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Life is Starting to Change
Students investigate the tough economic times by discussing supply and demand. In this economics instructional activity, students read a news article and identify specific examples of the oil crisis that has touched their lives....
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Get to Know a Fish
Learners discover the anatomy of a fish by identifying its body parts. In this oceanography instructional activity, students view a live fish in their classroom and draw a poster of the fish one body part at a time while identifying it....
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Natural Inquirer Lesson Plan - Bio Energy Edition
Students investigate energy use by discussing the pros and cons of oil use. In this energy source lesson plan, students portray different individuals in the fictional town of Heatville and argue why they should or should not switch from...
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Scientific Method in Action
Students investigate the current environmental movement by cleaning up their own campus. In this environmental care lesson, students practice cleaning their "environment" by picking up trash on their campus and decrease litter by adding...
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Raising Trout
Students investigate the life cycles of fish as they observe a trout's life in class. In this fish life lesson, students create a proper habitat in a fish tank for the trout eggs to spawn and thrive for several weeks. Students record...
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"States of Matter"
Students investigate the different states of matter by experimenting in class. In this matter lesson, students participate in a lab activity moving from one station to the next creating different formations of matter. Students view the...
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Splendid China: Chinese Folktales
Students investigate Chinese culture by reading their folk tales. In this creative writing lesson, students practice identifying the different elements in a folk tale and examine the related vocabulary. Students organize thoughts for a...
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Forestry and Changing Feelings
Students investigate how the forest affects their daily lives by creating a concept map. In this ecological lesson, students create a concept map linking the forest to the many things they use each day. Students take a field trip in...
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What Are the Layers of the Rain Forest?
Young scholars investigate the different levels of the rain forest by comparing it to an apartment. In this ecology lesson, students practice using forest related vocabulary words and complete a vocabulary data sheet. Young scholars...
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Exploring National Marine Sanctuaries
Students research marine ecosystems by creating class presentations. In this oceanography lesson, students research the different locations of marine sanctuaries by identifying them on a transparency map in class. Students create...
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Death On Board La Belle: Finding Clues from Old Bones
Students practice analyzing skeletal remains for clues by using the Internet. In this scientific investigation lesson, students research the La Belle shipwreck using the Internet and written materials, later completing a Skeletal Report...
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Keeping Watch on Coral Reefs
Students investigate the dangers Coral Reefs face by investigating satellite images. In this environmental protection lesson, students utilize the Internet to discover the types of satellites and sensors used to provide oceanographic...
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A Frog's Life Story
Students investigate the lives of frogs by completing several worksheets. In this biology lesson, students discover the life cycle of a frog from tadpole to death. Students complete frog life cycle puzzle as well as create a life cycle...
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Times of Day
Students practice telling time using a foreign language. In this time telling instructional activity, students listen to a teacher tell them the time in their target language as they translate it while writing. Students utilize their...
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Geometry and Spatial Sense
Students investigate geometric shapes in 2 and 3 dimensions. In this geometry lesson plan, students create a model chocolate factory working in groups and using an actual cake. Students take a quiz about measurement equations dealing...
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You're Special
Students utilize a new language to tell someone they care for them. In this complimenting instructional activity, students practice saying nice things to friends and strangers in their target language. Students react to the instructional...
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Stained Glass for Your Class
Students investigate the history of stained glass and the creator of the art form. In this art project instructional activity, students utilize drawing paper to create their own style of stained glass using transparent paint. Students...
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Venerable Inventors
Students discuss important historic inventors and read their biographical information. In this world history lesson, students describe Alexander Bell, Thomas Edison, and Guglielmo Marconi using vocabulary terms used in their text....
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Meet The Artist
Students investigate art history by researching a particular artist. In this biographical lesson, students are given a brief summary of a artist's life and are assigned to create a report on the person. Students create an outline based...
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Put Your Face on the Map
Students investigate topography and contour lines by examining a human face. In this mapping instructional activity, students create a plaster cast of a face and create a map of the contours of the face one centimeter at a time....
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The History of Scrabble
Learners discover the history and rules to the classic board game, Scrabble. In this spelling lesson, students complete a KWL chart on Scrabble and present their findings in an oral report. Learners work in pairs to reenact one of the...
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United Nations Day
In this United Nations Day worksheet, students complete activities such as read the passage, match the phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice fill in, correct the spelling, put text in correct order,...
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World Tourism Day
In this World Tourism Day worksheet, students complete activities such as read the passage, match the phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice fill in, correct the spelling, put text in correct order,...
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Friendship Day
In this Friendship Day worksheet, students complete activities such as read the passage, match the phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice fill in, correct the spelling, put text in correct order, unscramble...