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Calling All Actors and Actresses

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read decodable, leveled text with expression. After the teacher demonstrates reading with expression and reading with a flat affect, students discuss which reading made the text more exciting. In groups, students practice...
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How Big is a Crowd?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders compare the relative sizes of the five Great Lakes and their human populations. They describe some of the problems that arise when many people depend on a limited resoure. Students discuss how the Great Lakes and the...
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Solids in Bottles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use funnels to put the five solid materials into clear bottles with caps. They observe how the particulate materials look, sound, and move when they shake and roll the bottle. Finally, students write "sound and touch" poetry.
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Fraud In Science: Circumstances and Consequences

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students analyze a case study and evaluate its implications on the scientific community.  For this Science ethics lesson, students read a case study and write responses to questions. Students discuss the actions of each scientist and...
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Mother May I?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure distance using nonstandard units of measure. In this measurement lesson, 3rd graders measure a given distance through the use of the game "Mother May I?" Student gather and compare data on how many "giant steps" and...
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Home on the Range

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use maps and mathematics to determine the appropriate panther population in a given area. In this Florida ecology lesson, students research the area requirements of male and female panther and use a map to help calculate how...
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Wind, Pressure, Force, Calculus and Engineering Connections

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders solve first order differential equations using the separation of variables technique. In this calculus lesson, 12th graders explain the connection between math and engineering. They brainstorm what engineers do in real life.

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