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Curated OER

Plants and Animals: Partners in Pollination

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners identify the plant parts and bee structures that are involved in pollination. They simulate pollination in a group activity and process the information.
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Section Two: Why is Biodiversity Important?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore soil, genetic traits, natural resources, and pollution in a series of lessons that focus on biodiversity. Kids complete experiments to learn more about the importance of varied genes and organisms in an ecosystem.
Worksheet
Curated OER

North Carolina Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary activity worksheet, students read the statements about North Carolina and use the terms in the box to complete the 10 statements.
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Curated OER

WHO CARES FOR THE LAND?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the importance of natural resources. They are given copies of the story, "Who Cares For The Land," and students follow along as the teacher reads it. Students identify the key points in the story. (Soil, water and air...
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WHAT'S ORGANIC?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore how certain foods come to be certified "organic." They write the words "organic" and "synthetic" and given the definitions of each. Students are given dictionaries. They are asked: "What is organic food?" Young...
Worksheet
Curated OER

North Carolina Crossword

For Students 4th - 5th
In this crossword puzzle learning exercise, students read the clues about North Carolina and use the words in the word bank to complete the puzzle. 9
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Curated OER

Pumpkin, Pumpkin

For Teachers 1st
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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Curated OER

Eelgrass Bed Exploration

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students study the function and biological value of eelgrass beds. They discover the habitat requirements of the beds by reading a hand-out and completing a worksheet.
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Curated OER

A World of Feathered Friends

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
students will learn to respect the nature around them. This respect is vital because ignorance of surrounding nature can lead to carelessness when curiosity goes awry. A perfect example of this wayward curiosity took place at our school...