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Best Class Plant
Grades:
1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
This lesson is centered around the book, The World's Best Class Plant. It is intended for 1st-3rd grade. Ideally, teachers would use this lesson at the beginning of the year so they can have their
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
In this lesson, K-2 students will plant seeds and use technology to track the growth of their plants. Through hands-on activities and observation, students will learn about the basic needs of plants
Grades:
2nd Grade
This 2nd grade lesson incorporate the book, We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, and Ozobots. Students will discuss the beginning and ending of the story and discuss how characters respond to
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
In this lesson students combine science and math standards to explore the animal adaptation: camouflage. Students engage in discussion, watch a video, complete a hands-on activity, fill out a table
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Teachers don't talk trash, they talk COMPOST!! Compost is the best way to teach students the value of community as they create a Classroom Compost Program. In this 3-day introductory lesson, students
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
What lives underground? Kinder- 2nd grade students will dig into the life found underground in this 3-part series. In this lesson, students will dig underground to extract soil, investigate/evaluate
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This is part 2 of a two-part series focused on the effects of grafting tomato plants to potato root stock in order to create "pomato" plants. This lesson is written for junior high students but can be
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This is a junior high lesson on plant grafting that can be done in a classroom setting or with an after-school club such as botany. This lesson can be easily modified for any grade level. In this
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
Explore how cells can only be so big by studying how things move in and out of them, and discover why the size of a cell is connected to its surface area and volume.
Grades:
6th Grade
Students will go through the process of counting pumpkin seeds and analyzing data through mean, median and mode as well as creating correlating graphs. Students will learn what causes fruit
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
Just like many things we do in our lives, pumpkin growth and coding follow a pattern. Students will learn the life cycle of a pumpkin and fill in a practice page that talks about the pumpkin's life
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade
In this hands-on lesson, students will utilize Beebots and the app iClips on the iPad to create a film about bees. Students will create their own storyboards and props and will analyze each other's
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
In this lesson, students will learn about the history of flight and the technological advancements that led to modern aviation. Students will learn about how the study of birds and other flying
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
In this lesson, students will learn about the different types of flying machines and differentiate between them and identify the different parts of a drone. They will also learn about their functions.
Grades:
2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Using "The Yummy Alphabet Book" as a read aloud/ discussion starter, students will investigate the growth and taste of cilantro by growing it from seed to compare/contrast the function, size, and
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this hands-on lesson, students will work in groups of 3 and experiment with light on plants to explain photosynthesis. They will conduct this experiment over the course of 3 to 4 weeks. With data
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade
Students will learn to differentiate between plant and animal cells and their functions. Students will also begin a project of growing plants for an experiment with photosynthesis.
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
How could a zombie outbreak happen? In this lab, students will observe how quickly an unknown disease can spread by mixing water from a cup with their peers' water. Contaminated students have iodine
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
Students will participate in a hands-on scientific experiment that addresses the question: "Can you grow plants without seeds?" To further explore this concept, students will actively listen to a read
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Classes will prepare several garden bins for planting. By using a tape measure, students take into consideration the recommended distances of seed planting described on the seed packet and the
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
The students will create a Three Sisters Garden by participating in a teamwork activity, listening to a read aloud, watching a video, creating a diagram, planting the garden, and creating a video
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Lesson Summary: Students code sprites in scratch to animate the Central Dogma of Biology Materials: Laptops Agenda: The teacher will introduce a list of items like the following: aquarium, bicycle
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Summary: Students will design and create a model of a flowering plant that correctly displays its external structure. Materials: Straws, toothpicks, felt, paper, string, wooden skewers, modeling clay
Grades:
6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
In this hands-on lesson, students use fruit snacks or candy to create models of the molecules used and produced in cellular respiration.
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Makey Makey Storyboards
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson takes students through the process of creating an interactive storyboard using a Makey Makey circuit board. This lesson can be adjusted for any grade level with examples given in the 4th
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Sphero Rocket Payload Mission
Grades:
9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson uses Sphero's "Rocket Payload" activity with the Outer Space Mat. The full lesson includes information on rocket payload, a Sphero coding challenge, a NASA link to read, optional questions
Grades:
1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade
This lesson using Ozobot is centered around a favorite read aloud, "When Things Aren't Going Right, Go Left". This story is about perseverance. After reading it, students use color code directions and