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Connections
Students examine the interdependence of the West Central African forest ecosystem. They draw pictures of items found in this ecosystem, discuss their interdependence, and answer discussion questions.
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Bovine Oversteps Boundaries
Students listen to story of Grady, the Silo Cow, review vocabulary in story, look at newspaper headlines and discuss purpose of headlines, determine what makes a good headline, create three headlines of their own for story of Grady, and...
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Mussel Movements
Students consider the impact of invasive species on local environments. In this ecology lesson plan, watch the video, Arizona Wildlife Views, which focuses on invasive species. Students develop vocabulary, relate to meaningful...
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Farm Crossword Puzzle Worksheet
In this farm vocabulary worksheet, students read 12 clues pertaining to the farm. Students fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. This crossword is a more difficult puzzle focusing on the science of the agriculture.
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The Woods and Pond
Young scholars participate in hands-on activities to explore their natural surroundings. They recognize that ponds and woods are ecosystems and compare differences between the two. They identify trees by their bark and leaves.
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Stranded along the Coast
Students plot stranding sites onto a map using latitude and longitude as well as compass directions with respect to coastal features. They identify several species of marine animals that might become stranded; distinguish their...
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Cavern Life
Students describe elements and conditions that effect cavern life. They explain the three cavern zones and the differences of each zone. They perform various activities based on grade level.
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Geography: Snow Cover on the Continents
Students create maps of snow cover for each continent by conducting Internet research. After estimating the percentage of continental snow cover, they present their findings in letters, brochures or Powerpoint presentations.
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Discovering the Oasis
Fourth graders explore the ecosystem of Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge Complex. In groups, classmates take pictures and research the species of birds and plants in the area. Over a period of time, 4th graders collect temperature...
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Back to the Farm
Read up on farming and ranching and connect this information to your learners' lives. After reading, send class members home to fill out a family tree and trace their family history, focusing on farming and ranching backgrounds. Once...
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Changing How Things Look
Third graders use a literature study in order to investigate how organisms effect an ecosystem. They are asked questions about change taken from the book. Students also take a nature walk to make field observations.
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Your Day as a Cycle
Fourth graders investigate several cycles such as life cycles, and the moon cycle. They examine the sequences and patterns that are associated with daily life by keeping a daily journal for three days, and comparing it with others....
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Salinity Of Soil
Fourth graders investigate the contents of various types of soil to determine the differences in salinity levels. They conduct an experiment of observing the plants in the different soils. Students then determine survival rates by...
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PLANTS LOVE AIR
Learners identify that plants cannot develop adequately without air and predict what happens to the leaf of a geranium brought to class. They draw a picture of what they think the leaf will look like after a week of being covered....
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A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK
Based on a set of criteria, middle schoolers will evaluate the quality of pecans.1. Bring a gram scale and papershell pecans. Provide five pecans for each student. 2. Divide the class into groups of five and provide each member with five...
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Skates
Students gain understanding of structure, characteristics, and basic needs of living things and their role in world, identify parts of skate, observe details of skate's body and skate egg case, and identify unique characteristics of skates.
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American Bison
For this bison worksheet, students read several paragraphs about the American Bison. Students learn about its history and its current status and answer questions about the text.
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Using a Dictionary
In this dictionary usage worksheet, students use a dictionary to make corrections in the spelling of the first set of words. Students then use a dictionary to find the meanings of the second set of words.
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Breaking News English: Londoners Offered BLT for SAD
In this English worksheet, students read "Londoners Offered BLT for SAD," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Collective Nouns and Pronouns
In this collective nouns and pronouns worksheet, students discover how to form the plurals of nouns that are countable and uncountable.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: A Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change
Here you can view maps showing the migratory paths of dozens of animals across the northern hemisphere, report a sighting of one of the animals listed in the database, and much more.
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Virginia Department of Education: Weather Patterns and Seasonal Changes
By the end of this lesson, students will describe the weather for each season. They will also describe how the weather affects the plants, animals, and people during each season. Activities include taking a weather walk, charting daily...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Tundra Biome: Info About Its Plants and Animals
Describes the features and characteristics of the tundra biome, the different types, where they are found, their climate and seasonal changes, and their plants and animals.