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Truth or Hogwash
Explore the history of domesticated pigs and their important byproducts. After discussing the use of pigs, class members create game boards describing the animals. While playing the game, they determine if the answers are true or...
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The Quicker the Better? Food Processing
Sixth graders evaluate the nutrition of various foods. In this healthy eating lesson, 6th graders discuss the processing of many common foods and what this means. Students identify and research unfamiliar ingredients in processed foods...
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The Food Safety Team at Restaurants
Students study who is involved in processing and keeping the food safe in dining out situations. They examine the procedures restaurants take for cleanliness and safety while identifying the role of the Food Code in restaurant inspections.
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The Pizza Puzzle
Students identify the origin and preparation of the main ingredients in pizza. They identify the food safety procedures followed in a pizza factory and then prepare and eat a pizza in class.
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The Six Kingdoms
In this classification worksheet, learners complete a chart listing the characteristics of each of six kingdoms. They write definitions for three terms.
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Beginning Sentence Completion Exercise 30
In this beginning sentence completion exercise 30 worksheet, students working online, complete 10 sentences by selecting the correct word(s), with immediate feedback.
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Addition word problems
In this addition word problems learning exercise, students solve addition word problems containing one and two digit numbers. Students complete 6 word problems.
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Math Word Problems: Add and Subtract
In this word problem activity, learners complete a set of 6 simple word problems. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Soil: Food Mapping
Pupils examine the concept of food mapping . In this agriculture instructional activity, students explore food and agriculture systems in the United States in the past and today. Pupils complete food mapping activities.
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What's Bugging You?
Students examine the effects of pests on other organisms, crops, and the environment. they construct an insect observation chamber and discover how some insects can be pests in some situations and beneficial in others. They write "pest...
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The Mysterious Plant Caper
Students investigate the basic parts of plant and that plants are living things which require water, air, light and nutrients for survival. They do this through a series of scientific experiements and multi-curricular hands-on activities.
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Describing Animals
Students investigate different types of pets. In this pets lesson, students discuss a variety of animals and their habitats. Students complete activities such as pet pictionary, pets as fashion accessories, role playing pet ownership,...
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Line graphs
In this line graphs instructional activity, learners read 2 line graphs and answer short answer questions about them. Students answer 5 questions for each graph.
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Making Predictions
Students explore the concept of probabiility and outcome through several decision making activities. Making accurate predictions in daily life including weather forecasting, stock market selections, or job changes are all dependent on...
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Biological Communities
Students identify consumers and producers in different communities. Students collect a variety of soil samples and record organisms found in the samples.
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Water Pollution Graphing Activity
Students describe and identify the link between land use activities within a watershed and water quality. They evaluate the quality of a "water sample" ( a bag of skittles), graph their results, and form a hypothesis about the land use...