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Practice Writing and Evaluating Conclusion Paragraphs

For Students 8th - 10th
In this writing conclusions worksheet, students practice writing and evaluating paragraphs written at the end of an experiment. They are given a hypothesis and a results sentence and they write a conclusion.
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Butterfly Life Cycle

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the life cycle of a butterfly. In this life cycle instructional activity, students read the book Monarch Butterfly by Gail Gibbons and discuss the four stages of the life cycle. Students illustrate the life cycle on...
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Fun with Flowers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make observations of flowers. In this life science lesson, students look at flowers, then draw and color their favorite flowers. Lesson includes extension activities.
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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Sunny Science

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students develop problem-solving, observation, and critical-thinking skills. In this early childhood lesson, students explore the topic of the sun as they notice shadows and light.
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Nouns and Adjectives

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this nouns and adjectives worksheet, students recognize nouns and adjectives. Students look at six sentences and pick out the adjectives, nouns used as adjectives, and nouns for each sentence.
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Native Beauty

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students plant wild flowers and maintain their garden. In this wild flowers lesson plan, students pick and prepare a gardening site, plant wild flowers, and maintain it everyday.
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Air Quality

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students participate in many activities examining air quality. They examine the purpose of a greenhouse and make predictions. They also collect data and make graphs and charts.
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Genetics Basics

For Students 9th - 12th
In this basics of genetics instructional activity, students review the concepts of genetic inheritance by writing the alleles for genetic traits inherited in offspring. They identify dominant and recessive traits given allele pairs,...
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Pollination

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this pollination worksheet, students read and assess comprehension. In this labeling and filling in the blanks worksheet, students answer fourteen questions.
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The Peanut Wizard

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the history of the peanut. In this social studies instructional activity, students read the book A Pocket Full of Goobers and examine the a peanut. Students discuss the peanut's characteristics and take notes on an...
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In Strawberry Fields

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss the origin of strawberries and employees involved with picking strawberries. For this algebra lesson, students discuss how much a worker who picks strawberry makes based on their flats. They create a table with the...
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Powerful Potato

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make food. In this agriculture lesson, 3rd graders learn about the history of the potato. Students then plant potatoes, harvest them, and make french fries, potato salad or potato soup.
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Parts of the Flower and Pollination

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students review the parts of the plant and recognize the parts that are important for pollination.  In this pollination lesson, students illustrate and label the parts of a flower.  Students compare different types of flowers.
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How Much Is an Ecosystem Worth?

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students examine the value of ecosystems. They read and analyze an article, evaluate ecosystem services, research the benefits of biomonitors, and design a public service announcement.
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Corn: An A-maizing Plant

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the corn crop. In this farming lesson, students identify which states are in the corn belt and read about the history of corn, its uses and its development and growth. Students dissect a corn kernel. Students discuss the...
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Exploring the Water Cycle

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the water cycle. In this water cycle lesson plan, students create an ecosystem within a 2-liter bottle. Students record scientific observations as they observe the water cycle within their ecosystem.
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History Detective

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the effects of the Great Exchange on the Americas.
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Exploring Forest Objects

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the forest. In this ecosystems lesson, students rotate through sensory activity centers, brainstorm, and read about temperate forests.
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Putting on Mass: Just how do Trees grow?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students articulate an explanation of photosynthesis. They identify problems they have with comprehension of how a plant gains mass. Students describe a historical experiment.
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Pizza Garden

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students get involved in growing veggies so they may start eating them more!
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What is a bird?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students sort birds by their physical characteristics. In this bird characteristics activity, students review bird characteristics and create beaks. Students discuss birds as pets.
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Pottery Traditions

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students make and decorate a replica of a North Carolina coiled pot after summarizing why archaeologists study pottery and how Indian people of North Carolina made and used coiled pottery.
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We're Building Heroes

For Teachers K
Students discuss their ideas of the qualities a hero possesses. In this attributes of a hero lesson plan, students construct a hero puzzle and identify qualities of a hero in storybook characters.
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Bird Beaks and Feet

For Students 4th - 12th
For this bird adaptations worksheet, students look at different bird pictures and determine what the bird eats and where it lives by looking at its beak and feet. Students complete a graphic organizer and 5 short answer questions.