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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hands on Habitat

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners teach others about habitats. In this Science lesson, students use a Science Log to record data about a habitat for research. Learners analyze the data and construct an eco-chamber. Students share what they have found with other...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigation 3 - Terrariums / Aquariums

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create aquariums or terrariums to explain how creatures depend on living and nonliving things.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nuclear Fleas

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders distinguish characteristics of living things and identify the importance of careful observation. They identify five things that are not alive, but display characteristics of life and list five things that are alive, but...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigation 1 - Intro: Living & Nonliving

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders distinguish between living and nonliving things.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Dead Or Alive?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this dead or alive worksheet, students state items that are living and not living, write examples of organisms that do not show signs of life, write signs of life, and more.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What It Is, What It Isn't

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders classify and sort different types of beans to be introduced to the classification system in science. As a class, they identify the characteristics of living and non-living organisms and make a chart in their journal to ...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shrink to Fit

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders review the characteristics of living and non-living organisms. After viewing a transparency of a forest scene, they complete a worksheet to identify what would be needed to make a small model of the forest having the same...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Is it Alive?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students watch a demonstration using Duco glue and water and try to determine if the "monster" shown is alive. After the demonstration, they discuss what characteristics make an organism "alive". They participate in a card sorting...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investigation 2 - Greenhouses

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders set up a miniature greenhouse to help them explain how nonliving things affect the growth of living things.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Makes a Dog a Dog

For Teachers 1st
First graders recall and verbally list the parts of a dog, or a chosen subject, based on observations using the senses. They discriminate between living and non-living subjects, and create artistic representations of the parts of a dog.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: 7 Characteristics of Life: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the 7 characteristics of all living things. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "7 Characteristics of Life."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: 7 Characteristics of Life: Lesson 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will introduce the 7 characteristics of all living things. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "7 Characteristics of Life."