25 Major Range Plants

Rangeland Topics:

Plants

Format:

PowerPoint

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14.8 MB POWERPOINT
A Sage Map Lesson Plan & Questions

A Geography lesson where students will compare different types of maps to draw conclusions about precipitation, elevation, and the sagebrush steppe biome.

Content Area:

Science

Social Studies

Rangeland Topics:

Ecosystems

Standards:

4.SS.2.1.4
Describe the physical regions of Idaho, and identify major natural resources.
CCRA.R.10
Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
ESS2-4-2
Analyze and interpret data from maps to describe patterns of Earth’s features.
LS1-1-2
Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
LS1-1-3
Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

1 hour

Format:

Lesson Plan

Location:

Indoor

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A Wide Range of Plants

Students will learn how to tell the difference between forbs, shrubs, grasses, and grasslike plants.

Content Area:

Science

Rangeland Topics:

Plants

Standards:

LS2-1-1
Make observations to construct an evidence-based account that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like, their parents.
LS2-5-2
Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

1 hour

Format:

Lesson Plan

Location:

Indoor

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140.0 KB PDF
Accordion Noxious Weed Book

A Language Arts activity where students create an accordion book by doing research on noxious weeds.

Content Area:

English Language Arts/Literacy, Handwriting, and Speech

Rangeland Topics:

Plants

Standards:

CCRA.R.7
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.*
CCRA.W.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
CCRA.W.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

Grade Level:

Middle School

Length:

Multi-Day

Format:

Lesson Plan

Location:

Indoor

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428.2 KB PDF
All About Rangelands PowerPoint

A powerpoint that defines rangelands.

Content Area:

Science

Rangeland Topics:

Ecosystems

Plants

Format:

PowerPoint

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1.8 MB POWERPOINT
All About Sheep

Students will learn about wool and look at a sheep skull (herbivore) compared to a coyote skull (omnivore).

Content Area:

Science

Rangeland Topics:

Livestock

Wildlife

Standards:

LS1-4-1
Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
LS2-5-2
Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

1 hour

Format:

Lesson Plan

Location:

Indoor

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Amazing Grazing Activity

Students learn about the efficient use of renewable resources to meet human needs in this lesson. Five small groups of students build a food system to meet their needs, which is based upon the capability of their land resource, climate, topography, and economics.

The lesson provides information that directs students to understand why grazing is an environmentally sound option in each scenario.

Content Area:

Science

Social Studies

Rangeland Topics:

Livestock

Multiple Use

Standards:

LS2-5-3
Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
MS-ESS1-4
Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s history.

Grade Level:

Elem/Mid

Length:

Multi-Day

Format:

Lesson Plan

Location:

Indoor

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640.3 KB PDF
Bar H Bar Listening Comprehension Questions

Video questions to go with the video "Bar H Bar Guest Ranch" found at https://idrange.org/range-stor...

Content Area:

English Language Arts/Literacy, Handwriting, and Speech

Rangeland Topics:

Life On The Range

Standards:

CCRA.L.4
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.

Length:

30 min or less

Format:

Listening Comprehension

Location:

Indoor

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Bud Purdy History of a Life Time Activity

Students will learn about Bud Purdy, a prominent Idaho citizen, and compare his life with historical events that were occurring at the same time throughout the U.S. Students will be able to place all of the events on a timeline.

Content Area:

English Language Arts/Literacy, Handwriting, and Speech

Social Studies

Rangeland Topics:

History

Life On The Range

Standards:

4.SS.1.2.1
Identify the major groups and significant individuals and their impact on western expansion and the creation of the State of Idaho.
CCRA.SL.2
Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
CCRA.W.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.

Grade Level:

Elem/Mid

Length:

Multi-Day

Format:

Lesson Plan

Location:

Indoor

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Bud Purdy Listening Comprehension Questions

Video questions to go with the video "Bud Purdy" found at https://idrange.org/range-stor...

Content Area:

English Language Arts/Literacy, Handwriting, and Speech

Social Studies

Rangeland Topics:

History

Life On The Range

Grade Level:

Elem/Mid

Length:

30 min or less

Format:

Listening Comprehension

Location:

Indoor

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73.5 KB PDF