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- Amazing amaryllis activities
- Students will use an amaryllis started from a bulb to explore the growth of the plant, measure, record and compare the growth of the leaves and the flower. They will enter the data on a spreadsheet and convert it into a graph.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–3 Mathematics and Science)
- By Mary Rizzo.
- Arachnid anatomy!
- This lesson is part of a science unit entitled “Spiders: Fact and Fiction.” During this lesson, learning will focus on specific body anatomy, functions and distinguishing characteristics of spiders.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science)
- By Susan Sharples.
- Bounce into rubber: Natural latex from Thailand
- This lesson for grade nine investigates natural latex rubber sources from Thailand. Students complete research and experiments to determine which plants from Thailand are sources of latex, and explore images and audio recordings of rubber harvesting in Thailand.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 and 9 Science and Social Studies)
- By Robin Bartoletti.
- Butterfly cycle
- Students will understand the life cycle of the butterfly and create various art activities that would model metamorphosis.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science)
- By Becky Woolard.
- Butterfly metamorphosis
- This is an integrated lesson which is introduced using the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Butterfly metamorphosis is explored through art, math, and writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science)
- By Laura Byers.
- Classification with pictures
- Students learn taxonomy through presenting a project to the class.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Lemuel Lamb.
- Classroom food web
- This lesson is to demonstrate which organisms feed on one another and how food webs are created.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science)
- By Kurt Oswald.
- A comparison of the plant ecology of two fields
- Students will apply random sampling techniques to do a plant population/community/ecosystem study to model how these things are interrelated.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–12 Science)
- By Linda Sutton.
- Embryology: Hatching baby chicks
- This lesson integrates science, math, communication skills, arts, and social studies through hands-on activities. Students are directly involved in hatching baby chicks.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 and 4 Science)
- By Ann White.
- Exploring the five senses
- This lesson will help students describe how objects look, feel, taste, smell, and sound using all senses.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)
- By Kathy Gravitt.
- Family gardening in rural North Carolina
- This lesson for grade one uses a series of activities related to plants and gardening to help students learn about gardening, plant life, families, and making healthy choices.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Penny Willard.
- Five days, five senses
- In this lesson, students will learn about the five senses through observations and hands-on activities.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)
- By Nancy Ziegler.
- From dirt to dinner
- This lesson serves as an introductory study of the plant world. The lesson allows students to study seeds, parts of plants, microclimates, and how to grow seeds into vegetable plants for harvest. Parents are encouraged to assist at home.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Glenn Bass.
- From seed to plant
- This lesson will give students an opportunity to learn about seed parts, how a plant grows, and to compare plants.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science)
- By Gretchen Barkowitz.
- Fun with fruits and vegetables
- The activities will help the student identify, describe, and classify fruits and vegetables and learn how each grows.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Suzie Overholt.
- Getting down & dirty with soils
- In this lesson, we will explore different kinds of soil (humus, sand, clay). The students will plant seeds in the different soils as part of further exploration.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Amy Rhyne, Paulette Keys, and Sarah Carson.
- Green Wilma is missing!
- This lesson is designed to be used after students have been exposed to animal classification, especially the characteristics of amphibians. Reading Green Wilma by Tedd Arnold and inviting students to respond through art and written expression is a good use of integration.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)
- By Emily Rothrock.
- Habitat — what's that?
- This lesson helps students define the word habitat and understand the basic elements that make up an animal's habitat.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Science)
- By Kelly Stewart.
- A home for Lars
- Our lesson plan is based on the book, Ahoy There, Little Polar Bear, by Hans de Beer. We will use the book to introduce the polar bear's habitat and will elaborate on the necessary things a polar bear needs to survive in this habitat.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Visual Arts Education and Science)
- How do pumpkins grow?: Book project
- This is an integrated science and language arts lesson plan. Students will create individual books that illustrate how pumpkins grow.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science)
- By Marty Britt.
