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Combining Clouds and Art in the Classroom
Students observe landscape paintings consisting of cloud formations. In this identifying cloud types instructional activity, students discover different cloud types and characteristics by looking at paintings. Students paint their own...
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Classroom Quilt of Cultures
Students discuss the similarities and differences in their cultural traditions. In this quilt of cultures lesson, students sing and dance to "Smile at your Neighbor." Students write down their favorite food, holiday, family...
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Shopping for a Party
Second graders produce a budget for a party. In this money management lesson, 2nd graders create a budget for an imaginary party they will have based on a $20.00 limit. Students observe a video clip in class discussing...
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Weather "Whys" : Introduction to Weather
Students discuss weather forecasts and different types of weather. In this weather instructional activity, students observe the weather and learn a weather song. They listen to a story and see weather measurement tools.
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Let's Have a Fiesta!
Students prepare for a Mexican fiesta. In this Mexican fiesta instructional activity, students listen to Too Many Tamales and plan a Mexican Fiesta. Students will divide the jobs of making decorations,and preparing food and drinks....
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Insect Travel Brochure
Learners explore the concept of insects and their habitats. In this insect habitat lesson, students create travel brochures for particular insects. Learners must include habitat, producers, and consumers with in the vacation...
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Sources of Electricity
In this online electricity worksheet, students are asked 10 questions about electric current and battery energy, an online answer key provided.
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Who Has the Data? Monitoring Coral Reefs
Students access data to characterize coral reefs. In this scientific research lesson, students access data and explain the need for such data when monitoring coral reefs. They will identify and explain three major threats to coral reefs.
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Keeping Watch on Coral Reefs
Students investigate the dangers Coral Reefs face by investigating satellite images. In this environmental protection lesson, students utilize the Internet to discover the types of satellites and sensors used to provide...
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Asthma: Grades 3-5
Young scholars discuss the health effects of asthma. In this asthma instructional activity, students answer questions about their own history with asthma or difficulty breathing. They create a pamphlet to go in a doctor's office to...
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Obesity: Grades 3-5
What is obesity and what are some steps that can help? Investigate obesity by having your class read and discuss articles about obesity. Students gain knowledge about body mass index, the food pyramid, being overweight and dieting. They...
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Germs: Grades K-2
Learners demonstrate knowledge about germs. In this health lesson plan, students investigate what germs are, how to protect the skin by comparing the skin to apple skins, and the proper hand washing technique for getting rid of...
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Fair Shares
Students investigate division by sharing food items with their classmates. In this division instructional activity, students are given a food item which they must equally share among the class using division. Students predict...
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Honing in on Hummingbirds
Young scholars explore ruby-throated hummingbirds. In this cross-curricular hummingbirds lesson, students listen to the book The Mystery of the Missing Hummingbirds and choose related topics to research with a partner. Young...
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Dear Presidential Diary
Students discover how a president spends the day. In this presidential history lesson, students research primary sources in order to write their own diaries for presidents that include suggestions of laws, managing personnel, budgeting,...
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Ecological Dilemmas in Wetlands
For this ecological dilemmas in wetlands worksheet, students select a topic, use the links to websites for research, describe the topic, explain its impact on wetlands, identify alternatives and decide on possible...
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Medieval Clothing and Fashion
Students examine the clothing of medieval times. In this Middle Ages instructional activity, students view their instructor in the clothing of the era. Students then research the clothing worn by the people of the time period and create...
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Identifying Angles
Third graders analyze angles and determine if they are acute, right, or obtuse. In this angles lesson, 3rd graders study the definition and characteristics of each angle. Students then do a worksheet to identify the name of the angle.
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Art -- The Secret to Freedom
Fourth graders create a coded message in a quilt. In this art instructional activity students demonstrate the communication used by the Underground Railroad. Students work in a group to make a quilt with a code in it.
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Brown Bear Phonics
Students listen to Brown Bear, Brown Bear and imitate the style of Eric Carle in writing a sentence. In this writing lesson, students use the beginning and ending sounds of words to write an Eric Carle type sentence. ...
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Pumped Up Gas Prices
Students calculate gas prices. In this transportation lesson, students tally the mileage and gas costs of their car for one months. They figure out how much was spent on gas and create a graph showing average gas prices over time.
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A Day Without Agriculture
Second graders define and create a list of agricultural products. In this producers and consumers lesson, 2nd graders participate in a contest to find as many types of agriculture as they can. The student who comes up with...
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Agriculture Pays
Second graders role play one of the jobs related to agriculture and explain their role in getting one of the five "f's" of agriculture to the consumer. In this agriculture lesson, 2nd graders are assigned a role and a...
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Autism – What Is It?
Students create a poster about expected development versus observed behavior of a child with autism. In this health lesson plan, students describe the signs of ASD. They read and analyze a simulated case study.