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Birds Learning Cycle Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the various adaptations of birds and compare differences and similarities of different birds.
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Flowers

For Teachers K
Students create a crayon resist flower following a dicussion about Georgia O'Keefe's art.
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The Nature of Coins

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars examine the Arkansas state quarter and identify natural resources depicted on the quarter. They compare natural resources to man-made resources and identify examples of each.
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Pop Rockets

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars work together to design and build a paper rocket. They place a propellant in the contraption to make it fly. They discover Newton's third law of motion.
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Hollow Hilton

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils identify animals that depend on their environment for survival. They describe the relationship between living things. They draw or write an explanation of their findings.
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Observing Fall Migrants

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils observe the migration of monarch butterflies. They collect data regarding the number of monarchs they see, the location, the butterflies' behavior, the temperature and the date and time. Then they send their data to a university...
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Not So Lost in Space

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate how engineers navigate satellites in orbit around the Earth and on their way to other planets in the solar system. They study vocabulary words and participate in studying a satellite by learning about times...
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Native American Music and the Flute

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the role of the flute in Native American music while determining what an exemplary example of flute music sounds like. They develop a method of assessing a Native American flute performance. They perform a Native American...
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Physics: Vector Addition

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students drill and practice putting problems into vector form. They draw each problem before trying to solve them. Students draw arrows for any vector quantities to indicate magnitude and direction.
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Make a Model of a Wright Flyer

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars recreate a model of the 1903 Wright Flyer out of Styrofoam. Students practice following instructions, and discover information about the Wright brothers' engine-powered glider.
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Bats: Fact and Fiction

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students describe the characteristics and behaviors of bats. After viewing a video, they explain how bats use echolocation to navigate and how they find their young within a group. They list four misconceptions about the animal and...
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Illustrated Beauty

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine images and inscriptions on Idaho quarter reverse, discuss peregrine falcon's importance to state of Idaho, read and research about peregrine falcon to gather information, and create picture book about falcon.
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Feet Are Neat

For Teachers K - 6th
Students describe several types of bird feet and explain how each type helps a bird survive in its habitat. Students then match birds to their feet and mold bird feet out of clay.
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TRANSPORTATION- A view into the future

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research various modes of transportation in order to comprehend the current trends and challenges that face the Colorado area. They take the information and convert it into a presentation.
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Adult ESOL Lesson Plan-Phonemic Awareness Infusion

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students focus on the articulation of /r/ and /l/ consonant sounds while practicing the sounds and usage within reading passages. Students also examine the parts of a medicine label and interpret important medical information.
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Elapsed Time

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate time, distance and speed. In this math lesson plan, 6th graders convert elapsed time into hours, minutes, and seconds. They analyze a marathon to find data on elapsed time.
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The Seven Characteristics of Life

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the characteristics of living and nonliving things. They conduct a research quest in order to identify the seven characteristics of life. Then students pick one aspect and use it to create a song meant to be...
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Bird airport control

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify the various species of birds found in the wetlands. Students observe and record the key skills involved in scientific inquiry. Students handle and interpret data gathered on a field trip which reveals patterns and...
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Food Web

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are able to define food web, and identify the interdependence of organisms within a system. They are able to describe how natural events and human activities can impact a food web.
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Machine Guarding

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders describe at least two of the main causes of machine accidents. Possible responses: Unauthorized persons doing maintenance or using the machines. Missing or loose machine guards. List three of the requirements for...
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Telling time to the quarter hour

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify how to tell time to the quarter hour. Then they complete a worksheet of twelve problems on their own given ten minutes and getting at least eight correct. Students also practice telling time as a class while the...
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Conspiracy Theories-- Amelia Earhart

For Students 5th - 6th
In this history worksheet, students investigate the conspiracy theory surrounding the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Students answer 12 questions. No information is given on this page; students will need to do research.
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Writing Subtraction Sentences

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math worksheet, students solve 35 simple subtraction word problems. Students read the problems and build the subtraction sentence and solve. There 5 pages with 7 problems on each.
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Myself, Yourself

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL reflexive pronouns worksheet, students read 10 sentences that have a pronoun missing. Using the choices from a word bank, students fill in each blank with a reflexive pronoun.