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Caution: Slippery When Wet....Not!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students and manipulate data from Internet sites to design a downhill ski course that meets the International Federation of Skiing's requirements for a safe and fair competition.
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Team Target Golf Chip

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice chipping golf balls towards a target. In teams, students chip golf balls into a hula hoop, getting one point for each ball that is chipped in the hula hoop.
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An Invitation to Simple Machines

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore simple machines as a way of helping the principle with a hurt foot manuever his way around the campus.
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My Machine

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore how simple machines can affect their health and lifestyle. In addition, 3rd graders use their knowledge of simple machines to build a unique machine.
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A Moving Experience - Forces and Inertia

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars view a video and complete corresponding activities to observe inertia. They observe and predict the effect various forces have on objects.
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Simple Machines Internet Research

For Teachers K - 5th
Students identify six types of simple machines, then use the Internet for research.
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Local Traffic Survey

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students conduct a traffic survey and interpret their data and use graphs and charts to display their results.
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Adding Colors

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the combination of colors created by the human eye. The lesson highlights the eye's ability to retain the individual colors and add them together to produce a third when the colors are spun.
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5 More Ways to Have a Safe, Fun-Filled Summer!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students review and discuss five important summer safety tips.
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Newton's Laws

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers give examples of each of Newton's three laws as they occur in everyday experiences. They visually represent and differentiate the difference between a direct proportion and an inverse proportion. Students explain how...
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On a Hunt for Simple Machines

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify six simple machines. They brainstorm types of machines and complete a KWL chart. Students observe and explain six simple machines found in the classroom and in their home. They share their list with the class.
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Force & Motion

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the concepts of force and motion. In groups, they travel between stations to analyze the effect of force and motion on various objects. They research how various careers use these concepts as well.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-The Gadget War

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read The Gadget War by Betsy Duffey. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding inventors and inventions. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library connections.
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The Electromagnetic Crane

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students explore electromagnetism, simple machines and the design process. They use the concepts of electromagnetism to design and build a device that uses an electromagnet, a pulley and a lever using the provided Engineering Design...
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The Sundial of Space Exploration

For Students 9th - 12th
In this science worksheet, students engage in the process of using a sundial to tell the time in various places. The sundial is meant to be cut out.
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National School Breakfast Week- March 3–7, 2008

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this nutrition instructional activity, students complete 2 pages of activities associated with National School Breakfast Week. They complete a word search, participate in a creative writing contest, complete a word scramble, and...
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What's Inside a Pumpkin?

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore the properties of a pumpkin. In this What's Inside a Pumpkin lesson plan, students use a real pumpkin to investigate pumpkin facts, sing a song "Five Little Pumpkins", paint pumpkin patch artwork, participate in a...
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Junk Food Math

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars use Skittles candies as they explore estimation and percentages. In this math lesson plan, students sort, count, and chart Skittles candies to learn about estimation and study percentages.
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Momentum Conserved

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore Newton's Laws of Motion and how momentum is conserved. In this physics activity, students observe experiments in which various items collide. Students draw conclusions as to how "momentum" defined as "mass X velocity"...
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What Can You Make of It?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars investigate the various uses of a paper cup. For this scientific inquiry lesson, students investigate various ways to use a paper cup by identifying its characteristics. Young scholars sketch their discovery.
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The Color Way

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students study the importance of eating a colorful diet of fruits and vegetables. In this nutritional diet lesson, students complete multiple activities to learn about the nutritional value of colorful fruits and vegetables.
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A Keen Sense of Smell

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate their sense of smell by experimenting with smelly objects.  In this human senses lesson, students examine the length of time it takes to smell a random object that is close to them.  Students record the different...
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Veggie Quesadilla Recipe: Possessive Nouns

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students identify nouns and pair them with a possessive noun. In this possessive noun lesson, students read a recipe and identify the nouns. Then, students pair each noun with a possessive noun and use them in a sentence.
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Motion Musing

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate graphing a line. In this algebra lesson, students collect data on the path of a skateboarder. They collect how fast the board is traveling along a straight line and graph their results.

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