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Animal Diversity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine plants and animals for their similarties and differences. They are read stories and note how the animals in the stories do not have the qualities that real animals have. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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Colony Crops

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders determine which crops were grown in the 13 colonies depending on their climate and geography. They explore what crops are grown in the states created from the original colonies.
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Monitoring Oxygen Level

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students measure oxygen percentages in room air and air exhaled after they perform various activities. They explore various websites, and record and analyze the data from the experiments.
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Flipbook Succession

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils review succession charts for their native area before going to an outside site to view the changes. At the site, they follow the transect line and observe the changes in the plant life. They draw the changes on note cards that...
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Classifying Living and Non-Living Objects

For Teachers K
Students investigate living organisms and define the properties of a living species.  For this life characteristic lesson, students examine plants in their class and discuss whether or not they are alive.  Students create a...
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Humane Science Projects

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science learning exercise, students examine the list of possible science projects. They look for the characteristics that set apart these ideas as humane.
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Feathers for Lunch Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover different types of birds and the habitats in which the dwell. In this bird lesson, students read Feathers for Lunch, discuss bird facts, and build a bird habitat.
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Galapagos: Beyond Darwin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers identify plants and animals endemic in their local area after learning about the plants and animals of the Galapagos Islands. In this plants and animals lesson plan, students create an endemic garden on school grounds.
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Animal Diversity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore biology by completing science worksheets in class. In this animal anatomy lesson, students read the book The Adventures of Marco and Polo and identify the animals mentioned in it. Students examine a real life animal and...
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Ecology 8 Land Biomes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify and describe the main features of one land biome. After researching what a biome is, they give various examples of biomes around the world and in their backyards.
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Rainforest Caterpillars Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners 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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Biomes of the World

For Students 4th - 5th
In this biomes instructional activity, students read an article on biomes and answer 10 multiple choice, short answer or true and false questions relating to biomes.
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Go Fish!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the culture of the Kumeyaay. Using their text, they discover how they used their native flora and fauna in San Diego. They participate in a matching game and examine the types of organisms who make their home...
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Web of Life

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils collect information about various organisms in a forest ecosystem and create a mural that depicts organism interdependence. They then simulate a food web using a ball of string.
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Forest Food Web

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore the elements of a forest ecosystem. They examine the elements needed to form a forest food web. Students construct and describe food webs that include nonliving elements of the ecosystem.
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Ancient Ones, the Study of the Anasazi

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore relationships between man and nature. They examine the culture of the Anasazi and the importance of the natural resources around them. Students examine reasons for Anasazi people to leave this area.
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Collecting and Pressing Plants

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the study of native plants and classifying them according to a kind. They press them into a journal while identifying them according to species. Students compile the samples into a...
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Desinging and Using a Dichotomous Key

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are examine the purpose of dichotomous keys. In groups, they design their own in order to describe the characteristics of plants and weeds native to California. To end the lesson, they define new terminology associated with the...
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Plants

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this plants worksheet, students review the alternation of generations in plants and the function of seeds and flowers for plants. This worksheet has 11 short answer questions and 4 fill in the blank questions.
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School Yard Park/Ecosystem

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders observe and categorize different sections of a park and it's ecosystem. In this categorizing lesson plan, 5th graders collect different facets of nature from a nearby park (without disturbing the ecosystem). They map,...
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Transportation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners read about various modes of transportation for people, plants, and animals. In this transportation lesson, students read information about the transportation modes for people plants, and animals using water and land. Learners...
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Life Science Review for Grade 4

For Teachers 4th
In this life science review for grade 4 activity, 4th graders answer 25 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about life science.
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Cultivating Oklahoma's Future

For Teachers 8th
In this Oklahoma agriculture activity, 8th graders read and discuss information and vocabulary about new developments in agriculture. Students write essays on the future of agriculture in Oklahoma.
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The Role of Fire in Healthy Prairie, Brush and Forest Lands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast wildfires and prescribed fires. In this earth science instructional activity, students conduct a series of experiment to explore fire characteristics. They describe favorable...

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