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California Academy of Science

Color Vision Genetics Evolution Simulation

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
At one point, all mammals carried only two color receptors, but now most humans carry three. An informative presentation and hands-on activity demonstrate how this evolved through genetics. By participating in the activity, pupils...
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Color Spectrum

For Students 3rd
What is a color spectrum? Simple, it's comprised of the colors of the rainbow. Have the classs read a passage about the color spectrum and then complete two short answer activities. 
Printables
Curated OER

Insects Word Wall

For Teachers K - 1st
In this vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 40 word and picture cards to learn the names of common insects. One set is in color, the other is black and white. These cards are intended to be used on a word wall.
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Curated OER

Word Search: Birds of Prey

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Find names of various birds of prey in this word search. It is unusually colorful in that each of the birds that must be found are pictured on the worksheet in full color! Very good.
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Curated OER

Magic Color

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover that a chemical reaction is responsible for the effects seen with Crayola Color Wonder markers. They observe that the color changes are the result of a chemical reaction between chemicals in the Color Wonder paper...
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SF Environment

Sort and Color!

For Teachers K - 1st
Sorting is a very important skill that can be used in math and even science. Learners get familiar with some environmentally friendly vocabulary terms as they practice separating objects that can be recycled from those that can't. They...
Activity
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Zebrafish and Skin Color

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
You may not know if that zebrafish in your fish tank is a model citizen—but it is definitely a model organism! What can we learn about ourselves from a tiny zebrafish? Discover more about the polygenic trait of skin color through a...
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PreKinders

Ocean Word Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Dive into ocean vocabulary with a set of 29 picture word cards. Each card presents a picture of an animal or item from the ocean in vivid color, as well as its name. 
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Light

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Let there be light in your classroom with a video that explains that light travels in waves, the electromagnetic spectrum contains seven colors, and the color of an object depends on which light waves it reflects and absorbs. With...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Farm Animal Cut and Paste

For Students K
Let's practice cutting and pasting! Kindergarteners color four farm animals and then cut out the back half of the animals and paste them on the correct front half. Farm animal names are included to help improve sight word recognition...
Assessment
Curated OER

Take-Home Midterm Exam #3, Part A

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Let your physics learners take this electromagnetic radiation exam home to show what they know. You could also use it in class or assign it as a review. The content covers concepts pertaining to color, wavelength, frequency,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Know your roots!

For Students 1st - 4th
Looking at an image of plant systems with their roots in the ground, learners determine which would be the most or least difficult to pull. They write short sentences describing which plant they chose and why. Intended for 3rd or 4th...
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WakeGOV

Plastic Sight Words

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Plastic math? Have young learners count and name the number of plastic items in their centers. Kindergartners match sight word cards to the number of plastics in a given group, while learning that plastics come in all different shapes,...
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Nuffield Foundation

Investigating How We See Colour

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Can you eyes be fooled into seeing colors that aren't actually there? Budding scientists view a presentation that addresses this topic. They explore how their eyes interpret color through the retinas and messages sent to the brain. They...
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Curated OER

Plant Part Exploration: Stems

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Explore water transport in plant stems using this fun experiment! Your scientists will start by reading Stems by Vijaya Bodach. Then, activate prior knowledge about plant stem functions and water transportation....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Raven Chapter 35 Guided Notes: Plant Form

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
The ups and downs of plant vascular tissue are described by your beginning botanists as they complete this worksheet. Xylem and phloem are defined and identified on actual color photographs. Functions of the different types of meristem...
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Curated OER

Color Splash

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate density. In this density lesson, students conduct an experiment using food coloring. Students observe the differences in mixing food coloring in water and oil.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cut and Paste Seasons

For Students 1st - 2nd
A fun activity for learning about the seasons, this activity includes eight pictures which correspond to specific seasons. For example, pictures of a sled and mittens are provided to represent winter. To complete this cut and paste...
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Curated OER

Kindergarten-sight Words Fall Colors

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners listen to the poem Fall Colors and find their favorite Fall color.  In this Fall color lesson, students recognize the Fall color words.  Learners make leaf prints with their favorite colors. Students talk about their...
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Curated OER

Word Search: Perching Birds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this word search worksheet, students will find and circle the names of 18 different types of perching birds. Realistic, color pictures accompany the name of each bird.
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Curated OER

A Horse of a Different Color

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Elementary schoolers explore the wide variety of horse coat colors and reproduce an existing color as well a create their own horse coat color. There are two fine worksheets embedded in this plan that learners use to crete these coat...
Learning
Serendip

Cell Vocabulary Review Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Can science scholars describe a nucleus without mentioning DNA, or a chloroplast without mentioning the color green? Test their organelle understanding through an exciting card game. Groups take turns guessing the correct organelle or...
Unit Plan
Core Knowledge Foundation

Third Grade Skills Unit 7: What’s in Our Universe?

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Over four weeks, third graders participate in lessons that boost spelling, grammar, reading, and writing skills. Scholars explore spelling patterns, suffixes, singular and plural possessive nouns, quotations, and conjunctions....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Trace and Color: Airplane

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this transportation-themed coloring activity, students color the picture of an airplane and then practice printing the word airplane by tracing the dotted lines.

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