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Oil + Water + Wildlife = A Real Mess
Students conduct an experiment. In this environmental protection lesson plan, students explore how oil spills affect living organisms in an ecosystem. Students work in groups to complete a lab activity and then discuss their findings.
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Insects?
Students 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. Students talk about the differences between insects and...
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Dino's Diner
Second graders create a modern day dinosaur menu to generate creative ideas regarding what dinosaurs would eat at an imaginary restaurant. They utilize a graphic organizer imbedded in this plan to guide their menu ideas.
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Ready, Set, Grow
Create a class butterfly garden, then write journal entries with illustrations of the garden.
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My Favorite Meal
Students investigate ecological systems and the multiple uses of the environment by studying the osprey population.