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Count on Science & Math for Your Future

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students complete a variety of classroom and online activities designed to teach them the importance of science and math in all career paths and stimulate their awareness and interest in various careers.
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Careers and Weather

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore how weather affects a variety of jobs. Through a series of activity sheets, they determine what occupations create more or less activity because of weather conditions.
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Know the Phone in an Emergency

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders list important phone numbers to call in emergency situations, identify when to call each number, and practice dialing numbers on toy telephones.
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Homer T. Cat, Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students read a poem about a cat. Students discuss how cats behave and examine Homer's life in his environment.
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Homes Sweet Homes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students analyze various paintings of houses by Robert Harris. They examine what home really means to themselves by drawing house designs, collecting artifacts and making a class museum, taking photos and conducting a guided tour of...
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The Cost of Life

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils research the salary for a career of interest. They consider what kind of lifestyle that career would provide and graph their information for comparison.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 1, Lesson 6: Quilt Story

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students recognize that quilts are created by geometric components. They examine how quilts are an artistic art form that show the cultural heritage of the people who make them.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 2, Lesson 11: A Stitch in Time

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars investigate the culturally artistic value of quilts, the importance of trade in meeting basic needs, and the conservation of natural resources.
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Geo Jammin By Design: The Important Thing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students brainstorm what they know about geometric terms and patterns. They identify symmetry, shapes and congruency. They create a book of symmetry.
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Visual Arts

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in three visual arts lessons in this unit. They analyze the patterns of quilts, study the life and work of Rosa Bonheur and Edward Hicks.
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Visual Arts - Overview - April

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the architecture of Ancient Rome, The Pont du Gard, an aqueduct in Nimes, France; The Pantheon and Trajan's Column in Rome; and various triumphal arches throughout the land that was once the Roman Empire are the...
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Ecology - Ecosystem

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research ecosystems, the work of ecologists, John Muir's contribution to the environment and an endangered species of their choice. They read books, participate in discussions, and write reports.
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Buildings, Buildings Everywhere

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students gain awareness of shapes in architecture by creating a painting of their school and writing a reflective summary of their study of architecture.
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Farm Animals ABC Book

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read and examine various books and websites on farm animals and farm life, then create a class farm ABC book. Each student is responsible for one page in the book.
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Sketch a Scientist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners draw their perceptions of a typical scientist, evaluate stereotypes in their drawings quantitatively, and then discuss the origins of these stereotypes.
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Solar Matters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students design an energy resource wheel and demonstrate how to use it to access information about renewable and nonrenewable energy sources.
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In What Direction Do Seeds Grow?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students predict and examine the direction seeds grow and thereby explore the effects gravity has on seeds and plants. They perform this inquiry in-class by keeping track of how beans grow.
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have you ever wanted to work with space? This site provides information about some of the interesting careers available for you. NASA and Cool Cosmos have compiled a list of kid's frequently asked questions about jobs dealing with space...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Everyday Mysteries, Who Invented Frozen Food?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Everyday Mysteries uncovers the mastermind behind the concept and process of frozen foods.
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BBC

Bbc: Build an Iron Age House

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how to build an British Iron Age house by following these step by step instructions. Measurements given in metric system.
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Chemistry Careers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Chem4Kids! looks at careers available in the large field of chemistry. Here you can explore the career of a doctor, pharmacist or pharmacologist, university researcher, forensics expert, or hazardous materials expert.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology: Microbe Zoo: Ag Acres

For Students 3rd - 8th
A simple overview of the important roles microbes play in agriculture. You'll learn how some microbes can be hazardous to plants while others help fertilize and build soil, and kill insects.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Bees

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about bees and the different techniques for handling them.
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University of Missouri

University of Missouri St. Louis: Wise Pockets World

For Students 2nd - 5th
Join the adventures of Wise Pockets, a curious koala, to learn about money concepts. Great elementary website to explore earning, saving, and credit. The website includes a student, teacher, and parent section with resources.