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Science is a Wonderland

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students use the scientific method to study Animalia and Plantae Kingdoms. In this science inquiry instructional activity, students watch a PowerPoint about science process skills. Students complete the National Geographic bottled...
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Primary Biological Content Area Covered

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use the scientific method to make predictions about mold growth. In this fungus lesson, students use worksheets to help them illustrate predictions and graph mold growth from white to wheat bread. Students first...
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Capturing Light: The Science of Photography

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students create their own cameras to understand how artists use light to capture an image in a photograph. In this light lesson plan, students use tape, wax paper, rubber bands, and more to create their cameras.
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Computer Programming: Learning Alice Programming

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the Alice Program. In this computer programming lesson, students use the drag and drop program method and view a PowerPoint presentation. Students will then create a snowman by using the drag and drop method.
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Forest Ecosystem Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate the environment by participating in a class field trip. In this botany lesson plan, students attend a field trip through their local park or forest while listening to a nature guide. Students practice using their 5...
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Our View of the Sun

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to safety rules for observing the Sun, how the distance of the Sun is measured using Kepler's Laws and identify the visible layers of the Sun. They discuss solar eclipses and view images of eclipses using the...
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The Five Senses

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the 5 senses. In this biology lesson plan, students demonstrate the ability to identify objects through the use of the five senses as they complete 5 activities.
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LOOKING AT LAWNS

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the importance of plants to animals by exploring their own schoolyard. They record relevant observations, findings, and measurements, using written language, drawings, charts, and graphs. They describe ways in...
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"The Good, The Bad, and The Smelly."

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore insects' use of pheromones and beneficial insects versus insect pests.
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Cycles of Life

For Teachers K
Students begin their study of insect life cycles by listening to a read aloud of Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar. They learn the vocabulary of metamorphosis including egg, larva, pupa, chrysalis, and adult. They observe actual...
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Punctuation Review

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this punctuation review worksheet, students rewrite 8 sentence using the proper punctuation as well as capital letters. Students then write their own original sentences.
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Moving Objects

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover the history of the United States by examining the Great Migration.  In this U.S. History instructional activity, students research the immigration movement on the Internet and complete a worksheet about the large...
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Plants and Animals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss the different types of plants and animals in a local environment. In this science instructional activity, students name some plants and animals understanding that they require different habitats to live. Students use...
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Transportation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read about various modes of transportation for people, plants, and animals. In this transportation lesson, students read information about the transportation modes for people plants, and animals using water and land. Students...
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Barn Owl Pellet Lab

For Students 9th - 12th
In this lab worksheet, students dissect a barn owl pellet then identify the different small animals found in the owl pellet. Using class data they calculate percentage present as well as complete 8 post lab questions.
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Rhetoric and War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the relationship between rhetoric and war. In this history of war instructional activity, students analyze paintings, photographs, movies, and articles that paint an opinionated picture of war....
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Applied Science-Science and Math Lab

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore magnification. In this scientific observation skills lesson, students observe sea life items and draw pictures of what they observe. Students predict which lens will have the strongest magnification when given three...
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A View of the Cell

For Students 6th - 12th
In this viewing of a cell worksheet, students will read a paragraph about how microscopes work and will use a diagram of a light microscope to complete 2 short answer questions.
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Lenses and Telescopes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine telescope construction. In this telescope lesson, students examine the lenses used in telescopes by exploring with convex and concave lenses.
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Reflect and Refract

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore light. In this properties of light lesson, students define the terms refract, reflect, and diffract after listening to the teacher's description. Students listen to the book Light Magic and observe a spoon in a glass of...
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Crossword: Book - "Snowflake Bentley"

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this crossword worksheet, students use clues about the book Snowflake Bentley to complete a crossword puzzle. An answer key is provided.
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Kingdom Protista

For Students 6th - 8th
In this kingdom protista worksheet, students conduct an experiment by placing a handful of grass in to a jar and filling the jar with pond water. Then they place the jar in a dark place for 3 days and observe the contents. Students also...
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Magnificent Magnification!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students magnify their digital artwork to develop their motor skills with a mouse. Using the artwork, they discover how to look at it from different perspectives. They answer discussion questions as they complete the activity.
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Microscopes and Telescopes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze a microscope and study what they do.  In this investigative instructional activity students study how microscopes were first invented, and how ray diagrams are used in conjunction.