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Giant Pandas

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discover facts about the Giant Panda. In this Giant Panda lesson plan, students discuss where Pandas live and their habitat requirements. Students make a chart using the information they acquire. Students make Giant Panda dioramas.
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Exploring the Natural World of the Balkan Peninsula

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the different habitats in the Balkan peninsula. For this ecology lesson, students research about a species and create a 3D diorama of its environment. They present project in class and share their research findings.
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Dinosaurs - Real and Make Believe

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the differences between real and make believe dinosaurs, and identify survival techniques utilized by dinosaurs. They create dioramas illustrating dinosaurs using survival techniques.
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Solving Story Problems

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use a model to write and solve a story problem. They design a PowerPoint presentation outlining the steps to solve the problem. Students construct a diorama of a scene in the story problem.
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Children in the Fields

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research Hispanic child labor in California's agricultural period. They create dioramas reflecting the lives of migrant farm workers and political cartoons as produce crate labels, They illustrate farm scenes and hold a...
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Characteristics of Snakes and Turtles

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students examine the characteristics of snakes and turtles and compare/contrast reptiles with mammals. They watch a video, answer discussion questions, complete information charts, conduct Internet research, and create a habitat diorama.
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Author Study: Laura Ingalls Wilder

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read novel, Little House in the Big Woods, explore web sites and other resources devoted to author, Laura Ingalls Wilder, complete Venn Diagram showing ways they and author are alike and different, and create diorama, read...
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Then and Now

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students conduct research and use census data to compare different times and places. In this census instructional activity, students interpret data from charts and graphs, comparing census information from two time periods as well as...
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Where are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars construct their own diorama based on the life of a dinosaur. In this dinosaur lesson, students create models of dinosaurs and dinosaurs' eggs to explore the life cycle of this extinct species.
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Dinosaurs 1: Where Are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the time of the dinosaurs. In this extinction lesson, students watch a video clip about different dinosaurs and are asked about what they observed. Students talk about how dinosaurs hatched from eggs and compare that...
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Hernando De Soto's Trip Through South Carolina

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders become familiar with the explorations of Hernando DeSoto. In this DeSoto lesson plan, 4th graders recognize the routes and territories of DeSoto's explorations. Students use primary and secondary sources and research to...
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Electric Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research and create a diorama about energy of the 1740s. In this electric energy lesson, students use the Internet to research one of six energy topics. Students take the point of view of a person in the 1740s or a modern...
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Earth's Biomes

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine characteristics and animals of terrestrial biomes. In this Earth's biomes lesson, 10th graders view a PowerPoint, take noes, sort pictures, research biomes, and create a diorama of a biome for presentation.
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Hands on Biome-Building: Build a Forest

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners explore Earth science by identifying environmental factors. For this biome lesson, students discuss the importance of a functioning ecology and design a biome diorama. Learners utilize images of trees and plants which represent...
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Break an Egg

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students research antarctic wildlife and create a diorama and fact sheet to present their research to the class. They create an Antarctic explorer's journal.
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Bats and Boas Abound

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners investigate Puerto Rican boa constrictors and bats. In this animal science lesson, students read an article about the bats and snakes found in Puerto Rico. Learners use various art supplies to create a diorama of the habitat of...
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The Diary of Anne Frank

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read the Diary of Anne Frank. In this novel reading lesson, 8th graders read and analyze the story. Students do online activities and create a newspaper giving a summary of three major events in the story. Students answer...
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Native American Interdisciplinary Educational Unit

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students research various Native American stories and legends. They participate in reader's theater, write original legends, cook Native American foods, construct dioramas and view Native American art and artifacts.
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Future Weather Station/forecasting

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners study weather stations and how forecasting weather can change our lives.  In this creative lesson plan students create a diorama and describe how their future weather station works. 
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Conclusion of The Diary of Anne Frank

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students complete a diorama and a poster at the conclusion of The Diary of Anne Frank.  In this The Diary of Anne Frank lesson, students create a diorama of the setting and write an essay justifying their choices.  Students...
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Adapting to Seasonal Changes in the Environment

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss how plants and animals, including humans, adapt to climate and seasonal changes. They research the Colville people, and create dioramas that represent life during different seasons for Colville people.
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You Can Depend on Me

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students identify how they depend on others, and examine and discuss the images on the California Quarter Reverse. They view and discuss images of various habitats, complete a Habitat Research worksheet, and create a habitat diorama.
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A Comparison of the Play and Movie "Inherit the Wind"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read the play "Inherit the Wind" about the Scopes "Monkey" Trial. In groups, they choose their favorite scene and create a diorama dipicting the scene as they see it. They watch a recording of the play and compare it to their...
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The Polymer Schoolhouse

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study various objects and determine plastic and non-plastic.  For this creative lesson students get into groups and create a diorama to show the different properties they discovered. 

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