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Different Environments

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read literature selection, discuss habitat, divide habitats into different categories such as water, soil, and land, list animals that live in each habitat, and describe habitats using descriptive words in vocabulary list.
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Diurnal Cycling Experiments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners carry out an experiment to monitor diurnal fluctuations in dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, and water temperature. They determine the CO2 and pH of the samples (and optionally, dissolved oxygen). Students complete their...
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Frogs: Fact or Folklore

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover how frogs are adapted to their environment. They view and discuss a Discovery Channel video on frogs and the myths surrounding frogs. In small, groups they compile data on frogs from the internet to create a Frog Fact...
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The Seasonal Round and The Cycle of Life

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify important dates in the life of the school and the community through reserach and interviewing. They identify important dates in the state and nation and research various holidays and special occasions. Students design...
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Predators and Prey

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils explain how the food chain works. They contrast predators with prey and describe their function in nature. Students discuss how the food chain aids in keeping nature balanced. In small groups, they play a game that simulates the...
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Tree Friends

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars are introduced to tree structure and use. They identify their special tree using all senses except sight. Students identify six different internal parts within a cross section of tree trunk (bark, phloem, xylem, cambium,...
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Outdoor Survival

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners are introduced to basic outdoor survival concepts. They identify the seven basic needs for survival. Students describe the symptoms and treatment for frostbite and hypothermia. They compare and contrast the value of different...
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Seasons

For Teachers K
Students explore the four seasons. Through observation activities, they explore and discuss the weather changes that occur during each season. Students create a graph of the clothing that is worn during each season.
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Circulatory and Respiratory Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are taken to a shady location and they seat in a large circle. They are given three questions each. Students research and answer the three questions. They summarize the circulatory and respiratory system and relate how they...
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Air Quality and Transportation in the Tulsa Area

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the effects of air pollution. In this environmental instructional activity, students discuss the causes of air pollution and identify how transportation has an effect on the air quality. Students identify other...
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What's Dancing in the Water?

For Teachers K - 6th
Students learn about watershed, as well as the different forms and uses of water. In this water forms lesson, students brainstorm water sources and uses. Students read the book Water Dance and discuss water examples. Students complete a...
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Where Are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study dinosaurs by completing two activities and group discussion. In this dinosaur lesson, students discuss dinosaurs and extinction as a class. Students make dinosaur dioramas, a hatchable dinosaur egg after watching a video...
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Where Are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners examine the concept of extinction by studying dinosaurs. In this living environment lesson, students view dinosaur video clips and define the word "extinction." Learners visit the "Zoom Dinosaur" website to investigate various...
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Understanding Fair Trade

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write a ballad from a farmer's point of view on trade. For this farmer's lesson plan, students listen to a farmer speak about fair trade, have a dialogue about it, and write a ballad to interpret their point of view.
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Fighting Soil Erosion

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars complete hands-on activities and watch a video to learn about soil erosion. In this erosion instructional activity, students use hands-on studies to investigate soil erosion. Young scholars then visit the given websites to...
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Podcasting Crusader's Style

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students work as a group of scientists studying a specific biome of their choice. For this biome lesson, students research a biome and develop a podcast where factual information is read about a biome and the events of interest that make...
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Habitat

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the components of a habitat. In this animal habitat lesson, 4th graders define the elements of a habitat. Students discuss intertidal habitats and make a habitat for a crab.
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Let's Make Stew!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate how to create a vegetable garden and complete related activities. In this vegetable garden instructional activity, students receive agriculture notebooks to complete vocabulary for the gardening instructional...
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Diversity Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars work in teams to characterize their biomes and compare them to the biomes of the rest of the class. In this biomes lesson plan, students complete a bean activity, relate it to the diversity in biomes, and then research and...
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Because of Winn Dixie: Water Management Practices

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the book Because of Winn Dixie and define the characters, setting, and plot. In this Winn Dixie lesson plan, 4th graders also identify quality water management techniques addressed in the story.
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How Much Carbon is Held by the World's Forests?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify how much carbon is held by the world's forests. For this forestry instructional activity, 7th graders study the carbon cycle and discuss what role humans have had on climate change. Students write a one page...
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Invasive Species

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read articles about invasive species and how they spread. In this invasive species lesson plan, students read 7 articles about invasive species and how to stop them.
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Being a Host at This Party Is No Fun

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils define what it means to be a host of an infectious disease. In this host lesson plan, students explore and explain how a host relates to the Epidemiologic Triangle and read and discuss how the host works.
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Cultivating Oklahoma's Future

For Teachers 8th
In this Oklahoma agriculture lesson, 8th graders read and discuss information and vocabulary about new developments in agriculture. Students write essays on the future of agriculture in Oklahoma.

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