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Winter Olympics Host Cities Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine a chart of the years of the Olympic games between 1924 and 2010. Students identify the names of the 21 cities that hosted the games.
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Lewis and Clark and the Cottonwoods

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders pretend they are museum planners and have to display facts about Lewis and Clarks' Expedition. In this Lewis and Clark lesson plan, 3rd graders research the expedition and display their findings.
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In a Station of the Metro Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "In a Station of the Metro."
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Mud in the Water

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate erosion. In this erosion lesson, 6th graders explore how farming changes the environment. Students construct an erosion model and research ways to protect the soil from excess mud generated by farming.
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Natural Selection: Exploring the 'Ohi'a Common Garden

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine natural variation by visiting the Ohi'a Common Garden in Volcano, Hawaii. In this natural selection lesson, 7th graders study background information about phenotypes, genotypes, and phenotypic plasticity before...
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Catch the Gullah Beat: Rhythm and Percussion

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore the Gullah culture. In this social studies lesson, students construct and play instruments similar to those of the Gullah people.
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Making Cordage (Native Americans)

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students make Native American cordage.  In this Native American lesson, students use different fibers to make and test the strength of their cordage.
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Owl Pellet

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Young scholars discover an owl's diet. In this animal science instructional activity, students observe owl pellets, determining what the owl ate. Young scholars put together the owl's food chain, after determining the animals in the...
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Beaver Succession Mural

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the concept of beaver pond succession. In this succession lesson, students discuss what succession is and how it works. Students create a mural to present their understanding of this concept.
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Models of Succession

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a model city in order to understand the effects human habitats have on the environment.  In this environment lesson, students examine the effects human habitats have on the environment.  Students create a model city and...
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Forest Poetry

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore nature by participating in a poetry writing activity. In this forest investigation lesson, students identify images and feelings they experienced while they were in a forest on a class trip. Students identify poetry...
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Plant Poetry

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this poetry worksheet, students complete a poem about plants and insert the right wording to each line. Students complete 10 lines of the poem with specific directions.
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Using Artwork to Develop Personal Narratives

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use a work or art as a springboard to a personal narrative or descriptive writing. They represent an idea in an artistic product which connects to composition.
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Recycling

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine different "cycles" that are found in nature, such as the water cycle and recycling. They create their own artwork about cycles to be displayed on a bulletin board
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Care of the Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss human responsibility towards nature, read story The Man Who Planted Hope and Grew Happiness, take Close to Home quiz to measure their level of commitment to and concern for environment, and discuss ways to be more...
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Alligator

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create a model of an alligator out of clay using both artwork and research to guide their finished work.
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A Day Without Ag

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate the concept of agriculture. They focus upon the presence of agriculture and the personal implications of it. Students generate lists related to the concept to encourage group discussions. The products of agriculture...
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Floristic Relay

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the role succession plays in the adaptation of our environment. Students identify pioneer and climax species and order habitats in succession. They recognize that different characteristics of species make them...
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Wintry Warmers

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this season worksheet, students read facts about winter and find 20 homophones. Students also correct the errors in the sentences.
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Natural Selection and the Peppered Moth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study natural selection and its process in the peppered moth. In this evolution lesson plan, students read about the concept of natural selection as suggested by Charles Darwin. Students then complete a natural selection...
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This Place is Going to the Dogs

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study different breeds of dogs. They watch a video, "Extraordinary Dogs", about special dogs and how they are categorized according to their adaptations. Then they create a digital video that demonstrates the qualities of dogs...
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Ed Paschke

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine and discuss the artistic style and techniques of the artist Ed Paschke. They analyze various works of art by Ed Paschke, then choose an icon from art history and alter a photocopy of it using scissors and collage materials.
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Language Arts: Five Senses Walk

For Teachers 1st
First graders take a discovery walk around the school. They use their observations to compose a class book about their school.
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Sammy's Wish

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading response worksheet, students read a story about a boy's wish. Students give their opinion about the end of the story and have the opportunity to continue writing about the boy's adventures.

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