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Draw and Label Plant Cells and Animal Cells- science lesson or combination art and science lesson

In this lesson, you review the parts of the plant and animal cell that your students are responsible for knowing.  With younger students, you may choose to have them only do one of the cells.  Some teachers have half of … Continue reading

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Create a Terrarium- Science lesson and activity to show how living and nonliving things interact

You can do this as a class terrarium or have students make their own.  Some teachers assign it as a project, and some offer it as extra credit. Materials needed: container for terrarium (an empty 2-liter bottle even works) small … Continue reading

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How are Organisms Classified?- science lesson and activity

Materials: picture cards of plant and animal life or magazines with plant and animal life Have students work individually or in small groups. 1. Have students choose 8-10 organisms (picture cards or cut from magazines) that are very different from … Continue reading

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Berry pH Paper- a homemade litmus test to detect acids and bases, science experiment

From stevespanglerscience.com Materials 1/2 cup of blackberries 1/4 cup of water 2 tablespoons of dish soap 1/4 cup of vinegar Bowls or other containers Water Scissors White construction paper Paper towels Zipper lock bag Making the Paper Remove any stems … Continue reading

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Make fog in a jar!- science experiment

Lesson from http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloudact1.html The purpose of this experiment is to observe fog formation. Black paper Gallon jar Colored warm water Matches Gallon size bag of ice 1. Tape the black paper on the back of the jar, so you can’t … Continue reading

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Construct a Worm Farm- science lesson/science experiment for elementary

From msichicago.org How do worms help plants grow? Create a worm farm and explore the important role worms play in your garden. Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Here’s the Materials You’ll Need: Large jar with a lid, like a … Continue reading

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Vertebrates/Invertebrates-animals, science Lesson for elementary grades

After discussing/studying  the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates, have students cut out animal pictures from magazines. They should then organize them into vertebrate and invertebrate groups. For older students, they can further classify these animals into their different phyla….mammals, birds, … Continue reading

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