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Economics: Products of South Louisiana

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the economy of Louisiana. In this economics activity, students examine the roles of farmers, processors, and distributors in food production and consumption. Students use flip cameras to record how selected products are...
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Hamburger Collage

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars review shapes and their cutting skills by making a hamburger collage. In this shapes lesson plan, students identify shapes that make up the food in a hamburger, cut out the food from construction paper, and create a...
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Fort Detail

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore U.S. history by participating in a scavenger hunt. In this Civil War lesson, students read assigned text discussing the many battles of the Civil War and the importance of a fort to the fighting parties. Young...
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The Price is Right, So Let's Make Change

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students estimate, calculate, and count back the amount of change needed from purchases made during small group activities.
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The First Americans

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in theatre activities to study American history. In this American history and theatre lesson, students work in groups to research a specific Native American group to investigate their lifestyle. Students then create...
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Birdseed Mining

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore the meaning of mining. In this Science/Math lesson, students engage in a small group activity to sort and calculate the value of seeds/beads.  Additionally, they are made aware of environmental damages which will effect...
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Exploring Limu Diversity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore limu diversity. In this ocean ecosystem lesson, students classify limu according to its physical properties. Students work in small groups to generate scientific observations and sort limu by characteristics.
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Active Lifestyle Challenge

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars, in groups, choose from a list of alternatives for recreational activities, transportation options, nutritional choices and other opportunities people have in their lives to make decisions which either benefits or has a...
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How Can We Keep Our Forests Intact and Have Our Chocolate Too?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore various methods of growing and harvesting rainforest foods in order to sustain its biodiversity. They discuss the various uses for trees from several viewpoints. Students research chocolate demand and land use...
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Coral Reef Lesson Plan Caution: Do Not Bleach!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explain five ways that coral reefs benefit humans and identify three threats to the reefs. They investigate the phenomenon of "coral bleaching" while examining ways to reduce threats to coral reefs.
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Colonization

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover where and why groups of people colonized and settled in the United States by building their own colonies. Using Kidpix, have students make a poster persuading all the other students to come live in their colony.
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A Thanksgiving Language Lesson!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders, in groups, create restaurants, menus, and advertisements to attract Thanksgiving Day customers.
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Extinction

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore reasons why the dinosaurs became extinct, and the specific needs (habitat, environment, food) of individual types of dinosaurs.
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Fun Photosynthesis

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, using large colored poster board, explore photosynthesis and its effect on the food chain and survival of organisms.
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Survivor!

For Teachers K
Students, in groups, create a project to display examples and non-examples of basic needs. They answer what is needed for basic survival of all living things.
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Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to the book, Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving. They rotate through five motor skills stations, with each station simulating an event from the book.
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Southern Plantation Cooking

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore life on a southern plantation, and the difficulties slaves encountered in food preparation. They make a sweet potato pie and discuss the uses of sweet potatoes instead of traditional fruits in southern cooking.
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The Rainforest Community

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars create a miniature rainforest ecosystem, a terrarium. Students then explain how the continuous flow of energy and food in the ecosystem allows it to sustain itself.
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Where Should We Land?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss the difference between major landforms as a class. In groups, they rate the landforms based on the needs of the community that wish to settle there. They also discuss the push and pull factors of the colonists that made...
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Pot Of Gold Craft

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create "Pot of Gold" containers using recycled baby food jars, ribbon, pom poms, tissue paper, and kraft glue. This Art lesson is ideal for elementary classrooms, but can also be adapted for a small service project at the High...
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Eurovision

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore Europe's comples cultural identity. Students consider if one song could represent all pop music tastes of Europe. In groups, students plan an evening of entertainment. They design posters to promote the event.
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Bivalve or Univalve (Clam or Snail)?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the meaning of the prefixes "bi" and "uni." In groups, 4th graders observe pictures of shells and handle real shells. Students create a chart to classify each shell as a bivalve or univalve. They identify the...
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MAKING THREE DIMENSIONAL PLANT AND ANIMAL CELLS

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Learners create two different cells, one plant and one animal.  For this plant and animal cell lesson students form groups and construct a part of a cell. Learners then put them all together to form one plant or animal cell. 
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Worksheet 9: Which Word Doesn't Belong?

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this words that go together activity, students analyze a group of four words and determine anything they have in common. Students check the word that does not belong in each group.