groups, they classify and organize examples into the correct category on a chart. As a class, they discuss how each type is used in the production of a...
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Graph the Density of Fruit

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review the definition of mass and volume. They calculate and graph the density of various types of fruit while working in groups on a spreadsheet program. They look at how size of the fruit can be similar but the weight is...
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Introduction to the Dictionary

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore how to use a dictionary. They discuss how the dictionary is organized and how to locate words in the dictionary and students use the dictionary to locate words.
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As You See It

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students determine how they would describe their library media center to someone who has never seen it. They illustrate their favorite section of the center and write a paragraph describing it. They make a class book with each student's...
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Everybody Needs a Rock

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine science non-fiction books in the 500 section of the media center. They listen to Byrd Baylor's, Everybody Needs a Rock, and write a sentence that tells why everyone does need a rock. They illustrate the sentence.
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Media Center Orientation

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the media center. They locate, retrieve, and handle media and equipment. Students use a variety of sources to locate materials in the media center. They explore where and how to find materials in the media center.
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Habsburgs Inc.

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students use the Internet to research the Hapsburg Dynasty. In groups, they choose one role to take during the WebQuest and evaluate the effectiveness of the dynasty. They apply the principles to a modern day business and share their...
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Adaptations To the Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design and construct an imaginary animal that is perfectly adapted to a particular type of biome. They give the animal a scientific name, place it in a phylum and write descriptions about its behavior, reproduction, foraging,...
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Super Scientists Bingo

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students select twenty-five scientists from the list to fill in their bingo card. Then they match each of the scientists listed to their correct description strip.
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The Trial of the Bloody Sucker

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study creatures that drink blood. In this blood suckers lessons, students watch videos to learn about creatures that drink blood. Students divide into groups and make posters about the organisms. Students then participate in a...
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Soil Comparison and Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers perform tests on different soil samples. In this earth science lesson plan, students classify the soil into groups according to test results. They write a lab report following a certain criteria.
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Halloween: Arachnids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in class discussion about the movie Arachnophobia. In this biology lesson, students find articles and photos of a species that interest them. They share it with their group.

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