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Lesson 1 - What Are Fossils?
Students define and research fossils. In this fossil lesson, students access teacher assigned Internet sites to examine images of fossils. They determine the definition of a fossil and find out how fossils are formed. They also define a...
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Endangered Species Animal Masks
Students research endangered animals. In this animal science instructional activity, students visit suggested websites to learn more about endangered animals and create animal masks. Students need glue, cardstock, string and feathers to...
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The Chambered Nautilus
For this chambered nautilus worksheet, learners read a 2 page article, define 10 vocabulary words and answer 7 short answer questions in complete sentences.
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Generating Power
Students construct a working model of a turbine and explain how water generates power. By the end of the lesson plan, they list the effects of Kingsley Dam on people, plans, and animals -- both positive and negative.
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Autumn Crossword Puzzle
For this online/interactive crossword worksheet, students read clues and solve the puzzle using words about the autumn season. Students type 21 word answers and check them by observing the color of their answers-yellow indicates a...
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4-H Swine Activity Page
In this 4-H swine activity page instructional activity, students study the parts of a hog, complete a swine word search, complete a career scavenger hunt, and develop a swine budget. They also read pig facts and learn how to select a hog...
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Internet Exploring
Students access the Internet to answer a variety of questions posed in this technology activity.
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Academic Raceway 500
This PowerPoint provides a raceway game in which students compete by answering animal questions correctly to advance their racecar. The main animal themes covered are adaptation, survival, endangered and extinct animals, and ways to...
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Endangered Species
Learners explore the various reasons for animals becoming endangered and threatened with extinction. Within this lesson, students choose an animal to research and then creativity introduce their animal to the rest of the class through...
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Growing Coral
Students define the words coral and coral reef, and identify the Great Barrier Reef on a map or a globe. They observe crystal formations that develop in a way similar to the way coral polyps create their calcium carbonate cups.
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Animal Tracks
Sixth graders practice using logic and scientific proof while examining animal tracks. In this scientific method lesson, 6th graders identify different animals and the type of tracks they leave behind by observing photographs. Students...
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Am I a Place?--Place Nouns
In this place nouns instructional activity, students look over 12 words and put an N on the line before the word if it is a noun and an X if the word is not a noun. Students write down 3 of their favorite places to go.
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Reading: Job Opening – Assistant Tour Guide
In this vocabulary and reading skills worksheet, learners fill in the blanks in a job advertisement by selecting the words in the word bank.
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Worksheet 6: Reading: Job Opening -- Assistant Tour Guide
As a creative way to have students practice vocabulary and reading skills, they can participate in this job advertisement activity. Students use a fill-in-the-blank format to answer 6 questions relating to an advertisement. At the bottom...
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ESL Holiday Lessons: National Dog Day
In this language skills activity, students read an article regarding National Dog Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble ...
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Geology- Gemstones, Fossils and Rocks Quiz
In this earth science quiz worksheet, students answer 10 fill-in-the-blank questions about gemstones, fossils, and rocks. They see pictures of rocks, minerals, and a dinosaur fossil on the page. They check their answers with the word...
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Habitat survival
Sixth graders study different environments and how the food chain affects the survival of different animals. In this environments lesson plan, 6th graders share the visuals which describe the characteristics of the environment that they...
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Blue Planet: Tidal Seas
Students investigate how tides affect sea life. In this video based lesson, students view a video on how tides affect sea life. They do web-based research to find the answers to a series of questions and then play Tidal Trivia to test...
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Class Tales
Students improve their reading comprehension by role-playing a bear hunt story. For this reading comprehension lesson, students pretend to go on a bear hunt and complete an art project for the story.
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Amusing Animal Adaptations
Students identify how animals adapt characteristics to help them survive or reproduce. For this animal lesson, students draw pictures of their animal and adaptation.
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Advances in Civilization: A Car or a Horse?
Fourth graders investigate the ways in which horses made transportation, hunting and agriculture much easier for the native peoples. They then compare advantages of a horse "back then" to the ease transportation (mainly cars) make on our...
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Peopling the New World -- An Archaeological Exercise in Excel
Young scholars examine different types of spears that have been discovered from various civilizations. In groups, they calculate the answers to various word problems and enter their information on a spreadsheet. They use the data in...
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Piranhas
For this piranhas worksheet, students read information about piranhas and select the correct word or phrases to complete the 15 gaps in the text choosing from multiple choice suggestions. This worksheet is online and interactive.
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Endangered Species
Students research the issue of species endangerment by exploring threatened animals, their habitats, and the environmental challenges associated with them. They explore the relationships between living things and their environment....