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Keeping a Sleep Diary

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use a Sleep Diary to record their sleeping hours and their energy levels each morning and discuss whether they see a connection between the number of hours they sleep each night and their energy levels.
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Bungee Man Lab

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the motion of a toy bungee jumper using the scientific method. They view a video of a bungee jumper and discuss what can be measured about a bungee jump. Students discuss the scientific mehtod and how to design an...
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Computer Doubles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice doubling the numbers one through five while viewing a projected computer activity using MathKeys software. They stamp numbers onto an activity sheet that corresponds to the number of objects on the screen and then write...
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Twelve Days of Christmas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create charts and graphs using a spreadsheet. They chart the number of each gift given day by day from the song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas." They create a bar graph and a circle graph from their data on the spreadsheet.
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What Does a Quarter Weigh?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the historical figures and symbols of U.S. patriotism depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter coins. They create a balance scale from common materials to measure the approximate weight of a quarter.
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Hit the Slopes

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders work in one collaborative group to understand how ordered pairs are represented and graphed on a coordinate plane. They identify points on the coordinate plane and communicate their understanding of ordered pairs and their...
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Ecology

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are introduced to online research and beginning PowerPoint presentations that are integrated. They pass a plant and photosynthesis. Students locate information on a self selected animal online. They give a PowerPoint...
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Think of a Number

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math worksheet, students engage in a mental math activity. Student think a number and follow several computations with that number and always come up with the answer 9. Students discuss why this happens.
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Capacity Lotto

For Students 5th - 6th
In this mathematical worksheet, students convert fifteen metric units of capacity and multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
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Math Who Am I?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math facts review instructional activity, students read the description of each math term and try to guess what the answer is. Students may check their attempts by circling the third letter in the box which gives the answer.
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Introduction to Science

For Students 7th - 10th
In this science measurement worksheet, students practice calculating volume, density, and area as it relates to science experiments. This worksheet has 4 multiple choice and 2 problems to solve.
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Timeline

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the Holocaust from a chronological perspective.  In this Holocaust lesson, 10th graders create parallel timelines on a poster about the Holocaust. 
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What Happens When A Cell Divides?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the cycle of mitosis. For this biology lesson, students discuss the different stages of mitosis through cell reproduction. They further their investigation through laboratory analysis.
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What's in a Name

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers compare two products and determine which is a better choice in terms of certain parameters. In this forestry lesson, students calculate the price of two different toothpick products. They decide which of the two is a...
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Test--Grade 8 (2009)

For Students 7th - 9th
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students read passages and write an essay responding to the selection.  Students use a graphic organizer to plan their essay.
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Genetics and Molecular Biology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students create DNA models using colored construction papers. In this biology activity, students identify enzyme restriction sites. They model how DNA plasmids replicate when taken up by a bacterial cell.
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Identifying the Relationship Between Black Carbon and the Weather

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify the relationship between black carbon and the weather.  In this investigative instructional activity students compare samples of black carbon with a color-scale and analyze others samples. 
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Heat Transfer and Pollution

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students perform computer simulations on air dispersion. In this chemistry lesson, students calculate energy transfer based on specific heat and temperature change. They explain the causes of smog.
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Physics Post-Lab

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore physics. In this science lesson, students discuss physics in their everyday lives. Students complete a physics worksheet.