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Voyage to the Planets

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students examine the planets in the solar system.  In this planetatry activity students complete a project using a WebQuest program.
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Which Colored Filter Will Decode a Secret Message?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate how to create secrete messages through filters. They view pictures with red and green filters and discuss what they observe. They select the color filter that works best to read secret messages. They view pictures...
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I Will Survive

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore animal adaptations. In this animal science lesson, learners watch the video "Kratt's Kreatures" and work in groups to complete a worksheet about animal adaptations.
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Weather/Climate

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine traditional Native American weather/climate knowledge. They keep a weather journal and research cloud cover.
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Learning About Our Five Senses

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars study the sense of touch and various degrees of heat. They design a model that displays how the human hand reacts to heat using a touch sensor.
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Class Final Report - Global Sun Temperature Project

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students reflect on the data they have analyzed during the Global Sun Temperature Project. They use the project website as a resource for their observations, draft a class report and post it on the Internet.
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Dawdle Duckling

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars read the book Dawdle Duckling and complete different activities about the book. Students research the wetlands, research ducks, complete an oil and water experiment, map a cove, and more.
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Presidential Trading Cards

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners research the Internet to collect data about the US Presidents. They use the data that they collect along with available technology to produce trading cards and brochures using keyboarding skills, text boxes, acquiring photos,...
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Gathering, Traditions, and Nutrition of Our Food

For Teachers K - 12th
Students gain a better understanding of what it means to eat seasonally through learning about traditional hunting, gathering, and food preparation methods of Athabascan tribes. By interacting with Native American Elders and...
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Thanks Be To You

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners research U.S. history by completing a worksheet activity in class. In this historical figure lesson, students identify the contributions and risks taken by the former African-American leader Martin Luther King Jr. Learners read...
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Freie Universitat Berlin: Everyday Objects [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 5th
In our daily lives we are surrounded by objects which have specific roles and functions. Some are relatively simple, like a drinking cup. Others are much more complex, like a mobile phone. This wonderful 56-page handbook presents...