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Organ Systems: Excretory, Digestive, Immune, and Nervous
Eighth graders identify and describe the components of various body systems. They create vocabulary flash cards identifying the excretory, digestive, immune, and nervous systems and describing their functions. Students complete a...
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We All Need Sleep
Students examine and discuss the importance of getting a good night's sleep everyday. They discuss why we need sleep and develop a class chart of reasons why children need sleep. They complete a sleep worksheet and discuss the answers...
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Water Filtration
Students explore, analyze, study and demonstrate the procedures that municipal water plants may use to purify water for drinking. They cover the clean water processes of aeration, coagulation, sedimentation, filtration and disinfection.
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Quit Smoking-Together We Can Do It!
Learners explore how tobacco threatens the health of smokers and non-smokers. They research smoking and second hand smoke using the Internet. Students create a Quit Smoking brochure. They present a computer slide show to describe how...
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Life Traps
Students participate in a lab activity in which they collect microbes on an agar plate. After discussing microbes and where they might be found, they trap microbes in the Petri dishes following specific guidelines. They observe any...
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Cabeza de Vaca
Fourth graders observe the 1529 map of the Gulf of Mexico and describe the accuracy of the map, including the unknown landscape that Cabeza de Vaca would traverse. They read the discuss the excerpt of his journey including his treatment...
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Scales, Scutes, and Skins
Students identify the various adaptations of reptiles and amphibians. After distinguishing between reptiles and amphibians, students discuss the ways in which their adaptations aid in their survival. They participate in a hands on...
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Introduction to Biomolecules
Students are introduced to biomolecules and their roles in livin systems. They are introduced to the "Elements of Life." Students write down and define the "Elements of Life." They are asked why they think those elements are essential...
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Agriculture Scavenger Hunt
In this science worksheet, students find the words that are related to the finding of terms and information about agriculture for ten questions. The answers are on page 3.
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DNA Technology
In this DNA technology instructional activity, students look at genetic engineering and how it has helped humans. Then students will read about the human genome and how DNA fingerprinting is used in crime scenes. This instructional...
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Extra Word Worksheet 1: ESL
In this ESL extra words activity, students read 8 sentences and find the unneeded words. Students cross out the word that does not belong.
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Life Processes and Living Things-Humans and Other Animals
In this fill in the blank worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer questions by identifying foods that contain large amounts of sugar, carbohydrate, and fruit acids and explaining their effects on the body.
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Become a Nutrition Expert
In this nutrition worksheet, 2nd graders read a selection on nutrition and fill in the table using the information from the selection.
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Chemistry Far and Wide
In this chemistry worksheet, high schoolers fill in 10 blanks with the appropriate term, they determine if 4 statements are true or false, they match 6 terms with their definitions and they answer 3 questions. Topics include areas of...
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Bathtubs
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read the passage titled Bathtubs. They then answer the 12 questions pertaining to the passage.
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Nouns
In this nouns worksheet, students learn what a noun is and pick the correct noun to complete a sentence. There are five sentences to finish.
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Comma Splices and Fused Sentences
In these sentence correction worksheets, learners read the sentences and determine if they contain comma splices or fused sentences.
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Harmful objects
First graders identify safe ways to report harmful objects. In this harmful objects lesson plan, 1st graders identify objects that can harm them. They then identify objects that are not safe verses ones that are safe, and are taught...
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Adjective Clauses Quiz: Who, Whom or Which
In this adjective clauses worksheet, students complete a 20 question quiz. Students fill in the blanks in sentences with "who" or "whom" or "which".
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New Mexico
In this New Mexico worksheet, students read a two page text about the history of the state of New Mexico. Students answer ten true and false questions.
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Pumpkin, Pumpkin
First graders understand that pumpkins grow slowly over several months. In this pumpkin lesson, 1st graders listen to the book Pumpkin, Pumpkin and recall the sequence of the pumpkin life cycle. Students create pumpkin artwork showing...
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Red and Green Groups
Students select fruits and vegetables from a group of items placed in a bag. In this food pyramids lesson, students focus on the fruits and vegetables. Students understand the need to eat foods and vegetables.
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Teens Buckle Each Other Up
Students explore teen driving habits. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Teens Buckle Each Other Up", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity based on the...
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Globalization Vocabulary Exercise
In this globalization vocabulary worksheet, students are required to determine the meaning of vocabulary used in a discussion about globalization.
