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Beans and Genes/Genetic Probability

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use 2 sets of colored beans to represent the genes of an organism. In this genetic probability lesson plan, students use the colored beans to represent the genotypes of offspring which they pull out of a box at random...
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Problem Solving

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice problem solving strategies. For this problem solving lesson, 2nd graders use strategies such as guess and check, acting out, drawing pictures and looking for patterns to solve problems. Students work in groups to...
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An Apple A Day

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders brainstorm a list of how they can tell if someone feels bad about themselves. As a class, they describe three different apples shown to them. Individually, they cut out shapes of apples and color them to place them on a...
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Shapes

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discuss different shapes each day of the week. Students connect shapes they are learning to shapes they see in the real world.
Worksheet
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Shape Flower

For Students 1st
In this shape recognition worksheet, 1st graders identify colors and shapes by coloring the flower according to the shape recognition directions.
Worksheet
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Color My Shapes 4

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this coloring shapes instructional activity, students recognize the shapes of a circle, oval, and triangle. Students use the color key to color the shapes for the butterfly image.
Lesson Plan
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The Wonderful World of Colors

For Teachers 1st
First graders imagine what life would look like in one color, then many. They play a game with colored cards where students call out the names of colors. They match colored cards with objects of same color. They read "The Color Box."
Worksheet
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Shapes, Colors, and Sizes Spelling Quiz

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling quiz worksheet, students study the four multiple choice options for the shape, color, and size words. Students then write the letter of the correctly spelled word in the blank.
Worksheet
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Graph Groups (Two Colors)

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this graphing worksheet, students count the colors of the shapes given to them, and put them into a graph representing a bar graph. Students complete 5 problems.
Worksheet
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Aquatic Shapes

For Students 4th - 6th
In this artistic activity, students utilize a set of twelve aquatic shapes for their dioramas, posters, book covers and stick puppets. Students in addition color each shape with vibrant colors.
Lesson Plan
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Leaf Identification

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify different leaf types. They examine their patterns, shapes and colors. They complete a worksheet to end the activity.
Handout
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany)

EMD PTE

For Students 9th - 12th
You can't tell by the title, but this is a functional periodic table of elements. Incorporating bright colors, lucid text, and easily operated features, this application serves as a valuable reference tool for your chemistry class.
Worksheet
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Find the Pictures

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
There are hidden pictures here, but scholars must find the rhyming words to uncover them. They follow directions by coloring in only the shapes that rhyme with a given sound. Although the pictures aren't that well hidden, this puts a fun...
Activity
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Torn Insect Art

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Sometimes the best way to drive home a concept is through an art project. Here is a quick and easy activity that can help learners remember or become more familiar with the parts on an insect's body. They tear brightly colored paper into...
Activity
Exploratorium

Bird in the Cage

For Teachers 5th - 9th
When your life science class is learning about the eye and how it works, you can add this activity as a demonstration of how the retina holds an afterimage. After staring at a red, green, or blue bird shape, pupils glance at a cage and...
Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Chromium Oxidation States

For Students 6th - 12th
Colorful chromium is captivating! Science sleuths solve a series of puzzles using an interactive resource. Individuals relate the oxidation states of chromium to the colors produced when the compound is placed in acidic or basic solutions.
Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Mixing Paints

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Let's paint the town equal parts yellow and violet, or simply brown. Pupils calculate the amount of blue and red paint needed to make six quarts of brown paint. Individuals then explain how they determined the percentage of the brown...
Activity
American Museum of Natural History

Feed the Birds

For Students 6th - 12th
Scholars use a large carton, string, an emery board, and bird food to create a hand-made bird feeder. After completing the craft, pupils keep a journal to track their observations.
Worksheet
K5 Learning

Rocks

For Students 4th Standards
Five short answer questions follow an informational reading passage that details the three different types of rocks—sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic—and their rock cycle.
Lab Resource
Steve Spangler Science

Boo Bubbles Bouncing Smoke – Dry Ice Bubbles Experiment

For Teachers K - 9th
Don't let your lesson plans go up in smoke—unless they include Boo Bubbles, of course! An engaging laboratory mixes liquid soap and dry ice to create smoky bubbles that burst on impact, making it the perfect way to celebrate Halloween in...
Worksheet
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Autumn Word Leave- Templates and Word Leaves

For Students K - 2nd
For this autumn word vocabulary worksheet, learners work with autumn word templates and word leaves. They write their own words on six different shaped leaves. They work with word leaves, color vocabulary word leaves, grade one and two...
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Quilting Through the Civil War and Underground Railroad

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students design a quilt. In this Civil War and Underground Railroad lesson plan, students discuss the Civil War and Underground Railroad. Students look at quilts from the Civil War and discover how they were used to help slaves escape....
Lesson Plan
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Coral Reefs, Polyps and Heads

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore coral communities. They explore a coral polyp and build a coral head.
Worksheet
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Pies and Percentages--Learning About Pie Graphs

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this pie graph worksheet, learners draw a pie graph for the zookeeper with the data he collected, choose a different color for each animal species and make a key to the graph.

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