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Creature Features

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners examine why certain animals live in only specific places throughout the world. Using animals, they classify them based on their characteristics and identify their basic needs. They also observe and compare the life cycles of...
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Ant City

For Teachers K - 1st
Students develop an ant colony that adults and children can visit. Students create different areas including places where tourists can view live ants, play ant games, research facts about ants, and create ant art. Students serve as...
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A Tree of Life Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students solve a mystery of the identification of a unknown organism by comparing its morphological characteristics to those in a tree of life classification poster. They compare the observable characteristics of the specimen and...
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How Hot is Too Hot?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the scientific method to conduct experiments on the temperature effects on organisms. In this temperature effects on organisms lesson plan, 5th graders observe and record the hatching or the developing of organisms into...
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Food Web

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are able to define food web, and identify the interdependence of organisms within a system. They are able to describe how natural events and human activities can impact a food web.
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Rainforest Caterpillars Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are told that after they discuss and examine of rainforest caterpillars, they are going to create their own rainforest caterpillar based on the information they have studied. They are given the habitat scenarios on 3x5 cards.
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Oddball Out

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students examine 4 pictures in a row and circle the invertebrate that is different from the others. There are 4 rows of pictures. Answers are provided upside down on the page.
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Florida State Facts

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Florida worksheet, students learn about the history, motto, flower, and other interesting facts about the state by studying a chart. Students answer 10 questions about Florida. This is an online interactive worksheet.
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Home Spelling Practice: Greek Forms: arch, crat, demos, polis

For Students 7th - 8th
For this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words. All contain the Greek roots: arch, crat, demos, or polis. Students write each word one time. There are additional at-home activities listed.
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Metamorphosis Matching

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils view pictures of animals as they complete the metamorphosis from a larva to an adult. In this metamorphosis lesson plan, students view pictures and in the end are able to match pictures of a larva stage to an adult stage in...
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Habitats and Components School Forest Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders go on nature scavenger hunts. In this nature scavenger hunt lesson, 2nd graders explore the natural habitat of their school grounds and make observations regarding the objects and animals they find in the air, on the...
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Animal Quiz

For Students 4th - 10th
For this animals worksheet, students complete short answer questions in a quiz about all different kinds of animals. Students complete 30 questions.
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Rain Garden

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students build rain gardens. In this community service activity, students study the effectiveness of rain gardens in allowing water to run off. Students build a community rain garden at their school.
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Types of Scientists

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science learning exercise, students match each type of scientist listed in the left-had column to its correct description found in the right-hand column. There are 34 different scientists to match on the sheet.
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Identify the Compound Words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this compound words activity worksheet, students examine the 10 sets of words in rows and circle the compound word in each row.
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Invertebrates

For Students 9th - 12th
In this invertebrates activity, high schoolers read about the characteristics of the different groups of invertebrates. Then students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Spring Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this spring activity learning exercise, students use the 50 words in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.
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Searching for Spring ...

For Students 1st - 4th
In this spring activity worksheet, students use the 30 words in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.
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Spring Challenge

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this spring activity worksheet, students use the 79 words in the word bank to locate and identify them in the word search puzzle.
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Smarty Plants

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students examine plants and pollinators. In this plant biology lesson, students read The Power of Pollinators and identify the parts of the plant and the pollinators. Students design their own imaginary plants.
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Alaska the 'Poster State" For Climate Concerns

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read an article on Alaska and its climate concerns.  In this research lesson plan students create a poster that contrasts Alaska then and now that pertains to climate change. 
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Is That Your offspring?

For Students 4th
In this animal worksheet, study the names of animal offspring.  Students complete 2 word searches finding the offspring vocabulary in one and the parent names in the other.
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Weeds on the Windowsill

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students study farming and reasons to control weeds. They examine pesticides necessary for the control of weeds and the damage to the environment. Through experimentation, students plant seeds in different soils and determine if seeds...
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Plant Parts Resource Pages

For Students 3rd
In this plant worksheet, students study the names of plant parts and the function of each part. There are no questions associated with this page.