Fourth graders, after reading "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen, explore/research what an Iditarod is and then create a speech about their selected musher and present their new found information to their classmates. In addition, they...

Learners investigate taxonomy. They explore some of the commercial marine species caught in Magdalena Bay and develop a classification system for presented animals.

Third graders explore why food chains are important. In this food chain lesson, 3rd graders break into small groups to represent parts of the food chain. Different amounts of food are given to each group and any spilled food will be...

Third graders create a labeled lunar diagram time line illustrating the lunar cycle using Internet resources. An assigned date/month is given to each student, and an online Moon Phase calculator assists them with their drawings.

Class members participate in a read aloud of an illustrated version of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. They discuss the tale,"A Fisherman and His Wife" to discover how fairy tales can help us think about our own situations. They also...

Pupils listen to a story about seashells. They discuss shelled animals. Learners describe the function of seashell. Pupils relate the function of a seashell to their own dwelling. They differentiate between shelled animals that make...

For this biology worksheet, students look for the answers to how to classify animals. They specifically focus upon the vertebrates while differentiating the characteristics from other organisms.

In this verb worksheet, students read 15 sentences and underline the action words. Students also underline the action words in a story.

In this amphibian worksheet, students will review the characteristics of the class Amphibia, including frogs and toads, salamanders, and caecilians. This worksheet has 3 short answer questions, 5 matching questions, 6 multiple choice,...

Most chordates are easy to identify because of the specific classification criteria of their phylum. But what about tunicates? Young scientists read a short explanation about why tunicates, or sea squirts, are considered to be members of...

With the descriptions of six different animal groups (amphibians, birds, fish, insects, mammals, reptiles), students match different examples of animals to their proper groups (lizard to reptiles, girl to mammals, etc). The activity...

In this life cycle of the frog worksheet, students read and assess comprehension. In this fill in the blank and sequencing worksheet, students write answers to sixteen questions.

In this animal classification worksheet, students read for information and comprehension. In this fill in the blank and multiple choice worksheet, students answer five questions.

In this deep ocean activity, students answer twenty questions after watching a video about the species that live in the deep ocean. Topics include jelly fish, hatchet fish, anglers, tubeworms, sea urchins, and plants that grow in deep...

Young scholars participate in a service project about improving air quality. In this air quality lesson, students understand the problems and solutions for improvement of air quality issues. Young scholars discuss and choose an air...

Third graders make a T-shirt. In this fish printing lesson, 3rd graders learn about Gyotaku and the history of fish printing. The teacher demonstrates how to do a fish printing for a T-shirt and then students make their own T-shirts and...

Third graders examine the life cycle of a salamander. In this life cycles lesson, 3rd graders view a PowerPoint presentation about the life cycle of a salamander. Students take the temperature of a toy salamander with a thermometer and...

In this science worksheet, students figure out the answers to 15 clues going across and down associated with vertebrate animals. Students fill in a crossword puzzle.

In this reading worksheet, 4th graders answer multiple choice questions by reading 1/2 page passages and answering comprehension questions. Students complete 25 questions.

Students investigate the cycle of life by observing tadpoles.  In this biology lesson, students utilize the Internet to read stories, observe pictures, and listen to sounds of frogs.  Students create a poster board collage...

Students explore various types and characteristics of fungi. In this fungi lesson,students view drawings of how mushrooms grow, examine samples of fungi and complete a handout.

Students investigate the Iditarod. In this last great race lesson, students explore and research the Iditarod race which takes place in Alaska.  Students explore a variety of websites and images to gather background information. A...

In this amphibian worksheet, learners read about the frog life cycle to complete the Venn diagram. They also answer 16 fill in the blank questions about frogs.

For this wild animals worksheet, students fill in the blanks or choose the correct words to sentences about wild animals. Students complete 47 blanks.