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Cleaning Up

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners demonstrate how to be a philanthropist. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students read the story The Wartville Wizard and discuss ways to become a philanthropist. Learners participate in a good deed by volunteering...
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Water 1: Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners investigate water in its solid and liquid form. In this states of matter lesson, students experiment to see what happens as water goes from a solid, ice, to a liquid, water, and back again. They write about and illustrate the...
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How Old is that Cookie?

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars investigate adaptation.  In this cookie age lesson, students examine changes and variations in chocolate chips in cookies in preparation for determining the age of trees using lines.  Young scholars discuss how the age of...
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The Birth of a Butterfly

For Teachers K
Students explore the life cycle of a butterfly. For this butterfly lesson, students visit Internet websites, observe a live butterfly culture, and examine pictures of the stages of the butterfly life cycle in order to independently...
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A Virtual Museum of the Mojave Desert

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study deserts and the plants, animals, and people who inhabit them. In groups, they create their own stories about the inhabitants of the Mojave desert.
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Hibernating Hoopla

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students simulate hibernation with their stuffed animals. They predict the length of time of hibernation and type their math journal entries about sorting, graphing and draw pictures. They read bear hibernation stories.
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Mapping the Village

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners measure, weigh, and document the amount of trash and garbage generated by the school for one day. They brainstorm solutions for trash in the area and assist with the school-wide recycle program.
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Outdoor Explorations: Mystery Plot Vacant Lot

For Teachers K - 4th
Students utilize observations skills as they work together in groups to solve a mystery. They discuss and perform strategies to solve mysteries that occurred on a vacant lot. Students use a field guide to identify plants and animals...
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CCSS Unit Design Template for PE

For Teachers K - 12th
From baseball and tennis to capture the flag and four-square, here is a great document that will help you design your next unit on a sport-related activity. 
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CCSS Unit Design Template for Art

For Teachers K - 12th
Art classes, like any lab class, require extensive preplanning and set-up time. Use this planning template in the quiet before the storm to identify the equipment and materials that will be needed, the procedures and processes...
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Architecture: Homes All Around

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students listen to a book, "This is My House" and sing a song to the tune of Home on the Range. They use the internet to view examples of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture. Students take pictures of architectural details of their homes...
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Teaching the Five Themes of Geography Through Picture Books

For Teachers K - 4th
Read the story Make Way for Ducklings and introduce little ones to the five themes of geography. Reread the story, while displaying transparencies to reinforce the five themes. In groups, learners view pictures and identify the themes on...
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Anatomy

For Teachers K
Students explore the similarities and differences in human beings. They consider that all students are special, and appreciate everyone's similarities and differences.
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Children, Children, What Did You See?

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners listen to a read aloud of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? They write a story based on naming and drawing things they saw when they visited the Black Bayou Lake refuge.
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Geography: World Dynamics

For Teachers K - 12th
Students discuss and examine how the world is changing. After reading an article, they discover the immediate changes that have taken place and how they have effected living things. They complete a worksheet identifying the changes as...