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Lesson Plans for 5th Grade

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LESSON ONE:

Matter & Energy Movement (5-LS2-1)

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LESSON Two:

interdependent relationships (5-LS2.A)

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LESSON three:

matter transfer and waste (5-LS2.B)

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Two Golden Lion Tamarins at Topeka Zoo

LESSON four:

Earth's systems & Interactions (5-ess2-1)

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LESSON five:

Communities protect earth (5-ess3-1)

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LESSON six:

human impacts on earth systems (5-ess3.C)

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