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At the Crossroads

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore where South Africa is and then research details about the country to fully assess the background to the book, "At the Crossroads." They receive a map of Africa and color in the country of South Africa and list five...
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Cladograms and Genetics

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this genetics worksheet, students compare the human amino acid sequence with the five animals given. Students used cladograms to complete 11 short answer questions.
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"K" Letter Ideas

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students practice with the letter K and use the Internet to help them expand their usage of "K" words.
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Magic Math Work

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this magic math work instructional activity, students follow the steps for 2 math puzzles where they pick a number, and perform some computations with it.
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Food Chains and Webs

For Teachers 6th - 10th
In this food chains worksheet, students identify the producers and consumers in the given food chains and describe how contaminants can biologically accumulate. This worksheet has 4 short answer questions.
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Zoos and Captive Breeding

For Students 6th - 8th
After reading pages 470-472 of an unspecified textbook, middle schoolers compare statements about zoos and captive breeding to information presented in text for statements of truth. Students change statements that are false so that the...
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Prehistory Prowl

For Students 7th - 12th
In this North Dakota prehistory activity worksheet, students study the mastodon, bison, native plants, and native people of North Dakota as they respond to 21 drawing, graphic organizer and matching questions.
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Class Book: What's Inside?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make discoveries about eggs and oviparous (egg-laying) animals. Students will have the opportunity to exercise their fine-motor skills by drawing, coloring, and using scissors.
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Food Chains and Food Webs

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners discuss the characteristics of producers, consumers and decomposers. Using a flow chart, they construct a food chain to visually show how organisms with different energy sources depend upon one another. Students explore a...
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Genetic Vocabulary

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this genetics activity, students compare structures of molecules, compare the function of genetic enzymes, and compare transcription and translation. This activity has 2 multiple choice and 20 matching questions.
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Endangered Ecosystems Grades 4-5

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars read about research at the field sites. They read field reports from team members at the site. Students conduct their own research on ecosystems in their lives. They explore and build an interactive food web. Young...
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Dinosaurs 1: Where are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners study dinosaurs and explore the concept of extinction.  In this dinosaur lesson students create dinosaur eggs and view dinosaur dioramas.
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Biology Trivia

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students answer questions. In this biology lesson, students answer various questions pertaining to biology.
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Features of Shells

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a new shell.  In this shell features instructional activity, students different types of shells, discuss their special features and talk about how animals use shells.  Students use the Internet to research...
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Language Arts Test-Grade 1

For Students 1st
In this grade 1 language arts test instructional activity, 1st graders complete a 30 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 1 concepts. 
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Circus is Coming

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a story book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Circus is Coming and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the selected vocab words...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Emperor's Egg

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners examine vocabulary words. In this language arts lesson, students listen to The Emperor's Egg. Learners discuss the meanings of the vocabulary words and use them in sentences.
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Stewardship and the Rainforest

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students explore literature in order to understand the flora and fauna of the rain forest. Students investigate how stewardship is necessary to retain natural...
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Create an Illuminated Alphabet Word Book

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a class alphabet book or "ABCDarium," a book that uses images of animals or objects to illustrate each letter of the alphabet.
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Magic Tricks with Numbers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this magic tricks with numbers worksheet, students learn three tricks involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of simple numbers as a magic trick.
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Vertebrate History in Rocks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the noted section in their science textbooks and respond to 4 short answer and 3 fill in the blank questions regarding fossils embedded in rock formations.
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Changing Ecosystems

For Students 7th - 12th
In this ecosystem worksheet, students will review terms associated with succession in an ecosystem plus the various relationships between organisms. This worksheet has 5 matching, 9 true or false, and 6 short answer questions.
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Mary's Family: reading comprehension

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this family worksheet, students read the text about a family, fill in the chart describing the people, answer true or false questions, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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The Year of the Rabbit

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore a portion of the Chinese Zodiac with projects centered around the year of the rabbit. Students research types of rabbits, actual and fictional. Working in groups, they create a written or multimedia presentation.