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Take young geologists on an exploration of the collection of rocks and minerals that we call Earth with an upper-elementary science lesson. Through a series of class discussion and hands-on investigations, students learn about the three...

Here is a two-page learning exercise on rats and mice. Learners answer nine true/false questions about rats and mice, then compose answers to seven short-answer questions about these two rodents. Finally, they must compose a fictional...

Upper elementary language arts classes practice identifying the topic sentence and supporting detail in a text. They read a nonfiction passage about a new communication invention, and write the topic sentence with three supporting...

Third and fourth graders engage with a worksheet designed to help them differentiate between melting and dissolving. After reading an informative paragraph about the two actions, they consider four scenarios, and choose whether they...

Students investigate how people view cats and some of the myths that have surrounded them in history. They are taught how to be compassionate towards animals and take a cat quiz to assess prior knowledge of felines. Students discuss how...

When you think about bats, what comes to mind? Vampires? Rabies? After watching this short video you'll have a whole new appreciation for these terribly misunderstood mammals.

Students explore nutritional value of insects as food, and compare the nutritional value of insects with that of their favorite foods by completing a table.

Students investigate the worm and the cockroach. In this organisms lesson, students visit suggested websites to identify the characteristics of worms and cockroaches.  Students dissect a worm and observe a live cockroach. Students report...

Third graders are introduced to the concept of gravity by observing different objects being dropped from a high point. In groups, they complete the same activities Galileo did and record their observations. To end the instructional...

Young scholars test and study the properties of physics and gravity in a variety of activities. In this physics lesson plan, students view and practice dropping various items to determine which falls first and learn about weight as well...