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Using Bubbles to Learn about Light Interference

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the wave properties of light.
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Activating Students

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students view and analyze one example of student activism in the 1960's and then apply their learning to their own situations. They work cooperatively to develop and implement their own "activist" or community service learning plan.
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Two Button Buzzer Circuit

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners explore circuit structure, draw a schematic for it, and construct a two button buzzer model out of wires, a battery, buttons (switches), and a buzzer.
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Geometry and Quilting

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a quilt square for a class quilt using at least three, two-dimensional geometric figures. They research and write a brief description of at least two different quilt patterns that they find. Pupils discuss that quilts are...
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Morning Message-Mystery Code

For Teachers K
Students copy and figure out the Mystery Codeword each day. They copy Mystery Code into journal. They match the number with the letter to decipher the code word. They draw a picture to match code word. At the end of the week, the...
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Our Five Senses

For Teachers K
Students are introduced to the five senses through tasks that require them to use each sense in isolation. Students discover how humans use their senses to learn more about their environment.
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Wave Superposition: Interactive On-line Mac and PC

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students study definitions of wavelength, wave speed, wave amplitude, and wave period using an interactive JAVA environment. Distance and time are given so speed=wavelength/period can be verified or deduced by students. Waves reflection...
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Proportionality: Modeling the Future

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore and examine how patterns, measurement, ratios and proportions are utilized in the research development and production of airplanes. They meet a pilot from the Federal Aviation Association who describes the growth of air...
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Introduction to Atoms

For Students 9th - 12th
In this atoms activity, students answer four different sets of questions related to atoms (fill in the blank, multiple choice, word puzzle and true and false).
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Light and Our World

For Students 5th - 8th
In this science activity, students solve a variety of curriculum related puzzles. They also practice basic mental math skills using four operations. The concept of light and color are explored and how it interacts with different objects.
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Ghost Town at Sundown

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this reading literature comprehension instructional activity, students complete 35 questions about the book, Ghost Town at Sundown. There are a variety of activities and puzzles about this book.
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Flory's Gulp

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, learners read a story about a girl who gulps her milk at the table. Students complete a variety of 30 comprehension questions.
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Communicating Data

For Students 6th - 7th
In this data worksheet, students match information with the best type of graph to display it. Students also make a chart and graph to display information in a given paragraph.
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"How Television Has Changed"

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the short article, "How Television Has Changed", and fill in the ten blanks with the multiple choice answers at the bottom of the worksheet.
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Using Bubbles to Learn about Light Interference

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore constructive interference and destructive interference. In this light travel lesson, students follow procedures to discover how light waves travel and experience interference.
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Log Canoes: A Chesapeake Bay Tradition

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a story about log canoes on the Chesapeake Bay and examine the dialogue between characters. Students use the dialogue between the characters to answer five short answer...
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Using Articles A or AN

For Students 4th - 6th
In this using articles worksheets, students read each sentence and fill in the blanks using the correct article. Students are given 10 sentences to practice the skill.
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Glass Slipper Bullies

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students identify bullying behaviors through this cross curricular music and character education instructional activity. Learners read the story Cinderella and discuss how the stepsisters demonstrated bully behavior. Students create a...
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Fun with Shapes!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Use these lesson plans to teach shapes in creative, hands-on ways!
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Pachelbel's Canon

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students warm up by playing rhythm and tonal patterns. They perform Pachelbel's canon and recognize written musical symbols such as cres., leggero, arco, Grandioso, allegro vivo, rall, div, poco rit, and legato. As the band performs,...
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Review letters and words: 4

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this reviewing letters and words worksheet, students say the letters, say the words, name pictures, and more. Students complete 6 exercises total.
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Associative Reading Activities

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this riddles worksheet, students read the clues and write the item that it is describing. Students complete 3 problems where they solve the riddle.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 5: Words That End With "en" or "on"

For Students 5th - 6th
For this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words in a list. All words have the "en" or "on" ending. Students write each word once. There are additional at-home activities listed.
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Fly Away Into Reading

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete repeated readings of the same passage in order to increase their reading fluency and comprehension. They listen as the teacher reads both with and without fluency to hear the difference. Working in small groups, they...