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PLASTER AND WIRE MOBILE/SCULPTURE

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create plaster and wire mobiles/sculptures.
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Gregory Carter

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore how the immune system, fights a war with a pathogenic organism: one of the many bacteria, viruses, and protozoans that can infect our bodies and cause disease.
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What's This Number?

For Teachers K
Students practice the correct way to write numbers. For this language arts and math lesson, kindergarten students not only practice their number formations, but they also practice holding their pencil in the correct manner.
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The Wild Wild Mid-West

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine reasons for Louisiana Purchase and identify those who played key roles in it, create map of Louisiana Purchase and states that are part of it, and analyze overall importance of Louisiana Purchase.
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The Egg "Airbag" Lab

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students use what they know about momentum and impulse to construct an effective "air bag" to protect an egg dropped from the top of the football stadium or other tall structure. They complete a final written report of their findings.
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Visualize 3-D Objects and Make Nets of Common Solids

For Students 4th - 5th
In this 3-D objects and common solids worksheet, students cut out and count the number of faces on several different types of boxes and make a cuboid from straws or a card. Students fill out 4 different categories involving 5 different...
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Sonar Simulation

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore how a side-scan sonar can help locate underwater objects.  In this hands- on lesson students compare side-scan sonar and other methods used to search for underwater objects by creating their own "simulation" of a...
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Learning to Give

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students learn what it means to give generously. In this giving lesson, students give examples of when they have given of themselves. Students complete a service project where they create a gift for preschoolers with whom they can share.
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Biology: Humans as Organisms

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine body systems. In this biology lesson, students explore the roles of different body systems and discover the effects of smoking, drugs, alcohol, exercise, and good nutrition on human body systems.
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Chemistry: Knowledge Quiz

For Students 7th - 8th
In this chemistry quiz instructional activity, learners complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions covering a variety of chemistry concepts.
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Build Your Own Car

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design and build their own cars. In this physics lesson, students test their car's speed and make changes when necessary. They graph data and analyze results.
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Spacd Day:Probing For Knowledge

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the uses and purpose of the Hubble telescope. They create a model of the telescope and conduct research about the history behind the invention of it. Students use the information in order to create a context for the...
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Egg Carton Coral

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use egg cartons to construct models of coral colonies showing many aspects of the coral's natural history - including the structure of coral polyps and the coral colony's colonial life style.
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Genes and Aging

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore genes and the way we age. They assemble a worm collection device called a Baermann Funnel. Students collect Caenorhabditis elegans or other active nematodes from local soil samples. They observe the appearance and...
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Magic Genie

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils observe the chemical change that occurs when sodium iodide is dropped into a flask containing 30% hydrogen peroxide. They discuss how this exothermic reaction occurred as they study the chemical equation involved in the reaction.
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Make Your own Treasure Hunt!

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Young scholars participate in a variety of treasure hunts to promote critical thinking skills. In these problem solving lessons, students go on a photo hunt, scavenger hunt, clue hunt, and map hunt, looking for specific treasures.
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OOOhhhh, My Toe!!!!

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils examine the /O/ phoneme by examining words and reciting a tongue twister. They practice writing the letter 'O' on their dry erase boards. While they listen to a read aloud of "Bo and Rose" they form the /O/ with their mouths when...
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Universal Gravitation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create a KWL chart about gravity. In this astronomy class, students investigate the nature of gravity. They discuss common misconceptions and address them.
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Can You Tell By Touch?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students feel inside a bag and use only their sense of touch to describe and identify one of the objects that is inside the bag.
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Visual Arts

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the stained glass produced for the Gothic cathedrals, needlework, castles, and tapestry of the Middle Ages.
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Visual Arts

For Teachers K
Pupils recognize warm and cool colors in a different medium. They look carefully at slide of medieval stained glass.
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The Grass is Always Greener

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders experiment with common grass and cellular division.
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Bean and Ozone Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students performed an experiment in which they grew beans in an ozone chamber and some in regular air in order to see if the ozone causes damage to the plants.
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Water Quality Issues

For Teachers 9th - 11th
In this unit of lessons, students examine water quality issues. They discover ways they can conserve water and practice making drinkable water from water desalination.

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