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Fearsome Creatures 2

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this fearsome creatures worksheet, students choose the correct words to fill in the blanks to sentences about dangerous animals. Students complete this for 10 animals.
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What People Do for Fashion

For Students 9th - 12th
In this fashion activity, students answer short answer questions about extreme fashion, such as piercings and tattoos. Students complete ten questions.
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Ladybugs

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read books, learn about the letter l, and eat bug crackers all to learn about ladybugs. For this goldfish lesson plan, students also color pages and decorate ladybug cookies.
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The City of Ember chapters 3 and 4

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read The City of Ember chapters 3 and 4 and answer multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 15 questions.
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The City of Ember: chapters 8 and 9

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read The City of Ember chapters 8 and 9 and answer multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 13 questions.
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Seed Bugs; Stage 2

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine nature by participating in an environmental art activity. For this imaginary creature lesson, students discuss the importance of a habitat when pertaining to wild animals or bugs. Students utilize tree parts which they...
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Technonumbers: Computers in Preschools

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore recognizing, counting and sequencing numbers 1-10. In this primary math introduction lesson, students participate in 6 computer sessions that integrate short films, music and drawing in order to bring beginning math...
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Different Types Of Bugs

For Teachers 1st
First graders create their own bug that contain the different characteristics that a bug can have. In this bugs lesson plan, 1st graders first list 3 - 5 characteristics before they create their bug.
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Meerkat Quiz

For Students 4th
In this habitats worksheet, 4th graders answer 11 multiple choice questions about the lives, the habitat and the social skills of the meerkats, with answers included.
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Backyard Bird identification in the US

For Students 4th - 5th
In this bird identification worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice online interactive quiz about details related to the identification of backyard birds. Prior knowledge is assumed.
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Into the Pond

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use a pond to explore macroinvertebrates and other organisms. They use a dichotomous key to classify the organisms and maintain a journal recording their findings.
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Investigating Animals in Water

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students observe small animal activity. They identify local water animals and describe the habitats where water animals can be found. Students collect samples to observe in the classroom.
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Bringing Illinois into the Curriculum

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners of all ages are introduced to the geography of Illinois. Depending on the grade level, they participate in different activities which allow them to discover Illinois in the past and present. They examine the animals and...
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Organizer
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Plant Parts Resource Pages

For Students 3rd
In this plant worksheet, students study the names of plant parts and the function of each part. There are no questions associated with this page.
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The "Nuts and Bolts" of Taxonomy and Classification

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students develop classification scheme that meets the established rules of the Linnaean system. They write one page essay on classification choices.
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Biodiversity: El Imposible National Park, El Salvador

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the concept of how the more diverse an ecosystem is, the more interdependence of species exists within that system. The complex relationships among diverse species are difficult to identify. As species disappear or...
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Types of Legs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the characteristics of the legs of arthropods as well as how they are used. They compare and contrast the legs of various types of bugs in the arthropod family. A comparison worksheet is included in with this...
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Explorit's Biology Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
In this biology worksheet, students complete a five question on-line interactive multiple choice quiz about animal biology. This quiz has more advanced material.
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Mallard Ducks

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss the habitat and needs of a Mallard duck. In this lesson plan on ducks, 1st graders examine what a Mallard ducks needs to survive and the wetland habitat that the duck is usually found in.
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Animals That Begin With...

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this animal names worksheet, students follow directions to name animals that begin with various letters of the alphabet. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Echo Location

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students participate in a role-playing activity that demonstrates how whales use sound as an adaptation to their environment.
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Using Active Learning to Reinforce Mathematics

For Teachers All
Students predict, then measure how far a bug can travel on a "course" over a specified amount of time, then construct graphs based on the data they acquire.
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Have Fun With Technical Report Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use Clarisworks Word Processing and Spreadsheet, Quick-Take Camera and Software, and produce a publishable technical paper.
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An "Eggs"traordinary Sculpture

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify and categorize different types of animals which lay eggs, use a five step method for viewing and interpreting a piece of artwork, and use an indirect method to find the mass of a large object.