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A Snapshot of Science

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore physical and chemical changes. In this physical science lesson, 6th graders study vocabulary, discuss the changes they see in the world and look up information on chemical and physical changes. Students create...
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See It, Say It, Move It, Do It!

For Teachers K
Learn two new letters a week with this activity! After learning the two target letters, the class will make an alphabet video "performing" each letter. The letter's name, sound, and a motion associated with it will be included in the...
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars explore the challenges of the Lewis and Clark Expedition through a physical education simulation. In this cross-curriculum physical education lesson, students work in groups of three to log 8000 steps, stopping to...
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Decomposers- Nurse Logs

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners investigate temperate forest ecosystems. In this environmental lesson plan, students discover different forms of decomposition and its effect on the environment.
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Happy Feet, Healthy Food Journal

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders record their physical activities and eating habits in a journal. They place their answers in the workbook, Happy Feet, Healthy Food. They sketch and write about their weekly healthy habits.
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Flutter Farm

For Teachers 5th
  Students create their own butterfly garden and follow a participation plan to ensure that everyone will have a hand in the garden.  In this gardening lesson, 5th graders log their progress with their garden by taking photos,...
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Habitat Hopscotch

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore animal characteristics by participating in a bat environment game. In this natural habitat lesson, 3rd graders identify the physical anatomy of a bat and discuss their eating and sleeping habits. Students conduct a...
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Movie Music

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students discover film making by participating in a music performance.  In this performance arts instructional activity, students perform music and physical acting to convey an already written script for their peers.  Students...
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Extension Activities Mr. Popper's Penguins

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners read Mr. Popper's Penguins.  In this Mr. Popper's Penguins lesson, students record descriptive clues from the book.  Learners research Adelie penguins and compare and contrast to their local community. Students prepare...
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More Joy of Abstract Nouns 1

For Students 5th - 8th
Students are provided with a list of 20 adjectives that they must generate abstract nouns to match. For example, the first term, luxurious, would prompt the answer luxury. Directions for this activity explain that abstract nouns don't...
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Yes We Can! Students with Autism & Down-Syndrome on the Drums!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
To learn about various topics and improve their social skills, learners with special needs play along with music on drums and other sound objects. Teachers take digital pictures of the young scholars participation and use them to make...
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Parabolas in Flight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils utilize a trajectory formula in order to discover the physics of a thrown ball.  In this physics lesson, students videotape the trajectory of a thrown ball or basketball shot and analyze the action by breaking the video down...
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Language Arts/Science: Genetic Diseases Simulation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders engage inn role-playing activities as families caring for babies with genetic defects. A partial list of activities include: dressing the babies ( raw eggs), designing birth certificates, and recording a log of care,...
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Forest Floor Terrarium

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the aspects of a forest floor ecosystem, including decomposition, the water cycle, food webs, the needs of living things, and physical vs. chemical change over an extended period. In addition, students conduct observations...
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Written Document Analysis Worksheet

For Teachers 6th - 10th
In this writing and reference worksheet, young scholars identify and name the physical qualities of a document of their choice. Then they identify three major things the author stated that are important and why they believe the document...
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De-composers - Terrarium

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners explore the environment by building a mock ecosystem. In this rainforest analysis lesson plan, students define many environmental and rainforest related vocabulary terms and discuss the current status of our planet's...
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Defining the Difference Between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars examine microscopic life by conducting a scientific investigation. In this cell analysis lesson, students define the prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and discuss their word origins. Young scholars view each type of cell on...
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Persuasive Essay PowerPoints

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students address issues important to them by creating a PowerPoint presentation.  For this persuasive writing lesson, students discuss issues with their classmates that they wish to address through a persuasive essay they will...
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Test Your Vocabulary Skills - Abstract Nouns

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn that an abstract noun is a noun that does not have a physical form. Students write abstract nouns to match twenty adjectives.
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Test Your Vocabulary Skills- Abstract Nouns 2

For Teachers 4th - 6th
For this vocabulary worksheet, young scholars recall that an abstract noun is a noun that does not have a physical form. Students write a matching abstract noun for a list of twenty adjectives.
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First Grade Goes to the Zoo

For Teachers 1st
First graders summarize their trip to the zoo. In this summarizing lesson plan, 1st graders will study animals that they may see at the zoo including their characteristics and habitats. Once the trip is done, they create a word document...
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What's the Matter?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore matter.  In this matter and technology lesson, students locate examples of solids, liquids, and gases inside and outside the classroom, and record their findings in a graphic organizer.  Students listen to the...
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Another Trip to the Nurse's Office

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars consider the role of the nurse at their school. Using Internet resources and archived articles, they gather information regarding relevant health topics. Students use their information to create pamphlets on health...
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Be a Watershed - Create a Living River

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate water ways by conducting an experiment with classmates.  In this natural resources lesson, students define a watershed and identify where large ones are located within the United States.  Students utilize...