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Plant Life of the Rainforest
Students study pictures of tropical rainforests and discuss its stratified character. Students then work with a partner to make a scale drawing of the rainforest strata.
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Growing Stages of a Rice Plant
Third graders make a chart to compare the growth of a wheat plant verses the growth of a rice plant. In this planting lesson plan, 3rd graders study the growth of the 2 plants and show the similarities and differences.
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Wetlands Trees of Pennsylvania Puzzle
In this Wetland trees of Pennsylvania activity, students complete a crossword puzzle about the Wetland trees of Pennsylvania. Students complete 20 blanks in the crossword puzzle.
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Alkane Nomenclature Worksheet
This worksheet asks learners to work on alkane nomenclature. They name 2 straight-chain alkanes and answer 4 questions about branched-chain alkanes. In addition, class members name 5 branched-chain alkanes and draw the structures for 3...
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All About Arthropods
Use a dichotomous key to classify these squirmy bugs. A paragraph provides fifth graders with some background knowledge on the animal kingdom, and explains how to use a branching key for classification. They then determine which bugs...
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Name That Leaf
Take a walk through nature with a science experiment about leaves. Third graders use a branching diagram to group attributes of certain kinds of leaves, such as oak, pine, and chestnut. For extra practice, they can collect leaves and...
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Fetal Pig: Circulatory System
Step-by-step instructions for fetal pig dissection and viewing of the circulatory system is given in this exercise. Your young biologists match the names to the organs or label a diagram of the pig circulatory system. This resource...
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Bursting Blooms- Create an Early Spring
Students prune a tree. In this gardening lesson, students select a shrub or tree that has a lot of flower buds and use sharp pruners to cut sections of branches. Students place the cuttings into cool water and move into a...
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Distinguishing Between Flowers
A branching key is a great way to classify different types of animals and plants! Fifth graders answer several yes/no answers about three different plants. They then create their own key to differentiate between an iris, a rose, and a...
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Chickens: Our Fascinating Feathered Friends
Don't be too chicken for this worksheet! Fifteen questions about chickens help your young farmers learn about poultry and farms. There are lots of interesting sentences that they can complete, such as the fact that chickens like to roost...
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Classification/Taxonomy/Statistics Review
"Does King Phillip Cry Over Flimsy Grass Stems?" You might not answer that question with this exhaustive worksheet, but your biology class will get the full scoop on the hierarchy of biological classification with this resource. It...
US Department of Energy
Electric Avenue: Parallel and Series Circuits
Can you infer the wiring diagram of a series of lights based on their behavior alone? Scholars work with multiple boxes of four lights. They must flip the switch and decide how the lights are wired. By applying their knowledge of...
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Investigating STEM Cluster Careers
Science, technology, engineering, math—there are so many option in STEM! Using the resource, pupils identify and explore STEM career opportunities. They complete a vocabulary activity mat, crossword puzzle, and matching activity to learn...
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You've Got to Have Heart
After reading an excellent description of the human heart, fifth graders look at a drawing of a human body, and choose the circle they think represents where the human heart is found. There are four circles inside the character's chest....
Desert Discoveries
What's For Dinner?
Youngsters compare the teeth of plant-eating dinosaurs with those of meat-eating dinosaurs. The concepts of herbivore vs. carnivore are also introduced. There is an excellent worksheet embedded in the plan which shows five skulls of...
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Fungi - Review and Reinforce
Diagrams of possible fungi life cycles are printed on the worksheet for biology pupils to evaluate. Short-answer questions ask them to explain what a fungus is, how it obtains food, and what would happen if they ceased to exist. The...
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Honors Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Looking for a versatile worksheet on organic chemistry? If so, you might consider this resource. This resource asks learners to identify organic molecules, match terms with their definitions, determine bond angles and hybridization of...
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Organic Compounds
Your young biologists will find these slides very useful to help differentiate between the different nutritional components. The slides contain step by step details of the different levels of structure and function. These would be...
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Animal Nutrition, Variations, Adaptations & Regulation
Information about digestion of various food components is given in this PowerPoint. The diets of herbivores and carnivores are compared, and there are many diagrams giving details of their digestive system specializations. The...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Safety vs. Energy
Political cartoons are a poignant way to examine energy sources. This analysis handout has scholars examining a cartoon by Joe Heller (a link to his gallery is included for possible extensions). Background information reminds pupils of...
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Polymers
Present polymers to your chemistry class with this practical PowerPoint. Begin with a definition and the properties of polymer materials. Branch out into diagrams of polymer structure. Consider the two general types: addition polymers...
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Amazing Carbon
Explore carbon and bonding with this worksheet. First, class members read a short excerpt about carbon and its characteristics. In response to the reading, they draw an electron dot diagram of carbon as well as diagrams of compounds...
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Determining the Amount of Transpiration from a Schoolyard Tree
Students calculate the amount of water transpired by a single leaf and estimate that transpired by an entire rainforest.
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Uses of a Tree
Students identify and explore the resources we use that come from trees. In this reading comprehension lesson, students sort word cards about resources that come from trees into groups based on the type of resource.
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