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A Study of Hydra Cluster Galaxies

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students analyze a designated galaxy with a partner or in a small group.
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Keep Your Bubbles Up

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate design and the correct use of technology. In this chemistry lesson, students investigate the Bernoulli Principle using hands on bubble making. They link the principle that keeps the bubble aloft to the BP principle.
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The History of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this extinction worksheet, high schoolers review how species evolve and how species go extinct. Students compare and contrast gradualism and punctuated equilibrium. This worksheet has 6 fill in the blank and 4 short answer questions.
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Read Aloud Lesson Plan: Water for One, Water for Everyone

For Teachers K
Students listen to a read aloud about African animals as they access a watering hole. They discuss the characteristics of Africa such as the temperature, it distance from the students, and lifestyle of the animals. They talk about how...
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Adapting to Animal Behavior for Survival

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore animal behaviors and adaptations by researching several different animals and their habitats.
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Business Cards

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students follow step-by-step instructions to create a business card. They experiment with a variety of fonts and word processing features to create a business card and then design and produce an original business card.
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Sandpaper Drawings

For Teachers K
Students examine images of sand art from different cultures. They create their own version of a sand art picture.
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Ancient Americas

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders compare artifacts used by archaeologists to theorize the first inhabitants of the Americas migrated from Asia across the Bering Land Bridge.
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Charting The Progress of New Horizons

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the long distances and timescales involved in space travel. They track the progress of the New Horizons spacecraft and access the New Horizons website to discover the distance of the spacecraft from the Sun, and then...
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Group Initiatives

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the names and qualities about members in the group. They each say their name and something about themselves. Students gather around in a circle. They listen to the teacher as he or she says the name of someone and throws...
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Geometry of Radio Meteor Reflections

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate and describe ways that human understanding of Earth and space has depended on technological development. They describe and interpret the science of optical and radio telescopes, space probes and remote sensing...
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Look And Listen

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars bring their favorite thing to class as a visual aid while they describe it to their classmate. In this oral information lesson plan, students fill out a worksheet about their item that is provided.
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Quiz Questions - Cells

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this cells worksheet, students read and choose the multiple choice answers to 20 questions involving cells, microscopes, and the life process of Growth.
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Kicking

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders demonstrate proper kicking technique as it is used in soccer. They practice kicking with different parts of the foot and participate in a kicking relay.
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The Ruler, The King of Measurement

For Teachers 1st
First graders learn how use a ruler to measure common items. In this measurement lesson, 1st graders examine the numerical markings on rulers and learn that each number stands for a unit of measure. They measure 5 classroom items after...
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Earth and Space Science

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students investigate space travel. In this science lesson, students discuss the space station and its representation in orbit. They talk about food, travel and survival in space with the correct equipment.
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Palm use in Botany

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils use a Palm loaded with botany software to assist them in deciding if items are produced from trees. They identify local deciduous and coniferous trees.
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Tree Identification

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students are introduced to the characteristics of trees and different techniques to identify them. They distinguish between a deciduous and a coniferous tree. Students describe at least four characteristics used to identify trees. They...
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Cones, Cylinders, Spheres

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students classify polygons by name and shape. In this geometry lesson, students identify the lateral surface of each conic. They differentiate between cones, cylinders and spheres.
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Music of Puerto Rico

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study about the musical rhythms and instruments of Puerto Rico. Then they construct their own instruments using recycled products. Students listen to different genres of music and define them. Students focus on the...
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Are We There Yet?

For Teachers K
Students continue to study rhyming words. They use words and illustrations to help develop their vocabulary.
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Participles: Another Verbal to Know and Love

For Students 6th - 10th
In this grammar activity, students learn about past and present participles. They then use what they learned to answer the 13 questions on the activity. The answers are on the last page of the packet.
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Clothing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils count and describe clothing on a clothesline in Spanish. Answering yes or no questions, they put on a specific item. They identify the item's location on the clothesline as well. They use paper and markers to design their own...
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Vibrant Volcanoes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore volcanoes. In this science lesson, students discuss the characteristics of volcanoes and view a video segment about a volcano. Students examine plate tectonics.