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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Twentieth Century Resumes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use the Alabama Virtual Library and other reference materials available in the library to create a resume for a twentieth century historical figure from United States history, science, or literature. The lesson is designed...
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: What Plants Need in Order to Survive and Grow: Water [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
A lesson unit where students work in small groups to conduct an experiment with two cacti to test whether plants need water.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Fishing for Facts!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson will involve a visit to the Library Media Center to research different sea creatures. Using an encyclopedia, learners will find two facts about their sea creature. Using the Internet, students will work in small groups to...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Who Am I? Learning With Biographies

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students often have difficulty differentiating between genres of books in the library media center. During this lesson, students learn to identify a biography and understand the types of information included in this genre. Students will...
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library:garden Lesson Plans: Fruit Salad Hold the Dna, Please [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
After learning about DNA and how it is used in crime scene analysis, learners take part in a lab activity where they extract DNA from ripened fruit.
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Japanese Seasonal Scroll Painting [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An activity where students learn about the art of Japanese scroll painting, and create their own scroll painting to reflect the seasonal changes in a garden. This is designed to be in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese garden, but...
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Gyotaku: Japanese Fish Printing [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An activity where students learn about the koi, an important symbol in Japanese culture, and create a gyotaku fish printing. This is designed to be done in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese garden but can be easily adapted.
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Japanese Stone Lanterns [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A study of the stone lanterns that can be found in Japanese gardens. Students will learn about their history and symbolism, and create lanterns of their own out of clay. This is designed to be in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese...
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Smelling Up a Storm [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
An investigation for younger students into the different scents that come from plants.