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Curated OER

Planning for and Surviving Earthquakes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in small groups to explore the FEMA for Kids site. They take the role of FEMA officials. Student list three items they may need to survive an earthquake. They complete a worksheet and discuss their results with the rest of...
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Curated OER

Where are all the Animals?

For Teachers K - 9th
Students view animals that camouflage at the Shedd aquarium website. In this camouflage lesson, students recognize that there are different types of camouflage, cryptic coloring, counter-shading, warning coloration and mimicry. Students...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Calendar Fun Operations

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Middle schoolers explore the concept order of operations.  For this order of operations lesson, students make a song about the order of operations in groups.  Middle schoolers practice working problems using order of operations.
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Curated OER

EMS Lesson 2: Outrageous Offspring

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners investigate the principles of probability that can be used to predict hereditary traits.