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An Automobile Phylogenetic Tree
Students construct a phylogenetic tree for various automobiles and trucks after considering important characteristics of these "organisms". They work in small groups to construct the trees and complete a set of questions then they...
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An Automobile Phylogenetic Tree
Students study a list of cars and trucks and think about characteristics that can be used to show an "evolutionary relationship". From the characteristics they identity, students construct a phylogenetic tree to show how the automotive...
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Encouraging Inquiry-Based Research
Students categorize questions they generate in preparation for pursuing answers that expand their existing knowledge. They create KWL charts and respond to journal questions to enable them to inquire to their fullest capacity.
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Hide and Seek with Bones: A Mapping and Scaling Comparison
Young scholars examine and simulate how paleontologists map objects. They hide and find objects using a grid to map the objects' placements.
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Ecosystems
Young scholars work in small groups to create a poster illustrating the flow of energy through a typical ecosystem, then present their posters to the class.
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Lesson 3 - Water Above the Ground
Learners define surface water, drainage basin or watershed. They investigate what affects runoff in a drainage basin. They complete lab sheets and worksheets.
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Label Your Body
Students assimilate the names of the parts of the body. They practice spelling body part words using a worksheet. They trace the outline of their bodies, add features and label the body parts from the vocabulary list.
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What Can You Learn About Dinosaurs by Watching an Ostrich?
Students often find dinosaurs interesting. However, it is doubtful that they have actually thought about the process by which scientists (and film animators) develop working models of dinosaurs. Reproducible worksheets provide...
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Lesson Plan #2- Phases of the Moon
Young scholars create phases of the moon out of white paper plates. Students utilize the created phases of the moon to practice sight identification. A classroom competition is held in order to determine who is best at identifying the...
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What Is That Bubblin¿¿¿ In My Back Yard?
Students create a map plotting local sites the Environmental Protection Agency has on its EPA Regulated Sites list. They discuss the need for citizens to, at a minimum, be aware of potential pollution hazards in their community.
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Fishing for El Nino
Young scholars explain why fish are in their usual location from the perspective of a worker on a fishing boat. They use clues clues, research, and a fake letter from their friend in North Carolina to determine the cause is El Nino.
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Human Heart Anatomy
Students identify the 4-chambers and major blood vessels of the heart and
construct a model of a 4-chamber heart. They sketch their model, identify the chambers/vessels, state the condition of the blood in each chamber/vessel, and...
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Color Me: Seashore Creatures
In this color me worksheet, young scholars color and illustrate four common seashore creatures: aggregate anemone, red crab, ruddy turn stone and pacific walrus.
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Color Me
In this color me worksheet, students color and illustrate four tropical fish: blue head, queen trigger fish, Garibaldi and blue-striped grunt.
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Color Me
In this color me worksheet, learners color and illustrate four common African mammals: Thomson's Gazelle, giraffe and zebra and Patas monkey.
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Color Me
In this color me worksheet, students color and illustrate four urban mammals: red fox, white-tailed deer, eastern gray squirrel and eastern cottontail.
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Color Me
In this color me worksheet, students color and illustrate four Australian and Tasmanian mammals: red kangaroo, numbat, little red flying-fox and Tasmanian devil.
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Color Me
In this color me worksheet, pupils color and illustrate four Australian birds: comb-crested jacana, Dollarbird, chestnut-breasted mannikin and sacred kingfisher.
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Color Me
In this color me worksheet, pupils color and illustrate four common Australian parrots: Budgerigar, Crimson Rosella, Rainbow Lorikeet and Cockatiel.
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Color Me
For this color me worksheet, students color and illustrate four unique birds: house finch, ferruginous hawk, ruby-throated hummingbird and rose-breasted grosbeak.
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Insects?
Learners classify animals. In this insects and bugs lesson, students discuss the characteristics of insects and other closely related animals such as spiders, ticks and centipedes. Learners talk about the differences between insects and...
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World Climate Growing Zones
Students create a map showing where crops would be grown around the world. In this crops lesson plan, students show how the world climate would produce different parts of the world at different times. Students fill out worksheets.
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Reinforced Concrete Bridges
Students analyze bridge designs and functions. In this reinforced bridge lesson plan students brainstorm bridge ideas, divide into teams and give an oral presentation to the class to show them their bridge design.
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Periodic Pencil Classification-Understanding Chemistry's Cornerstone
Students study the periodic table and the elements. For this chemistry lesson students complete a group lab activity and relate it to the periodic table.