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Curated OER

Hedgerows

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Hedgerows prevent soil erosion, capture pollutants running off fields, store carbon to help combat climate change, and provide homes for predators of many pest species. The biodiversity lesson begins with an activity that...
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Curated OER

Artificial Selection

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The second lesson in the series begins with a starter activity discussing wild versus domesticated animals. Then, scholars play a card game, with optional variations, to emphasize artificial selection. Next, they attend a field trip to a...
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Curated OER

Photosynthesis

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
We all know photosynthesis happens, but why should we care? Here is a unit that covers everything young scholars need to know about photosynthesis. Hands-on activities, assessments, and lectures guide pupils though the physiology of...
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Lerner Publishing

Teaching Habitats

For Teachers 1st Standards
What makes up a habitat? Use this resource to engage first graders in the exploration of desert, wetland, forest, and ocean habitats. Youngsters classify plants and animals into the four distinct habitats through drawings and cutting and...
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Core Knowledge Foundation

A Time for All Seasons - Fall

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
The weather is cooling down and the leaves are starting to change color; fall is right around the corner. Celebrate this special time of year with this earth and life science lesson series that teaches children about the...
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Core Knowledge Foundation

A Time for All Seasons - Summer

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
The sun is shining and the birds are singing, what better time to teach young learners about the fun season of summer. In this week-long science series, children learn how the rotation and orbit of the earth influence...
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Curated OER

Watch Them Grow

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the growth of plants and animals. Through research and observation, students create a habitat for specific plans and animals. As a group, they examine the similarities and differences of living things. Students identify...
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Curated OER

Cells: Structures and Processes

For Teachers 5th
Students explore the basic unit of life, the cell in this nine lessons unit. The cell structure of animal and plant cell functions and how they affect our world are probed in this unit.
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National Park Service

Fire Ecology on the Rim

For Teachers 9th - 12th
An engaging unit on wildfires includes three sections, including a background section with eight lessons and five activities, a field experience section with 13 lessons and five activities, and a conclusion section featuring an...
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Colorado Unit Writing Project

Fun with Phonemic Awareness

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
The phonemic awareness activities in this packet are designed to help kids develop skills in rhyming, syllabication, blending onsets and rimes, and beginning and ending sounds. Well worth a place in your curriculum library.
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Curated OER

Legends of the Fifth

For Teachers 5th
Students explore the the legends and myths of the Orient, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas in this six lessons unit. Different cultures and belief systems of the inhabitants of these areas are examined through storytelling techniques.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Plant Adaptations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize and explain how plants adapt to their environments.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Plant Adaptations

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of plant adaptations.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Third Grade: Life Science: Plant Adaptations to Environmental Changes

For Students 3rd
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discuses how plants respond to changes in their environment and some special adaptations in plants.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Adaptations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of how plants have adapated to their environments.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Plant Adaptations

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of how plants have adapated to their environments.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Nova Zembla: How Does Temperature Affect Plant Growth?

For Students 2nd - 4th
Viktor brought his pet plant on his trip to Nova Zembla. Help him figure out what to do to take care of the plant.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Tall Can a Tree Grow?

For Students 9th - 10th
Valentin Hammoudi investigates why Californian Sequoia trees have limited heights.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Sexual Deception of Orchids

For Students 9th - 10th
Anne Gaskett dives into the surprisingly complex ways orchids attract insects.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Seasonal Changes in Plants

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Have you seen the leaves of plants change colors? During what time of year does this happen? What causes it to happen? Plants can sense changes in the seasons....
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Habitat Destruction

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] From a human point of view, a habitat is where you live, go to school, and go to have fun. Your habitat can be altered, and you can easily adapt. Most people live in...

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