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Iowa: Reading Comprehension

For Students 4th - 6th
For this Iowa reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and then respond to 10 true or false questions.
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Bison Gone: Appreciating Natural Resources

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students examine the effects of the loss of the bison after the Europeans arrived in North America. They conduct a demonstration using beans to demonstrate the difference between the number of bison before and after the arrival of the...
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Speedy Succession

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify how a pond can change into a grassland. An ecosystems instructional activity where learners identify pioneer and climax species, and recognize that ecological succession can take up to 100 years or more. Some...
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Dakota Dugout

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Dakota Dugout worksheet, students read the book Dakota Dugout and answer comprehension questions about it. Students answer 3 questions and then read other interesting facts about the book.
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Push or Pull

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the forces, push and pull. They conduct demonstrations of pushing and pulling. They examine the Nebraska state quarter for an example of pulling.
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Diversity - Grade 8

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders consider the diversity of the First Nations cultures in Canada. In this cultural diversity lesson, 8th graders research the cultural groups of the First Nations as well as their contributions to Canadian society. Students...
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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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Create a Wildlife Montage

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students find and cut out pictures of American wildlife animals and draw separate American wildlife habitats. They sort their pictures by habitat and then glue each animal onto the correct habitat. They label each picture with the name...
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The Mission of Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students comprehend the various aspects of the Lewis and Clark expediton. They complete an idea web. Students work in small groups. They recall some important aspects of the Lewis and Clark expedition by performing the Corps of...
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The Great Pollinators

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars discover the reproductive parts of a plant.  In this biology lesson, students identify and categorize several different plants they dissect in class.  Young scholars record their information using a data chart.
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A Growing Success

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a multimedia presentation as a culmination of a plant unit.  In this hyperstudio lesson,  students research from assigned sites and create a Hyperstudio stack.  Students write a cinquain. 
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Sharks

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students delve into a study of sharks. In this biology lesson plan, students explore how sharks use their senses to detect prey and understand that the sharks body parts help it float and make it more buoyant.
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Dynamic Wetlands

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students construct and observe a model of two different types of wetlands. In this wetlands lesson, students create a model of a wetland with constant drainage and a wetland that maintains a well-saturated soil. Students observe and...
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Introduction to the Nature Journal

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students create nature journals. In this introduction to the nature journal instructional activity, students discover the uses of nature journals and begin their own. Students are challenged to use vivid, concise terms in their...
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Identifying Seasonal Animal Behaviors

For Teachers K
Students discuss seasonal behavior of different animals. They participate in group activities and identify animals. They also examine the changes in seasons and how animals act differently in different seasons.
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Wild Work

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students visit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and explore the different careers offered by them. They ask questions and view the grounds.
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What Big Teeth You Have:

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make their own tooth impressions of a sharp and a flat tooth and compare the differences. They make impression of fossil teeth from dinosaurs comparing the sharp and flat teeth and learning about their uses.
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Self-Test Quiz: Wild Children Part III: Comparing and Contrasting

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this comparing and contrasting instructional activity, students are given pairs of sentences they must combine using the conjunction but.
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Which One Matters?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study the balance necessary to maintain ecosystems and how changing that balance can impact the ecosystem. They identify and discuss the need for balance in any ecosystem and discuss how greenhouse gases impact ecosystems.
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Worksheet #79 - American Pioneer

For Students 7th - 8th
In this American pioneer quiz activity, students advance their understanding of the early American pioneer days by answering ten fill in the blank questions.
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Is There A Fungus Among Us?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders classify fungus into two different groups. In this fungus lesson plan, 6th graders collect as many pieces of fungus as possible. Students then classify these pieces of fungus as saprophytic or parasitic. 
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Exploring Habitats

For Teachers 1st
Students analyze the difference between the human habitat and the different habitats of animals in the six lessons of this unit. The students' imaginations and literature are used to explore important aspects of the living environments...
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Ed Paschke

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine and discuss the artistic style and techniques of the artist Ed Paschke. They analyze various works of art by Ed Paschke, then choose an icon from art history and alter a photocopy of it using scissors and collage materials.
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From Bolls To Bolts

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate the concept of cotton manufacturing. The skills of setting statements in chronological order is developed. They are shown pictures of products and place them in order. The lesson includes background information for...