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Africanized Honey Bees And The Press
Students investigate how honey bees and other insects are portrayed in the press. read the articles and compare and contrast the tone of each article. Have students create a list of the verbs used in each article and assess the overall...
Education Outside
Honey Tasting
Young scientists will be abuzz as they sample and compare the tasty treats produced by Apis Mellifera.
SeaWorld
Bird Biology
Here you will find two good activities designed for young learners. In the first one, pupils explore the fact that all birds have feathers, and they discover what two uses those feathers have. After the discussion, the kids color in a...
Montana State University
Ice in Action
Make your own bite-size glacier! A resource teaches about the formation and melting of ice. Activities include videos, a hands-on activity where your pupils build glaciers, and a photographic analysis to teach individuals the chilling...
PreKinders
Insect Picture Word Cards
Creepy crawly insects! Learn the names of 12 different insects, including ladybugs, cicadas, and katydids. Each card features a picture of the insect as well as its name in large letters.
Curated OER
North Carolina Alphabet Activity
For this alphabet activity worksheet, students read the 22 words related to North Carolina. Students then alphabetize the words.
Curated OER
Breaking News English: The Mystery of America's Vanishing Bees
In this English instructional activity, students read "The Mystery of America's Vanishing Bees," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Curated OER
If the Forests Could TAlk
Third graders research insects using the internet sites provided. They research the role of insects as pollinators for plants, and the impact they have on our ecosystem. They participate in various activities/centers utilizing the facts...
Curated OER
Are Cellphones Killing Honeybees?
Students read an article about how honeybee are sensitive to the electromagnetic fields generated by cellphones. In this ESL lesson, students work as partners to complete a table of information relating to the many bee species in...
Curated OER
Thanksgiving Challenge
In this multiple choice worksheet about Thanksgiving, students read descriptions and choose the answer for the term being described. Students choose 10 answers.
California Academy of Science
The Heat is On: Cause and Effect and Climate
The higher the number of letters in the final word for the National Spelling Bee, the higher the number of people killed by venomous spiders. Obviously, those two facts correlate, but no causation exists. Scholars view data based on...
Curated OER
Animals A to Z: Shark
In this shark worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts about a shark to gain an understanding of the animal's characteristics.
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Animals A to Z: Koala
In this koala worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts about a koala locating 10 errors of punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar while working toward gaining an understanding...
Curated OER
Insect Crossword
In this insect facts learning exercise, students use the factual definitions about insects to complete the twenty four questions crossword puzzle.
Curated OER
State of Maine
In this Maine worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about the state of Maine. Included are facts about history and famous people.
Curated OER
All A-buzz About Math
Second graders participate in Math-Eze activities to comprehend word problems. In this word problem lesson, 2nd graders recognize why a hexagon is the best shape for a beehive. Students calculate how far bees must travel to find 2 lbs....
Curated OER
Insects
In this insects and bugs worksheet, students choose the multiple choice answer that answers 15 questions or facts about insects and bugs correctly.
Curated OER
Lions at Lunchtime
In this lions crossword puzzle instructional activity, students discover, locate and answer five across and five down facts about lions and their habitats.
Curated OER
Understand the Difference Between Fiction and Non-Fiction
In this fiction and non-fiction worksheet, students cut out 9 sentence strips, read them, and classify each of them as fact or fiction.
Curated OER
Writing Poetry About the Meadow
In this writing poetry about the meadow worksheet, students, after completing a lesson on meadow habitats, read the poem "Over in the Meadow" and then write additional stanzas using rhyming words and facts from the habitat lesson.
Curated OER
Chalkboard Challenge
In this PowerPoint, students compete in a quiz show game similar to Jeopardy in which they generate questions to match science facts in a number of categories. Science concepts covered include plants, animals, and matter. Due to the vast...
Curated OER
Symbols of Georgia
In this Georgia worksheet, students complete a 16 question fill in the blank on-line interactive quiz about the state of Georgia. Students complete sentences about the capital city, state bird, flower, gemstone, fish, song and famous...
Agriculture in the Classroom
Pumpkins... Not Just For Halloween
Celebrate fall with four pumpkin themed hands-on activities! After learning about pumpkins, scholars complete two activity sheets that reinforce estimation and word problems. They then plant pumpkin seeds and bake a pie in a bag.
Curriculum Corner
Bugs and Flowers Math and Literacy Centers
The sun shines, flowers bloom, and bugs fly—it must be Spring! Add a cheerful theme of bugs and flowers to math and literacy centers. Scholars take part in an assortment of activities designed to reinforce concepts such as identifying...