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The following lessons have been arranged by their content areas and are available for your free use in Microsoft word format.  

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Biology / Ecology

· Body Systems and Blood Types (word)  (6.4.11, 6.4.12, 6.4.13)

· Budburst and Greenup (word)             (6.1.2, 6.2.2,  6.2.5, 6.2.6, 6.4.8, 6.5.2, 6.5.4)

· Cell Differences Between Plant and Animal Kingdoms (word)              (6.4.2, 6.4.5, 6.4.6)

                Cell Lesson Slide set (ppt)

                Cell handout (ppt)

                Cell worksheet (word)

· Classifying Life   (word)                         (6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.4.5, and 6.4.6)

· Diversity of Life Microorganisms        (6.4.1, 6.4.2, 6.4.4, and 6.4.9)  (word)

       - Protozoan Quick Guide (word)

· Freshwater Frenzy  (word)                    (6.3.8 and 6.3.16)

· Acid Rain Effects (word)

· Aquifer Activity (word)

· Make a Watershed (word)

· Who Polluted White River (word)

· pH Basics (word)

· Aquifer Diagram (word)

· Habitats and Ecosystems (5th)  (word)  (5.4.4, 5.4.5, 5.6.1)

· Introduction to Microscopes  (word)   (6.4.2, 6.4.5)

· Monarch Life Cycle  (word)

· Monitoring Ozone with Milkweed (word)   (6.3.13, 6.3.16, 7.4.14)

· Population Dynamics  (word)

        - Population Worksheet  (excel)

· Predator/Prey Interactions (word)             (6.4.8 and 6.4.9)

      -  Data Sheet (excel)

· Protist Lesson (5th)  (word)

             -Protist Worksheet (excel)

· Structural Differences Between Plant and Animal Cells  (word)                (6.1.6, 6.4.5, 6.4.6)

· Using the Sun’s Energy  (word)            (6.2.5, 6.2.7, 6.2.8, 6.4.10)

· Water is the Difference  (word)            (6.4.7)

· Water, Water, Everywhere! (word)   (6.3.8)

· What is a Watershed  (word)                (6.3.8)

 

Earth-Space

· Earth Model  (word)                                       

             - Earth Model Worksheet (word

· Clouds (K)  (word)

· Crayola Rock Cycle  (word)                    (7.3.7, 7.3.8, 7.3.9)

            -  Chocolate Rock Cycle  (word)      

· Earth Processes (word) (6.3.6 and 6.3.10)

         - Moon Phase Template (PDF)

· Earth Seasons (6.3.5)  (word)

         - Seasons handout (word)

· Effects of Oceans on Climate (word)     (6.3.11)

· Exploring Soils  (word)                              (6.3.15)

· Our Unique Planet  (word)                       (6.2.2, 6.3.1, 6.3.4)

             -  Worksheet (word)

· Preventing Soil Erosion   (word)             (6.2.5, 6.3.15)

· Rock Cycle Game (word)                     (7.3.8 and 7.3.9)

· Game Cubes (pdf)

· Rocks Unit Overview (pdf)                    (7.3.8 and 7.3.9)

· Soil Texture and Composition (word)    (6.2.5, 6.3.15, 6.3.19)

· Solar System Hall Model (word)             (6.3.1, 6.3.3)

· Stars and Constellations (3rd)   (word)

· The Solar System in Motion (word)     (6.2.3, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3)

· Watching the Weather (word)                (6.3.5)

           - Weather Worksheet (word)

· Water Cycle Game  (word)                       (6.3.9)

-  Game Cubes (pdf)

-  Game Handout (word)

· Water Quality (6.3.8)  (word)

· Weather Activity  (6.3.9)  (word)

Physics

· Energy Conversion Activity  (word) (6.3.17, 6.3.23)

· Energy and Temperature (word)       (5.3.9, 8.3.9 and 8.3.10)

· Exploring Electricity  (word)                (4.2.3, 4.3.16, 6.3.2.3 and 8.3.19)

· Exploring Electro-Magnets  (word)        (8.3.18)

· Exploring Light and Prisms (word)     (6.3.21)

· Exploring Motion (word)                        (5.3.11, 6.2.3, 6.2.6 and 6.5.4)

· Exploring Pendulums  (word)                  (6.1.2)

· Modeling Matter (word)                        (6.3.19, 6.5.5)

·  Refraction Activity  (word)              (extension for 6.3.21)

· The How and Why of Waves  (word)   (6.3.22)

· The Speed of Sound and Light  (word)   (7.3.18)

· Water from Nothing!  (word)               (6.1.2, 6.2.8)

Chemistry

· Balancing Equation with Bolts (word)     (8.3.12)

· Worksheet (excel)

· Chemicals in Plants (3rd)  (word)

· Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions (word)   (8.3.13, 8.3.14)

· Exploring the States of Matter  (word)     (6.2.5, 6.3.18)

· Observing Property Changes  (word)       (6.1.2, 6.3.18)

· Pencil Electrolysis (word)                            (6.3.19)

· pH lesson (5th)  (word)

· Precipitation Reactions (8th)  (word)

· Smaller and smaller pieces (word )          (6.3.19)

· Sand, Salt, and Iron (6-8)  (word)

· Temperature Probe Activity ( word)        (6.2.2, 6.2.3 and 6.5.4)

General Science

· Dichotomous World (word)                   (6.1.2, 6.2.5)

· Doing Science  (word)                          (6.1.3, 6.1.6, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.5, 6.2.6, 6.2.8, 6.5.4)

         -  Worksheet  (excel)

· Mystery Tube  (word)                             (6.1.2, 6.7.2)

· Sorting Shells (3rd)  (word)               (3.1.2—3.1.5, 3.2.3, 3.4.1, 3.4.2)