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Bison Calculations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discuss how animals are cared for when they are captured. Using calculations, they determine how much food and water it takes for one bison and compare their water intake to humans. They also compare their weight to that...
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What is a Ruminant?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the way bison eat and digest their food. Using a diagram, they follow the food from one compartment to the next. They discover that bison are ruminants and discuss why the bison need four stomachs.
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Bison Sites of Texas

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars locate bison-related sites on a map and identify important bison-related sites. The Bison has had a profound effect on the history of Texas and studenst discover the importance of the animal to the history of the state.
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Analyzing a Picture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine various photographs and identify three conclusions from them. Using the pictures, they write their own story based on their observations. They share their stories with the class and discuss how some of their...
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Student Guide: Evolution Videodisk from Videodiscovery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use this worksheet with the videodisk from Video discovery titled Evolution: Inquiries into Biology and Earth Science.Written because there is no computerized control program available, it is to be used with a standard videodisk...
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Everybody Needs a Rock

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine science non-fiction books in the 500 section of the media center. They listen to Byrd Baylor's, Everybody Needs a Rock, and write a sentence that tells why everyone does need a rock. They illustrate the sentence.
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Not Just For A Baby's Bottom

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the presence of talc in the geologic record. The different characteristics of talc is covered. The lesson includes background information for the teacher.
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Bone Thickness

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Pupils calculate the relative thickness of limb bones in five different species. They relate this to the strength and functions of the limbs by comparing and contrasting the values calculated from the bone measurements. They work in...
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Baby Brown Bears

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the letter and phoneme /b/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /b/ sound through riddles and tongue twisters. They identify the initial placement of the letter and sound using a...
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Sneaky Snake

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the letter 's'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They listen to a story and identify words with the /s/ sound by...
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Bioethics and the HGP

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze case studies using the rules and principles of ethics. They comprehend which rules and principles of theics are of great importance to the Human Genome Project. Students participate in mock student hearings.
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Science: The Age of the Redwoods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover how to estimate the age of redwood trees. They measure the trees' diameters by using string to calculate the circumferences. Students conclude by discussing the science of dendrochronolgy.
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AP Biology Chordates - Birds/Mammals

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students participate in a layered curriculum units with a variety of activities like: Library Research and choose one topic. Find 2 articles on the topic, cite the article, and summarize each article.
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Exploring the Internet for Information

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify and use the internet as a resource for information. They integrate the writing process and create a multimedia project using the information from an internet research. Projects can be created from Microsoft Word,...
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Pennies

For Teachers K
Students identify pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, and count groups of pennies up to ten. They identify the coins using coin manipulatives, count the pennies on a worksheet, and draw a picture on a two-cent stamp. Students then...
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D Pictures for Sorts and Stuff

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
For this word/picture association of upper and lower case letters Dd worksheet, students practice matching up thirty pictures with their actual words that begin with the letters Dd.
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Which Letter Comes First

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students match the words with the appropriate picture while deciding which letter belongs at the beginning of each word.
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Going Home...?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this going home worksheet, students brainstorm as many ways as they can to say good-bye to someone and set the ways they come up with to a melody.
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Spot the Differences

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
For this spot the difference worksheet, students analyze two pictures of sea creatures to determine the ten differences between two images.
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Connect the Dots: Fossils

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this social studies worksheet, young scholars will complete a dot to dot. Students will connect the dots from one to seventy-two to create an ancient fossil.
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Earth Time Scale

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students research the past eras in history including the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic and the Cenozoic.  In this time scale lesson students take part in a lab that allows the students a better understanding of the timeline of...
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Represent Rational Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students identify expanded notation and scientific notation. In this rational numbers lesson plan, students use a calculator to discover the powers of 10. Students practice writing numbers in expanded notation using powers of 10....
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The Letter Dd

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore the concept of the letter Dd.  In this letter recognition lesson, students are engulfed with items, movement, and music that begin with the letter Dd.  Students create crafts that help them learn and recognize...
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Making Craters

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars study craters and identify the different things that characterize craters.  In this crater lesson students create a model of an impact crater. 

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