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Monitor Marine Migrants

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students, in groups, track the seasonal journey of a species, such as a shorebird, sea turtle, or marine mammal, using various sources of migration data
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Soil Organisms

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students work together to collect soil samples from different locations. In the samples, they identify the macroorganisms and classify them. They identify the conditions that affect how macroorganisms grow. They also analyze and identify...
Lesson Plan
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LISTENING TO DIRECTIONS

For Teachers K - 1st
Students view farm objects or products made from farm animals and follow the oral instructions given by the teacher. They are given worksheets, there are three sets of directions for the one worksheet. Students worksheets have everything...
Lesson Plan
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Chambered Nautilus

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create sets of similar triangles which, when fixed together with a piece of Scotch tape, form a spiral-like, segmented shape, slightly similar to the cross section of the shell of a nautilus.
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Genetics of Flowering

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore plant DNA.
Lesson Plan
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Finding the Words

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discuss how important words are in communicating experiences. They eat different kinds of fruit and notice, with their senses, different aspects about the fruit. They write a poem describing a visceral experience.
Lesson Plan
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New Mammal Species Found

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners brainstorm ideas about rodents, mammals and new discoveries. They describe rodents and participate in pre-reading activities. They read, discuss, and complete role play activities based on an article on the discovery of a new...
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Venom!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the nature of venom. They conduct an experiment to demonstrate how proteins such as venoms can be denatured using raw eggs, beakers, heated water, and compresses.
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Dragons In Chinese Folktales And Art

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate and discuss the use of the dragon in Chinese folktales and art in this middle school lesson introducing Chinese art and culture. Lesson extensions are included for additional activities.
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Mallard's Wet Olympics

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate some of the different characteristics of living things. They make observations from reading and interactive media. Students observe that animals move in different ways and have adaptations to aid in that action.
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Harvesting and Threshing the Seed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students harvest and thresh the seeds. They count the seeds and compare that number with the original number of seeds planted (8) to determine their profit or loss. Finally, students think about additional questions they have about...
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Zoo Animals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this zoo animals worksheet, students create five new animals and write the zoological descriptions of them following a detailed description on how to complete the assignment. Students practice using Latin words and find the animals...
Lesson Plan
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Spot the Differences

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this spot the difference worksheet, students analyze pictures of two different wallabies to see if they can find six differences between the two.
Worksheet
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'A / Magic E' Crossword

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students solve the clues to complete the crossword puzzle with 'a / magic e' words. Students spell 10 words.
Interactive
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Riddles Activity

For Students 4th - 6th
In this riddle worksheet, students answer 10 riddles. Students may click on an "answer" button for immediate feedback. Worksheet is labeled ESL, but is not exclusive.
Worksheet
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Using Relative Pronouns

For Students 5th - 7th
In this relative pronouns worksheet, students choose the correct relative pronoun to introduce the adjective clauses in sentences. Five multiple choice questions are included.
Worksheet
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Contextual Word Puzzle

For Students 6th
In this word puzzle worksheet, 6th graders use a word box at the top of the page to fill in blanks in sentences, then write the words formed by underlined letters in the sentence.
Worksheet
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Recycling Vocabulary Fill Puzzle

For Students 5th - 6th
In this recycling vocabulary worksheet, students use a set of recycling definition clues to complete a crossword puzzle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Animation Meat: Animating and Drawing 4 Legged Animals [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A printable guide to bringing animals to life through animation drawing.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Arctic Animal Robot

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create four-legged walking robots and measure how far they travel across different types of surfaces. They design and create "shoes" to add to the robots' feet and observe the effect of their modifications on the net distance...
Activity
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Beacon Learning Center: Animal Legs

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Students solve multiplication story problems using repeated addition in this interactive web lesson.
Website
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The Training Station Inc.: Animated Exercise Examples

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains over 100 animated exercise examples for weight training.
Handout
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Kids Health: How Can I Remove Hair Safely?

For Students 9th - 10th
Shaving is a routine that some people go through each day with little thought. However, there's more to hair than meets the eye. Find out the different hair types, procedures for removing hair, and the positive and negative aspects for...
Graphic
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Eternal Egypt: Leg of Bull Amulet

For Students 9th - 10th
An unusual amulet of the leg of a bull of the sort that was called an "assimilation amulet," which confers on its wearer the attributes of the animal. This amulet provides its possessor with the savage strength, the courage and the...