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Micro-organisms
Students learn what a micro-organism is. In this micro-organism lesson, students understand that micro-organisms may be too small to see. Students learn microorganisms could be bacteria, fungi, something beneficial or a harmful microbe....
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Microbes and Climate
Students examine how microbes play a role in the climate system. In this climate lesson students complete an activity, create a PowerPoint presentation and present it to the class.
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The Web of Life - Ecosystem
Students examine the concepts of ecosystems and interdependence. They construct block pyramids to demonstrate interdependence, and map off an area to observe and identify animals. They create food chain mobiles and play a web of life game.
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My Habitat Address
Sixth graders draw a habitat and write about what they would need to survive in the habitat. They define the input of items such as materials, energy, and information, and what goes out of the habitat. They play a "Habitat Address" game,...
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Permafrost: Permanently Frozen Ground
Students explore permafrost. In this 3 states of matter lesson, students identify characteristics of solids and liquids. Students observe water and soil melting and freezing at various temperatures. Students make...
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Putting It All Together
Learners complete activities to learn about the shapes and their vertices. In this shape recognition lesson, students discover the rule linking the number of sides with the number of vertices for shapes. Learners categorize...
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Forest Ecology
Learners examine the different plants and animals in British Columbia. In this forest ecology lesson students explore how ecosystems work, classify animals and investigate food webs and chains.
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Build a Snowplow
Pupils design and build a snowplow using LEGO materials. They compete in an Engineer's Challenge to clear a path through Styrofoam peanuts.
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Fractions: Adding Same Denominator
In this math learning exercise, students look for the answers to the addition with fractions of the same denominator. There is a button at the top of the page for the answers.
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Webbing the Food Chain
Students compose a visual representation of the food chain cycle using Inspiration educational software.
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Soild Waste and Recycling
In this unit of lessons, students examine solid waste and recycling. They discover the concept of decomposition. They also observe the decomposition process and make observatins.
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How Big Is Your Heart?
Students complete a performance about the heart. In this heart lesson plan, students learn about the heart functions and then perform them.
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Rainforests
Students watch a video about the rainforest and create a large wall mural of rainforest features. Students write a first person point of view article by an endangered rainforest animal and discuss logging.
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March Market
Students role play a living wetland food web. They trace the food web associated with the items in their lunch.
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Compost Columns
In this unit of lessons, students examine the role of compost columns and recycling. They create a KWL chart about garbage in Chicago. They also examine life cycles and packaging of everyday products.
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Earth's Recyclers
Middle schoolers work together in groups to report on different topics related to decomposition. They answer questions and share their answers with the class. They discuss any topic that is unclear.
Study Pad
Splash Learn: Decompose Numbers (11 to 19) Into a Ten and a Few Ones
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using ten frames and number sentences, students will practice decomposing numbers into tens and ones.
Student Achievement Partners
Illustrative Mathematics: Three Composing/decomposing Problems [Pdf]
For this grade 2 lesson, students use base ten blocks to compose and decompose numbers.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Ways to Make 10 a Lesson on Decomposing
Young scholars will learn what it means to represent a number in different ways and will begin to explore decomposing numbers. Included is a detailed lesson plan, link to an online game, worksheet, center ideas, and a "Ways to Make 10"...
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Nearpod: Decomposing Numbers to 10
In the lesson on decomposing numbers, students will use number bonds to help them decompose numbers up to 10. They will also review key vocabulary terms, like decompose, number bonds, parts, and whole.
Other
Nearpod: Composing & Decomposing Numbers 11 19
In the lesson on composing and decomposing numbers, students will use number bonds and ten frames to help them compose and decompose numbers 11-19.
Starfall
Starfall: Compose & Decompose Numbers
This learning game focuses on adding tens and ones to fill candy orders and deliver them.
Student Achievement Partners
Illustrative Mathematics: Addition and Subtraction Fluency Set of Tasks [Pdf]
Students explore the relationship between addition and subtraction and develop an understanding of decomposing numbers in different ways in this first-grade lesson plan.
K-5 Math Teaching Resources
K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Decompose a Factor [Pdf]
Students will learn how to determine the product by decomposing the factors.