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What Bees Eat

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study plant and animal interdependence by studying bees and pollination. In this interdependence lesson, students discuss flower parts and dissect it to show its reproductive parts. Students then use tissue and pipe cleaners to...
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Life Cycle of Trees

For Students 4th - 5th
For this Life Cycle of Trees worksheet, students read one page about the life cycle of a trees. Students define 12 terms from the reading.
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Smarty Plants

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students examine plants and pollinators. For this plant biology lesson, students read The Power of Pollinators and identify the parts of the plant and the pollinators. Students design their own imaginary plants.
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Treetures

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify the different forests of the world and some of the characteristics that differentiate them. They explore old magazines, calendars and photos and fill out a scavenger hunt worksheet.
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Africa Savanna

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss the different biomes of Africa. They create a list of biomes of Africa. They color code a map of the biomes of Africa. They research interesting facts about Africa.
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Science: Birds in Flight

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners identify and examine adaptations in birds that enable them to fly. They conduct Internet research to relate these adaptations to the physics of flight. Students observe birds in flight and describe their behavior and flight...
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Field Trip - Marine Science Institute

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars discover the ocean life of the San Francisco Bay. In this ocean lesson, students take a Discovery Voyage of the Bay ecosystem through the Marine Science Institute. Also available are inland voyages, ocean labs, and...
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Ted Hughes "Pike"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers analyze how a poet uses language to capture creatures and draft a poem on a 'sinister' animal. In this poetry analysis lesson, students read Ted Hughes' poem 'Pike' and analyze pictures of pike fish. Middle schoolers use...
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Baobab Tree Math

For Students 4th - 6th
In this tree math worksheet, students read about baobab trees and answer math word problems about them. Students complete 3 problems including distance problems, making a chart, and calculating measurements.
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The Chordates

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the characteristics of organisms that are a part of the phylum Chordata.  In this organisms lesson students identify mammals that are native to Saskatchewan.
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The Old Lady and Probability

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice probability by playing various games associated with song There Was an Old Lady.
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Dissecting A Flower

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate the basic parts of tree flowers and their role in pollination. They study the process of pollination and fertilization of flowers and trees.
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Environment: Assess Your Habitat's Health

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research their ecozone in Canada and label on maps various parks and wildlife areas. They role-play as doctors with their ecozones as patients and search for symptoms from pollution, urbanization, loss of habitat, and decline of...
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Australian Mammals: Evolultionary Development as a Result of Geographic Isolation

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the differences between monotremes, marsupials, and placental mammals and are able to contrast these organisms with other mammals. They learn about unique variation and the diversity of mammals located in Australia.
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There Is No Place Like Home

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students read the story about the beaver and then answer the seven questions for reading comprehension.
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Squigly's Spring Crossword

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spring crossword learning exercise, students read 18 clues pertaining to nature changes in the spring. Students fit the answers in a crossword.
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Agriculture and Me

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders categorize and organize agricultural products. For this agriculture lesson, 2nd graders complete classroom activities that challenge them to make connections between agricultural products and their own lives.
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The Contest Between The Sun And The Wind

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read fables by Aesop and learn about the famous storyteller. In this fables lesson plan, 2nd graders discuss questions about Aesop and then write their own fable.
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Animal Adjectives

For Students 4th - 8th
For this animal adjectives worksheet, students write an animal next to each adjective, write sentences with the adjectives, and answer short answer questions about adjectives. Students complete 5 activities total.
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Sports, Activities, Places, & Accessories

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this sports, activities, places, and accessories worksheet, students complete a crossword where the answers are either sports, activities, places, or accessories. Students complete 13 spaces in the crossword.
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Superstitions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the various superstitions they encounter in our culture. Working in groups, they create a vocabulary list of words related to superstitions. Working in teams, they play Pictionary in order to aid in the create of...
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Matter: All That "Stuff"

For Students 6th - 10th
In this chemistry worksheet, learners learn about matter, including atoms, electrons, protons, neutrons, compounds and chemical properties. They use this information to answer the 10 questions on the worksheet. The answers are on the...
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Understanding Advocacy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the work of Jane Goodall. In this advocacy lesson, students investigate the life and work of Jane Goodall. High schoolers examine her work as an animal advocate and explore their own personal advocacy styles.
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Vivid Words

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this descriptive words worksheet, students read the vivid words and their definitions in the word box. Students then write a word from the word box that correctly completes each sentence.