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Curated OER

Summer Safety Activity: Playing with Environmental Print

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students look at the words, symbols, and signs that surround them. In this early childhood lesson plan, students use observational skills as they note the abundance of letters and signs in their world, then apply this awareness to block...
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Curated OER

Summer Fun Activity: Have a Picnic

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students celebrate the summer by preparing a picnic together. In this early childhood lesson plan, students word together to prepare a picnic and develop fine motor and cooperative skills.
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Curated OER

Rocks and Minerals

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate the properties and uses of rocks and minerals. They build towers using only one material from a pile of stones, tiles, wood, etc. provided by the teacher. Students test the hardness of rocks by scratching them with...
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Curated OER

Surfing Safely on the Internet

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explained and demonstrated what the Internet is and the safety rules for using it. They navigate the Internet using search tools and the browser.
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Curated OER

Minimize the Effects of Fire

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars explore environmental safety by reading assigned text in class. In this fires lesson, students discuss the benefits and negative aspects of lighting a fire near a campground. Young scholars list other ways to avoid leaving...
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Curated OER

Slope Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars identify the relationship between relations and functions. In this algebra lesson, students investigate and find the slope of a line using a graph, 2 points and an equation. They calculate the slope from a set a data...
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Curated OER

Soil Preparation for Autumn and Winter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students determine how and why soil needs to be prepared for the fall and winter seasons. In this agriculture activity, students determine how to use gardening tools safely. They show how to work with compost material and fertilizer to...
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Big Kid Science

Create a Milk Carton Camera to Observe the Eclipse!

For Students 3rd - 12th
Step aside, fancy glasses... it's time to create a solar eclipse viewing camera of your own using nothing more than a milk carton. 
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Cornell University

Renewable Resins and Composites

For Students 9th - 12th
Merge chemistry with environmental science to study biodegradable materials. An engaging activity allows learners to experiment with different resin concentrations and composites. Through experimental tests, scholars test their creations...
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Curated OER

Paleontology: A Field Experience

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students go to a dig where they prospect for bones which simulate fossils. They encase the bones in plaster and transport them back to school for further investigation.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

What Color Are The Leaves?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars identify the colors in leaves. For this chromatography lesson, students read the book Why Do Leaves Change Color? and construct chromatography strips to identify the colors of leaves.
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Curated OER

Changing Perspectives on the Japanese Internment Experiment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the characteristics of Japanese internment during World War II. They discuss racist policies and use the internet to gather information to write their own version of history. They write essays from different points of...
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Curated OER

Glacial Geocaching

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders measure strike and dip of given land features and explain the difference between them. They also look at rock and mineral samples for indentification, along with calculating the density. Finally, information is analyzed...