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Curated OER

The pH scale

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students list the common properties of acids and bases. They classify substances as acids or bases, by using pH and litmus tests and are able to explain the pH scale. They participate in a lab activity which reinforce their understanding.
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Curated OER

Dissecting Owl Pellets

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine owl pellets and what their diet consisted of, specifically rodents. This furthers their understanding of simple food chains as well as bone structure and identification.
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Curated OER

A Toast To The Past

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars analyze, and research the identity of the non electric toaster as a historical artifact. In this toaster lesson plan, students then create a visual timeline of toaster history.
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Curated OER

Reverse Glass "Painting"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the life and works of John Audubon. They compare and contrast various pieces of art and identify the purposes of stained glass. After observing his art, they create their own stained glass creation using the concepts...
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Curated OER

The City From the Ooze

For Teachers K - 9th
Students investigate the life in the mud found around ponds. They create Ooze City using pond mud. Students investigate the various layers that form and what type of organisms are in the mud.
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Frogs, Fabulous Frogs

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners have the opportunity to both interpret and replicate the different shapes and textures observed in the life cycle of a frog. When students apply the watercolor wash to the crayon texture rubbings the designs take on a...
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PBS

Invisible Force

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Investigate invisible forces. Young engineers design a setup that changes the direction of a steel ball using a magnetic force. The purpose of the setup is to model the gravitational pull of spacecraft by planetary bodies.
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Curated OER

Loggerhead Nest Management Program

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify the sea turtle management documentary and complete an activity for each slide. They plot the location of nests laid on the island they patrol and discuss their rationale for management decisions. Finally, students...
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Curated OER

Everyone can explore architecture

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners draw like an architect. In this interdisciplinary instructional activity, students research and draw several examples of different forms of architecture through societies, cultures and times, then present them to the class.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Chickscope: The Journey Begins

For Students 3rd - 8th
Journey with the chicken egg, from formation to hatching, and learn about its embryology.