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Letter Recognition

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students develop skills in letter recognition. They trace leaves on paper cut outs. Students write upper case letters on oak leafs and lower case letters on acorns. They match leaves to appropriate acorns.
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Nature's Air Conditioner

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars observe the process of transpiration in leaves. They measure how much water a leaf gives off in a 24-hour period, calculate the volume, and answer discussion questions.
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Parts of a Plant

For Teachers K
Students record observations about parts of plants including leaves, roots, stems, and flowers. They use Kid Pix to draw a picture of a plant and to label the parts of the plant.
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Immigrants East and West

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the personal, political and economic events that drove people to leave their home countries. They research Chinese migrations in the 1800s and the English migrations in the 1600s. They create an identity based on...
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Trip To The Quilt Shop

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students and teacher will go on a field trip to a local quilt shop. The teacher will determine the destination, make arrangements for the field trip, and collect all necessary paper work for students to leave school.
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No Title

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the characteristics of a good paragraph and find those characteristics in a good paragraph from the books, "One Day in the Woods," by Jean Craighead George and "Why Do Leaves Change Color," by Betsy Maestro.
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What Does a Monarch Caterpillar Eat?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study what monarch caterpillars eat by solving math problems and reading The Girl Who Loved Caterpillars: A Twelfth-Century Tale from Japan. They analyze why Monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed leaves and solve...
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A Seed Grows

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders begin the instructional activity by planting their own bean seed. Individually, they make predictions about how many leaves and roots their plant might grow and each day record their observations. They graph the results of...
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The Woods and Pond

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in hands-on activities to explore their natural surroundings. They recognize that ponds and woods are ecosystems and compare differences between the two. They identify trees by their bark and leaves.
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Orienteering

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students proceed through a simple course following a map but not using a compass. They must find 18 controls working in pairs that leave at 2 minute intervals. Students must record letter and after finding all 18 controls they will...
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Earth Epochs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore earth epochs, i.e, Permian, Precambrian, Cambrian, Ordivician and through pictures they see what life on Earth and animals looked like. They organize Earth Epochs according to years going from greatest to least...
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Activity #5 Soils-Permeability and Impurity Removal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students predict which types of soils would work best for keeping contaminants contained. They comprehend that in the past, landfills have been one major source of groundwater contamination. Pupils comprehend that placing and building...
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From Egg to Independence

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students reseach information about owls and write about a young owl's life. They make a time line of an owl's development from chick to owlet. Finally, they have to record in a journal their observations, development and experiences...
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Reading Comprehension Worksheet: Cells

For Students 6th - 7th
In this cell worksheet, students read a short passage about simple cells or ground cells found in stems and leaves of plants. Students then answer four questions about the text.
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"Approaching Walden: From Emerson to Thoreau"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine selected local leaves in greater detail in the classroom by using more analytical drawing techniques. They use Thoreau's drawing of a Scarlett Oak as their model. Students choose a leave from a box of leaves removed...
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To Inspect or Not to Inspect, That Is the Question

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students take on the role of a person, organization, or governing body with a stake in the decision of whether or not to allow U.N. inspectors into Iraq. They argue point of view to a "mock" Saddam Hussein and write a drmatic monologues as
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Leaf Slides

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students, in groups, examine leaf slides in order to explore the detail in leaves.
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Variation

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice sorting living things into groups using their characteristics. Using pictures of leaves and animals, they sort them based on their color and shape and write the objects characteristics under the picture. They share...
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Life cycles

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify and explain the parts of a flower and their role in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed dispersal, and germination. Students recap the following information: that plants need light, warmth,...
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Mining Bingo

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars review the list of definitions of mining terms before playing bingo. They fill in each square using one word or term per square leaving no square blank before playing the game.
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Picture Prompt: Squirrel

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this story starter, a picture of a squirrel surrounded by falling leaves prompts students to think of a story idea. Students can then write the story, practicing a beginning, middle, and ending. The worksheet includes a word box area...
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Season Words - Picture/Word Match

For Students K
In this science worksheet, students cut and paste the 4 season words to label each picture. They label the pictures which represent each of the four seasons; a snowflake, colored leaves, an Easter basket, and a person resting on the beach.
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Symbols of America: The Bald Eagle

For Students K - 1st
In this coloring worksheet, students color a picture of a bald eagle. Students complete the coloring which includes the bald eagle and some leaves.
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Fall Spelling Worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this fall spelling learning exercise, students analyze a 12 letter grid of letters and read a hint. Students color the letters to spell the answer to the hint (leaves).