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Are you an Animal Sleuth?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define and identify both wild and domestic animals as well as mammals and non-mammals. In this animal safety activity, students distinguish between animals that can carry rabies from those that cannot. Students use stuffed...
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Save the Earth, it's Everyone's Home!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine trash for items to recycle and reuse.  In this trash lesson, students explore how people in the community can use recycled and reused items as they play a recycling game.
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Mirror Symmetry/Mirror Images

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore lines of symmetry in geometric shapes. In this geometry lesson, students construct angles using mirrors and rubberbands, then predict the number of images that will appear in the reflection. Students reproduce lines of...
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Jr. Chef Club Making Brainy Breakfasts

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars identify the benefits of eating a nutritious breakfast. In this nutrition activity, students read food labels to identify foods that are low in sugar. Young scholars create a healthy breakfast by using eggs and low-fat...
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Oil and its Everyday Uses

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Explore the properties of oil through an experiment. They use the scientific process to investigate oil, participate in experiments, watch videos,and use information from the internet to determine how oil has changed our...
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Using Math To Make Decisions About Animal Habitat

For Students 4th - 6th
In this animal habitat learning exercise, students read, analyze and solve 5 scenarios involving mathematics and animal habitats. Students work out each decision they decide as correct and write out a proposal for each one.
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Word Clue and All About Me Problem Solving

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice solving word problems using highlighted strategies. In this word problem lesson, 5th graders brainstorm and  use words as clues that indicate the math operations that will be used to solve problems. They use...
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My Perfect Partner

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore gender roles by describing an ideal partner. In this human characteristic lesson, students create a chart which describes the positive and negative aspects they seek in a partner of the opposite sex. Students demonstrate...
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A World of Taste--Louisiana Gumbo

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover the multicultural contributions to New Orleans gumbo through participation in cross curriculum activities. In this multicultural diversity and New Orleans history lesson, students shade regions of a map according to a...
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Insect Camouflage

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate insect camouflage and mimicry. In this animal science lesson, students discuss how camouflage helps an insect survive. Additionally, students use the included template to color and cut illustrations of insects....
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The Number Tool Box

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this solving a math terms crossword puzzle worksheet, students read the clues across and down and write the math terms in the blanks. Students write 19 answers. 
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Percent

For Students 4th - 6th
In this percent worksheet, students calculate the percent of each number. Students calculate percentages of 10 numbers and write the answers with decimals.
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Percent

For Students 4th - 6th
In this percent worksheet, students convert percentages to fractions. Students complete 10 problems where they convert percentages to fractions and write the answers.
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Time Conversion

For Students 5th - 6th
In this converting times worksheet, students covert times to the twelve or twenty-four hour clock alternative convention. Students write 28 answers.
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Covert Twelve Hour Times to Twenty-Four Hour Times

For Students 4th - 6th
In this converting clock times worksheet, students change twelve hour clock formats to twenty-four hour clock conventions. Students write 29 answers.
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Ratios

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ratios worksheet, students write the ratios for 3 number sentences, solve 2 word problems and change 5 ratios to fractional notations.
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Geometric Shapes

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars identify polygons.  In this geometric shape lesson, students explore the characteristics of polygons.  They identify polygons, and classify triangles according to their sides and angles.  Young scholars...
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Creative Can Sculptures Help Feed the Hungry

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students look at pictures of Canstruction sculptures, then read a news article about the construction of these canned food sculptures. In this current events lesson plan, the teacher introduces the article with pictures of winning...
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The Bouncing Ball

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Students use the scientific method to conduct an experiment to test how a ball bounces. In this inquiry-based physical science and scientific method activity, students drop a ball from specified heights and record the rebound, then...
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Liquid Measurements

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the concept of liquid measurements. In this liquid measurement lesson, students convert liquid measurements from cups, pints, quarts, and gallons.
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Fractions and Panes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students recognize the fractional values of window panes as part of the whole window. In this window panes lesson, students listen to a story about window panes and sing a song. Students look at pictures of windows and write fractions...
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Some People Just Don't Get It

For Students 4th - 5th
In this daily mind builders instructional activity, students use inferential reasoning and deduction.  Students read a short passage and respond to 6 short answer questions stating their own opinion and providing evidence to support...
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Geometry: Cut, Construct, Think

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars identify the properties of polygons. In this geometry lesson, students cut out shapes try to construct polygons. Young scholars analyze the shapes and fill out a table of characteristics.
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Naming Shapes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study geometric shapes and practice naming them properly. In this geometry lesson, students work in groups to give definitions of the vocabulary to each other in their own words. Students also visit a lower grade and teach...