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Rocket Pinwheel

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students observe a balloon-powered pinwheel to study the principles of rocketry. They study Newton's Third Law of Motion.
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The Fairy Godmother's Assistant

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students develop their own version of a Cinderella story. They choose parts for one another and read different versions of the story throughout the years. They answer comprehension questions to end the instructional activity.
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Plan For The Pole Vault

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in activities that lead into the correct progression to safely complete the pole vault. Activities include practicing : gripping the pole, planting the ploe, riding the pole, and taking off to the landing mat. This...
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Petite People

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Learners design a toothpick/clothespin doll by following given instructions. They use toothpicks and embroidery floss (or clothespins and yarn) to create a little people pins to be worn or displayed in student created dioramas.
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Simple Machines - Fruit Wedge

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the principles and uses of inclined planes, screws, and wedges while they determine examples of simple machines that are use in everyday life. They separate different kinds of fruit into pieces to determine the...
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Newton's 2nd Law

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss Newton's Second Law of Motion, and the acceleration of fast and slow moving objects. They experiment with items with different masses to determine the effect mass has on acceleration using a toy car. They complete...
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Vacuum that Rug

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the letter and phoneme /n/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /n/ sound through stories and rhymes. They identify the initial placement of the letter and sound using a picture...
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Science Word Search

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the theme of the sheet in the word search. They also work on spelling skills.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students will work in small groups, observing an ice cube and recording a description, the feel of the ice, and how it looks when put in another container. Students observe changes in the ice over 15 minute intervals, then freeze the...
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Magic Ball

For Teachers K - 2nd
Using the magic ball, pupils identify the different directions. They follow the movements of the teacher with the magic ball.
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Clouds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the characteristics of clouds, their formation, symbols used in their identification, and the relationship of clouds to weather. The lesson focuses on how they are formed and their classification.
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Math Maven's Mysteries: The Cafeteria Caper

For Students 5th - 6th
In these math word problem worksheets, students help solve the mystery about the cafeteria caper. Students determine what each students' favorite food is by making a chart to organize information from the story. Students then find the...
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Breaking News English: Cigarette Packets to Carry Gory Pictures

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Cigarette Packets to Carry Gory Pictures," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Mystery Machines

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore simple machines and demonstrate thier acquired understanding by building a simple machine.
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WHY DO SOME THINGS FLOAT WHILE OTHERS SINK

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore how density can cause things to sink or float by experimenting with a jar, oil and corn syrup.
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The Pressure's Off

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate air pressure with four hands-on activities. They observe experiments by viewing Take a Look 2 #21.
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Primary Bouncing

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students develop hand and ey coordination. The focus is upon handling a ball. This could be helpful for practice for sports like basketball or volleyball. This helps with repetition to develop muscle memory and visual or spatial ability.
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Sound Tracks Game

For Teachers K - 1st
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the playing of soundtracke to learn the alphabet, animal sounds, and nursery rhymes. They are given the opportunity of working together or independently listen to the stories.
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Max The Dog: Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary worksheet, students choose the correct word to fill in blanks in a set of 16 sentences; link is present for answers.
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Moon Shadows

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the moon and its shadows.  In this moon lesson students complete a lab activity that shows the different shadows and answer questions.
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Earthquake Waves

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders pour three cups of sand on the top of a plastic table near the edge. They tap the table lightly with the rubber mallet. When they tap the table lightly they see the sand ump into the air.
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Air: You Cant See It, But Its There!

For Teachers 1st
First graders state that air occupies space by performing experiments that show this principle.
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Cool Line

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn foot and arm patterns, then sequence those patterns into a line dance.
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On The Move

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate proper space awareness by moving safely away from others in the playing area.