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The Game is Afoot - A Study of Sherlock Holmes

For Teachers 5th
Mystery is an exciting genre for young readers to investigate. The plots are so intriguing! Here is a series of lessons featuring Sherlock Holmes stories that invite learners to enter the world of the mystery genre.  Based on what they...
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Human Body Series - Digestive System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
With articles entitled, "What's Puke?" and "What is a Fart?" this digestive system lesson plan is sure to be a gas! Elementary anatomists do a belly dance to illustrate how food moves through the digestive system and then design a board...
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The Game of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students describe what it means for a marine animal or fish to be threatened or endangered after playing game simulating extinction.
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Migration Headache

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
During this game, kids become migratory shorebirds and fly among wintering, nesting, and stopover habitats. If they do not arrive at a suitable habitat on time, they do not survive. Catastrophic events are periodically introduced that...
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Meet A Tree

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore different types of trees with their senses. In this nature lesson, students play a game in which pairs use their senses to explore trees, blindfolded. Students then must find the tree they found when blindfolded. 
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Animal Games

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students explore a variety of games on the Internet that will teach them about animals; they focus on the Florida panther. Students choose the activity that is of interest to them, and then rotate between the games online and the games...
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Wild and Wetlands

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Upper graders identify the major characteristics of a wetland. They explore the human factors that change a wetland and write a descriptive paragraph about wetlands. This comprehensive lesson also has an interactive "Watershed Game"...
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Teaching with Nature

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a nature walk to learn about their natural environments. For this nature study lesson, students brainstorm a list of things to look for on their nature walk. Students go on the nature walk and locate objects they...
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Bearly Any Ice

For Teachers 5th - 8th
After reviewing food chains, your class members participate in an arctic predator-prey game that exemplifies the impact of climate change of food availability. If you are in a hurry, skip this instructional activity, but if you have the...
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Growing Apples

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Pupils complete various activities to investigate growing apples. They examine words related to apple growth and write the words on apple shapes. They also take a vocabulary quiz and complete an apple concentration game. Next, they watch...
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Poetic Reflections

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Poetry is a wonderful way to explore language, express topical understanding, and incite creative thinking. After a trip to the local natural history museum (or zoo), learners write an acrostic or a cinquain poem describing one of their...
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The Race

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students play game simulating route turtle hatchlings take from clutch to ocean, and describe threats hatchlings face and how this affects the marine turtle population.
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Lions and Tigers and Bears - Oh My!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Research animals and develop a non-fiction presentation. Young scholars will complete research on a particular animal and determine the animal's characteristics as well as habitat before choosing a differentiated project to present using...
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Name Scramble: Familiar Fishes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science and language arts worksheet, students analyze 10 pictures of familiar fishes with scrambled names. Students unscramble the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Name Scramble: Unscramble the Names of These Birds

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts and science worksheet, learners analyze 10 pictures of common birds with scrambled names. Students unscramble the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Name Scramble: Mammals

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts and science worksheet, pupils analyze 10 pictures of common mammals with scrambled names. Students unscramble the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Name Scramble: Perching Birds

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts and science worksheet, students analyze 10 pictures of perching birds with scrambled names. Students decipher the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Name Scramble: Rocky Mountain Animals

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts and science worksheet, learners analyze 10 pictures of Rocky Mountain animals with scrambled names. Students decipher the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Name Scramble: Seashore Creatures

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts and science worksheet, learners analyze 10 pictures of seashore creatures with scrambled names. Students decipher the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Name Scramble: Seashore Plants and Animals

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts and science worksheet, students analyze 10 pictures of seashore plants and animals with scrambled names. Students decipher the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Name Scramble: Common Plants

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts and science worksheet, students analyze 10 pictures of common plants with scrambled names. Students decipher the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Name Scramble: Common African Mammals

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts and science worksheet, students analyze 10 pictures of common African mammals with scrambled names. Students decipher the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Name Scramble: Australian Mammals

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts and science worksheet, learners analyze 10 pictures of Australian mammals with scrambled names. Students decipher the names and write them correctly under each picture.
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Make Words: Harlequin Duck

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this science and language arts worksheet, young scholars look at a picture of a harlequin duck and read a factual paragraph. Students then make as many words as they can from the letters in "Harlequin duck."

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