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Pushes and Pulls

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students recognize different types of movement and causes that my affect the movement. They know that pushes and pulls are types of forces.
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Interdependence and Adaptation

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students construct a food web to identify producer, consumer, herbivore, carnivore and predator. They complete an online activity collecting plants and animals and arranging them in the web. They describe the interdependence between...
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Interdependence and adaptation

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students use keys to identify animals and plants in local habitats. Students are asked if they remember what the word habitat means. Students make a list of three different local habitats and brainstorm animals and plants they might...
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Changing circuits

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars identify that there are conventional symbols to represent the components in circuits. Students use these symbols to draw diagrams of circuits. They are reminded that electric circuits can be drawn in diagrams using...
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Forces in Action

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate different forces and draw arrows to signify specific directions of force. Students are then shown a brick and they are asked to draw a diagram which will include labels for the forces that are acting on the brick....
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Reversible and irreversible changes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define the words "reversible" and "irreversible." They complete a worksheet that shows a number of changes. Students must decide which are reversible and which are irreversible.
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Changing Circuits

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students observe an on-line activity to review the basics of electrical circuitry, then research answers to related questions on-line.In this lesson on changing components in a series circuit, students discover how different components...
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Micro-organisms

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students discuss micro-organisms. For this micro-organisms lesson, students identify which micro-organisms are harmful and which ones are beneficial. Students complete a worksheet which is included in the lesson.
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What is the Immune System and How Does HIV Affect It?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Student discuss the effect of HIV on the immune system. For this human body lesson, students research the immune system and how the HIV virus weakens it. They create a bulletin board showing how HIV is transmitted. 
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Application

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students apply and generalize data, and prepare and present an oral presentation with a visual aid.
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Vitamin Planet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explain the function of vitamins in their body. In this health lesson, students identify the six types of vitamins. They create a chart comparing two of them.
Interactive
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Explorit's Tasty Food Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
In this foods worksheet, students complete a five question multiple choice online interactive worksheet about foods that we eat.
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FAT FOLLIES

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, testing various foods for fat content by rubbing food samples on paper. Students identify what and who the US Food and Drug Administration is in reference to the Food Pyramid. Students write the name of each food brought in to...
Worksheet
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The Environment: Vocabulary

For Students 5th - 6th
In this environment vocabulary worksheet, students complete 12 multiple choice questions, then translate a set of "environment words."
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Aquatic Insects: Water Quality Index & Diversity Index

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students search stream beds to study the life cycle and adaptations of stream insects. They explore creeks and streams to see the diversity index of creeks or streams and to find the water qualit index.
Worksheet
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4-H Horse Activity Page

For Students 6th - 7th
In this animal science worksheet, students read information about the care of horses and tack, check off activities which they can do to learn about horses and think about the attributes of different horse breeds. Students also label a...
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Ocean Pollution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers study their role in eliminating ocean pollution and helping keep the oceans clean. In this environmental issues lesson, students define pollution and brainstorm examples of ocean pollution. Middle schoolers define...
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Micro-organisms

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine how micro-organisms are living organisms that are often too small to be seen. They explain that micro-organisms may be beneficial or harmful.
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Forces in Action

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students ask questions that can be investigated scientifically. They determine how to plan a fair test by changing one factor while keeping other factors the same, to use measurements to draw conclusions and use scientific knowledge to...
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Changing Circuits

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students participate in an online activity to explain how to make bulbs brighter or dimmer in a series circuit by changing the number or type of components.
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Where Do You Fit In?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students study habitats and then draw a picture of their own habitat which includes the location of food, water, and shelter, and the concept of space. then they cut their habitat in half and discuss how this would affect their lives.
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Laws of the Jungle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students build a video game on predator-prey relationship. In this biology lesson, students identify the variables that affect this relationship. They write a short description and play each other's game. 
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Goal Setting

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students understand how they can incorporate dietary guidelines in their daily life.  For this investigative lesson students set dietary goals and incorporate an activity to learn how to create a new seed variety while studying...
Unit Plan
Utah Beef Council

Beef Unit and Lab Plan

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What are the proper methods for cooking various cuts of beef? What are some basic rules regarding meat food safety? Here you'll find 10 lab plans with a variety of beef cookery activities, perfect for a home economics or cooking course.