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Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE)

Fish Morphology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Life comes in all different shapes and sizes, and fish are no exception. Here, young scientists create fish prints as they learn how specific characteristics allow different species to survive in their particular habitats.
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Curated OER

Super Hero High

For Teachers Pre-K - 9th
Students define the characteristics of a hero by creating their own fictional superhero.  For this film making lesson, students write the background of a superhero character and storyboard scenes from a movie they would like to make....
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Curated OER

Earth at Night

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students examine the Earth at night. In this geography instructional activity, students identify the continents at night using various Internet Web sites. This instructional activity may be adapted for use with middle school and high...
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Curated OER

School Lunches Get More Healthful

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read a story called School Lunches Get More Healthful and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. For this current events school lunch lesson plan, student respond to literature by answering questions, recalling...
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Curated OER

Cereal Box Book Report Project

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create a book report using a cereal box. In this book report lesson plan, students cover the outer parts of a cereal box representing a book they red. They create an original cover on one side, and use the other sides to report...
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MENSA Education & Research Foundation

Quotation Station: Using Quotes in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
An informative list compiled with quotes, authors, and discussion questions, along with 20 out-of-the-box application ideas, make up the collection of lessons geared to spark dialogue and creative thinking about quotations. 
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Cracking the Code

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Some interesting reading on the history of barcodes opens this technology lesson plan. Readers find out how engineers contribute, and then they gather into groups to discuss possible improvements to our current UPC barcode system. Know...
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MENSA Education & Research Foundation

The Writer’s Toolbox: What You Need to Master the Craft

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Strengthen your high schoolers' writing with a series of steps for writing successfully. With sections on organizing an essay, choosing a topic, crafting a thesis statement, and revising a draft, the lesson encourages your class to...
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Baylor College

How Do We Use Water?

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Send youngsters home to survey how they use water in their homes. Then bring them together to discuss which uses are essential for our health and which are not. A helpful video offers teaching tips for this lesson, and a presentation...
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Stories on the Way

The Temptation of Jesus

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
Temptation is the focus of this lesson plan, which was designed for the first week of Lent as an introduction to the tradition of Lenten fast. It includes reading of biblical scripture, hands-on activities where learners design cards...
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KOG Ranger Program

The Value of Oregon’s Forests

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
No matter where you go, you're in the middle of a forest in some way. Use a lesson about forests and the many ways they contribute to our world, including the ecosystems of animals and plants living in their shady soil.
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Azar Grammar

Song Lessons: Father and Daughter

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Paul Simon's "Father and Daughter" offers language learners and native English speakers an opportunity to study adverb, adjective, and noun clauses.
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Smithsonian Institution

Songs, Sounds and Stories from the Georgia Sea Islands

For Teachers K - 12th
American music is the result of the influence of many cultures, including the traditions brought by the African slaves. Young scholars study the polyrhythms, the call-and-response format, and the vocal improvisations of the Gullah...
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BioEd Online

Butterflies in Space

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
How does gravity affect the life cycle of a butterfly? Learn first-hand what types of investigations astronauts perform in space by following along with one of NASA's experiments. Create butterfly habitats in the classroom with specific...
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Busy Bee Preschool

Rainbow Fish Craft

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Follow your reading of The Rainbow Fish with this adorable printable. Each pupil gets their own fish to color and their own foil scale to affix to the fish.
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Curated OER

What Makes a Cat a Cat?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the lives of pets by videotaping them.  In this animal life activity, students videotape a cat and other pets using school cameras in a computer lab.  Students review the footage from the cat and other animals and...
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Curated OER

How to Teach Dolch Words with Kid Pix

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use KidPix computer program to learn Dolch sight words. In this technology and language instructional activity, students type their Dolch sight words into KidPix to create a quasi-sentence.
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Curated OER

Circus Lesson

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students take part in group entertainment activities. In this circus lesson, students discuss their own memories of a circus and conduct several activities such as juggling scarves and creating balloon animals. Students discuss why...
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Curated OER

Synonyms and Antonyms

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Mix up your writing lessons by having kids look at recent newspaper articles instead of their own work. They work in pairs and rewrite sports news articles using synonyms and antonyms for a set number of words. Then they share their work...
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Curated OER

Fossils 2: Uncovering the Facts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students determine what types of information can be determined by looking at fossils. In this fossil lesson, students examine facts about and images of the Tyrannosaurus Rex at an assigned web site. They apply their knowledge to develop...
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National Woman's History Museum

Taking a Stand: Woman Suffrage and Protest at the White House K-8

For Teachers 1st - 8th
A class discussion opens a lesson on women suffragettes. Learners imagine they are preparing to protest for women's voting rights. Scholars create a colorful poster to hold up high when marching in front of the White House.
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Curated OER

Cell Cookie Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 12th
Students review the structure and fuctions of plant and animal cells. They use various types of materials such as sugar cookies and cake frosting for this lesson.
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Curated OER

Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 5: Overview

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students demonstrate fraction symbols. In this fractions lesson, students use paper strips to represent various fractions. Students then use fraction circles to compare various given fractions.
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Curated OER

Apple Estimation: Percentages & Subjective Reasoning

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students practice using their estimation skills by utilizing apples.  In this percentage lesson, students utilize a scale and an apple to discover the percentage of each bite they take.  Students share their data with the rest of the...

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