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KWL Chart and Background Article

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss an ecosystem. In this coral reef lesson, students fill in their own KWL chart and contribute ideas to a whole class KWL chart. They read an article as a class to spark ideas for facts they can add to the "K" part of the...
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Arthur's Eyes

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students learn about the parts of the eye.  In this eyes and vision lesson, students the story Arthur's Eyes and create a KWL chart about eyes.  Students label the parts of the eye, examine the eyes of different animals to...
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Earth Shaking Events

For Teachers 6th Standards
The world's largest measured earthquake happened in 1960 in Chile, reaching a terrifying 9.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale. The second lesson in the 20-part series introduces earthquakes and fault lines. Scholars map where previous...
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Amazing metals: Nevada quarter reverse

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Nevada's nickname is "The Silver State" and metal is what this lesson is all about. Pupils will make a T-chart to discuss the differences between metals and minerals, then write and explain the properties of metal. They will get into...
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Ride the Rock Cycle

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify the steps in the rock cycle. They complete a K-W-L chart before the lesson begins. They answer questions about the stages to complete the lesson.
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Atlantic Basin Hurricane Tracking Chart

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, learners look for the location of various storms that develop in the Atlantic Ocean with this hurricane tracking map.
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Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders are able to define meiosis. They are able to compare and contrast meiosis and mitosis. Students are able to state the phases of meiosis. They complete a K-W-L chart on meiosis and mitosis. Students talk about meiosis...
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Solar Matters II

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students research solar energy. In this solar energy lesson plan, students construct a KWL chart and research solar energy through various websites and related readings. Students complete a science journal page as an assessment.
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Who Eats Who?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students recognize that some animals eat plants, some eat meat and some both.  In this who eats who instructional activity, students chart animals in a food chain.  Students research information from reading articles. ...
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4.2: Exploring Rocks

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students collect and look at rocks and write down information about them in science notebooks. They make comparisons and sort the rocks according to their properties, and then discuss their findings with their classmates and put them on...
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Cells in Series and Parallel

For Students 9th - 12th
For this cells in series and parallel worksheet, high schoolers connect dry cells in a series and in parallel. Students chart their observations in a given table. High schoolers answer several questions demonstrating their understanding...
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K-W-L Chart of Seasons

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students think about what kinds of clothing they are currently wearing and then think about why they are wearing these particular articles of clothing. They write what they already know about seasons and generate questions about what...
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Cheetah Outreach

Population Change

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Your youngsters become cheetahs in search of food, water, shelter, and space in a fun physical game that does a fantastic job of representing fluctuating species population based on resources available over years. 
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Introduction to Spiders

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover various facts about spiders including different species, body parts, and types of webs.  In this insect biology activity, students begin a K-W-L chart about spiders, are read I Love Spiders by John Parker and...
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What Am I?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify various shells. In this oceanography lesson, students create a KWL chart to activate background knowledge on shells. Students read the book Ocean Day and learn about waves, tides, and the seashells that can...
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Air Pollution

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the topic of air pollution. They complete a KWL chart, answer discussion questions, and define key vocabulary terms.
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Seasons Culminating Activity

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students develop a PowerPoint presentation as the culminating project in a unit on seasons. They complete a KWL chart, conduct Internet research, take an online quiz, and create a PowerPoint presentation using text, video clips, and...
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Sequence Writing: Life Cycles - Plant Life

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the stages of plant life. Students create a K-W-L chart. They describe six main stages of the plant life cycles. Using stickers, students create a life cycle flow map.
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Appliance Energy Use and Cost

For Students 7th - 10th
In this energy usage worksheet, students use a chart comparing the average monthly kilowatt-hour use of different household appliances to complete 4 short answer questions.
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Take a Walk

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders graph acceleration and practice using the metric system. In this physics lesson, 6th graders take turns timing each other as they walk 15 meters. Students then chart and graph their data using the metric system.
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Can You Hear My Now?: Getting the Message Across

For Students 9th - 12th
In this power transmittance activity, students read about sources that transmit power and are given a chart with the distance and the power transmitted by each device. Students determine the intensity in watts of the power for each...
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The Structure of the Periodic Table

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners investigate the periodic table, the structure of the atom and the subatomic particles. In this periodic table lesson plan, students complete 5 activities in order to better understand atoms and the periodic table. They use...
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Light Is

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Students explore the properties of light. In this light lesson plan, students investigate visible light by viewing a website, examining an electromagnetic spectrum chart, and observing light demonstrations. Students write about their...
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Discovering the Breakdown

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate diseases of the respiratory system. In this respiratory system lesson plan, 5th graders research, using a variety of sources, the common diseases this system. They determine the causes of a breakdown in the...