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Model Penguin Project
Students research and build model penguins. For this penguin lesson, students examine the anatomy of penguins by creating models and completing coloring pages.
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Making Predictions
First graders write with his or her pencil on a worksheet created by the teacher his or her prediction of whether each part of a pumpkin will sink or float. They drop each of five objects in the water one at a time allowing enough time...
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Packing Materials
Students observe the effects of water on four different packing materials to determine which ones are more soluble. They then decide which material would be a good packing material to use for the environment and which may be a bad...
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Exploring a Map of Canada
In this exploring a map of Canada worksheet, students find and label the capital city, bodies of water, the U.S., the provinces and the territories of Canada.
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Wild Water Trivia
Students demonstrate proper swimming skills in an authentic environment. They use proper technique for whichever stroke is chosen while retrieving answers. They then bring it back to the shallow end and place it in the hula hoop.
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Running Water/Rivers-Life Cycle
Students explore the parts of a river system and use topographical maps to determine the stage of the river.
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Basket Stars
In this basket stars worksheet, students read a 1 page article on basket stars, define 8 vocabulary words and answer 7 short answer questions in complete sentences.
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Measuring Natural Objects
Students predict the measurement of objects. In this measurement lesson, students estimate the measurements of objects in a lab. Students measure irregular objects and generate scientific observations.
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Animal Hide and Seek
Students read about animal camouflage. In this animal adaptation lesson, students read short texts about ways in which animals hide or transform to escape their prey. Students explore animal classifications and determine ways to hide in...
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Mystery Paint
Students use the scientific method to determine the properties of various kinds of paints, use collected data to identify paint samples that are not properly labeled and use proper science safety techniques while working with chemical...
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Watershed
Young scholars study watersheds and use topo maps to help explore where they are located. In this watershed lesson plan students delineate their watershed on their own.
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Sight Words
In this sight words practice worksheet, students discover what sight words are and practice using the listed 1 and 2-syllable sight words. Students also record the words they have difficulty pronouncing.
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Learning About the Basin
Learners use watershed maps to explore the Lake Pontchartrain Basin in Louisiana. In this geography lesson, students identify important features such as elevation, vegetation, cultural, historical and land use on a map of Lake...
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Learning Lesson: That Sinking Feeling
Students discover the origin of the Great Ocean Conveyor. They participate in a demonstration showing how salinity and temperature affect water density. They also examine the new sea ice that forms every winter.
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Tissue Collage with Oil Pastels
Students demonstrate how colors are mixed and how repetition, unity, and emphasis are used when creating a colorful collage.
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Transportation System of a Tree
Students examine the transportation system of a tree and the speed with which nutrients and water move. Cross sections of the samples used are examined in class for experimental results.
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Laboratory - Density of a Material
Students conduct a lab (with water, guar gum and sodium borate) and carefully record physical and chemical properties and changes throughout the session, and experiment with weighing by difference.
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Ground Level Ozone Testing
Young scholars prepare Shoenbein Paper to test the ground level of ozone. They dip a strip of their test paper in distilled water and hang it at a data collection site. They determine the relative humidity of the data collection site....
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Chlorine-Bleached Paper
Young scholars analyze the effects of pollution and other types of ecosystem devasation caused by chlorine. They examine alternative technologies that allow for the bleaching of paper without using chlorine. They discover what they can...
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Paper Chromatography
Students participate in an experiment determining how to separate a mixture of dyes in water-soluble ink.
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Magnificent Monet
Learners research the water lily paintings of Claude Monet and the impressionistic art period. They create their own impressionistic art works and display them in the classroom.
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Watery World
Students brainstorm to develop resource/reference charts for later use. they are introduced to Microsoft Word and to an internet movie site. They use prepared chart headings, to respond to questions posed on each chart such as: Where do...
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It's Not My Problem!
Students examine how rivers flow through the country to sea level. Students study how upstream pollution effects the water and people downstream.