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Eat Your Flowers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students grow flowers in different soil mediums to determine the effect on flavor.  In this investigative lesson students study flowers, plant them and taste them to see how they differ in different potting soils. 
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Watershed Model

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students view a presentation of water and land and how we need to protect our water resources. In this water lesson plan, students discuss how we rely on water, and complete activities in all subjects related to water.
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Ice Eggs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students melt colored ice cubes which are created from a funnel, balloons, water, and food coloring. In this ice lesson plan, students put food coloring into water in a balloon, freeze it, and see how the food coloring ended up making...
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Biodiversity Exploration

For Students 4th - 8th
For this biodiversity worksheet, students click on the links in the questions about plants, leaves, and flowers to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 11 questions total.
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Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine plate tectonics and landforms.  In this plate tectonics instructional activity students complete an activity. Students practice drawing maps that show different fault lines and the land formations that were caused.
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Exploring Magnets

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders experiment with magnets. In this magnet lesson, 2nd graders attach a magnet to several different objects to see what it sticks to. They place objects in between a magnet and metal to see if the magnetic force still works.
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Positive and Negative Charge Using Balloons

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe and explain how balloons rubbed on a shirt create positive and negative charges. For this positive and negative charge lesson plan, 4th graders record their results and explain their findings.
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Plant Reproduction

For Students 6th - 10th
In this plant reproduction worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 36 questions. They identify the different plant reproductive features.
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Arthropods Crossword

For Students 6th - 12th
In this arthropods worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 41 questions about the different types and behaviors of arthropods.
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Proportions in Flight

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders calculate wingspan and the body length of the birds and understand how they relate to how the bird flies. In this wingspan lesson plan, 6th graders also calculate their own "wing span" with their arms.
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Giant Pandas: listening comprehension

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this giant pandas lesson plan, students watch a video of giant pandas, fill in the blanks, and complete multiple choice questions in sentences. Students complete 3 activities total.
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Fighting Invisible Enemies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine antibiotics, what they do and what things were like before we had them.  In this antibiotics lesson students research bacteria and antibiotics then as a group prepare a written report. 
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The Lesson: Space Exploration

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore space. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to learn about NASA, Mars, the Seti Institute, and space exploration terminology. Students make space glossaries and their own telescopes.
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Out and About: Minibeasts

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Young scholars get up close and personal with invertebrates. In this mini-beasts lesson plan, students may visit the Natural History Museum, the Bramley Frith Education Centre, the Edinburgh Butterfly and Insect World online or in-person...
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Forest Ecosystem Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate the environment by participating in a class field trip. In this botany lesson, students attend a field trip through their local park or forest while listening to a nature guide. Students practice using their 5 senses...
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Marine Animal and Plant Adaptations

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Pupils examine nature by creating their own animals. In this animal adaptation lesson, students define scientific vocabulary terms dealing with adaptation such as sea stars, sea cucumbers and exoskeleton. Pupils utilize their adaptation...
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Nuclear Chemistry: How Does It Affect Me?

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders study the different areas of nuclear chemistry.  In this energy and critical thinking lesson students study radiation, nuclear energy and weapons then divide into groups and create a poster.
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My Five Senses 2

For Teachers K
Students investigate the five senses. In this five senses lesson, students answer essential questions about the use of the five senses as they interact with their environment. They use a computer software program to make a concept web...
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Climate Change

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students brainstorm types of weather present threats to the world, specifically climate change and the environment. In this climate change lesson, students complete and discuss a set of worksheets about "going green," climate change,...
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Scavenging the Sandy Shore

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore oceanography by examining a beach. In this living things lesson plan, students define the terms abiotic and biotic and practice identifying living and non-living things that have been previously found on a beach....
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Critters in the Classroom

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate with sea urchins. In this ocean habitat lesson, students observe sea urchins and other ocean grazers. Students work with lab equipment to examine the anatomy of these creatures.
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Natural Selection: Exploring the 'Ohi'a Common Garden

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine natural variation by visiting the Ohi'a Common Garden in Volcano, Hawaii. In this natural selection lesson, 7th graders study background information about phenotypes, genotypes, and phenotypic plasticity before...
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Describing Nests

For Teachers K
Students observe bird nests. In this observation level, students explore bird nests using their five senses. Students compare and contrast bird nests while hypothesizing about the need birds have to construct the nest.
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Applied Science - Science and Math Post-Lab

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students use scientific tools. In this Applied Science lesson plan, students investigate the use of scientific tools to enhance observation and discovery. Students indicate how each tool assists scientific work.

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