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Cell Vocabulary Review Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Can science scholars describe a nucleus without mentioning DNA, or a chloroplast without mentioning the color green? Test their organelle understanding through an exciting card game. Groups take turns guessing the correct organelle or...
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Metaphor: Parts of the Body

For Teachers 7th - 8th
For this metaphor--parts of the body worksheet, learners participate in describing parts of the body by utilizing metaphor phrases for a stronger description of key terms.
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Physical and Chemical Properties

For Students 9th - 10th
In this length learning exercise, learners read about the properties of carbon. Students also decide which of the given phrases go with which compound.
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Postcard to Mom

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research the stages a lobster larvae passes through. in this lobster lesson plan, students pretend as if they are the lobster larvae and write a postcard to their lobster mother describing the changes they have been through....
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Describing Chemical Reactions

For Students 10th - 12th
In this chemical reactions instructional activity, students fill in 12 blanks with the appropriate terms related to chemical reactions. They also indicate if 4 statements are true or false and match 7 words with their descriptions....
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Magnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
In this physics worksheet, students complete each of the statements with the correct word or phrase. Then they match each of the words listed on the left with their correct descriptions on the right.
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Graffiti Hurts

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the economic and social consequences of graffiti. They complete a handout, list their feelings about graffiti, and explore the Graffiti Hurts website.
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California Academy of Science

Poetic Reflections

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Poetry is a wonderful way to explore language, express topical understanding, and incite creative thinking. After a trip to the local natural history museum (or zoo), learners write an acrostic or a cinquain poem describing one of their...
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Texas State Energy Conservation Office

Investigation: Concept Mapping Fuels

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
After reading an article, "Fuels for Everything," collaborative groups create a concept map poster of the transportation and non-transportation fuels. This makes a strong introduction to the different types of fuels used for transportion...
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Showdown in the New Wild West

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What is the root of the conflict between ranchers and environmentalists? Middle schoolers write their impressions of what an environmentalist is and does. They read the New York Times article "In New Wild West, It's Cowboys vs....
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Over the Rainbow with Isaac Newton

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study rainbows and do an interdisciplinary assignment that includes poetry and a science experiment.
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Ladies Taking Over the Labs

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the lives and accomplishments of the many women who have made tremendous strides in the various fields of science.
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Pumpkin Patch Fun!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research a website to find out about pumpkins. In this pumpkins lesson plan, students research the site, make a review sheet for another group to complete, draw a pumpkin, and write a summary about their learnings.
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Structures and Materials

For Students 7th - 12th
In this materials worksheet, students will review different types of materials and the structures that can be made using these materials. This worksheet has 7 fill in the blank, 6 matching, 1 short answer, and 6 multiple choice questions.
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DNA Vocabulary Review

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this DNA worksheet, students review vocabulary words associated with DNA, DNA replication, and gene expression. This worksheet has 13 matching questions.
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Ancient Creature of the Deep

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students compare and contrast the coelacanth, a living fossil, with a moray eel and a bull shark. They complete a Fish Anatomy worksheet while researching the skeleton, body coverings and buoyancy of each fish.