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Bones or No Bones?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars move to music and study bones and their purpose. When the music plays slow, gentle sounds the students have NO bones and their bodies are like Jello or an egg that has been cracked open on the floor . When the music...
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You Mean I Am Part of History?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders open the lines of communication between family members and to gain a historical understanding about family history. They research and interview their grandparents and parents and create a research paper.
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Mathematical Contributions By Women

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the contributions of women to mathematics by writing a research paper, presenting a summary to their peers, and sharing an activity with their peers. They use a variety of reference materials to gather information...
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Our Lifeline Pump

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, the exterior and interior of the human heart.
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Partner Match Up

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students are randomly paired up. Then using cards they start to find their match as a partner for the day. They then return their cards as soon as they've found their match. Examples of matches can be: states-capitals, upper-lower case,...
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Geography General Space

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars work together to explore states and/or countries while designing their movement area for the day.
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Slalom Blindfold

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners refine their spatial awareness and enhance concentration skills by guiding a blindfolded teammate through a slalom course of five cones. They tap wands to provide a clear "sound pathway" for the blind-folded player.
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Button Bonanza

For Teachers 1st
First graders sort, classify, and write about how they sort buttons.
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Old Fashioned Christmas Toy

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars create an old fashioned toy that explains stored, potential and movement energy.
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"Know How" to Line Up

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify and define several movements physically acted out. They participate in a freeze activity in which they line up performing different movements. For example, they line up (1) if they are doing a strength exercise, (2)...
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Pin Soccer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars practice soccer skills and game strategies in an active game setting.
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21 - Football

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students practice catching and throwing while being defended and defending areas of a field.
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Perspective on the Slave Narrative

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers work with the slave narrative as a resource for historical study and evaluate it as a work of literature; students then examine the narrative in the context of political controversy as an argument for abolition.
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Times Are Changing

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the need for trade, cultural and intellectual achievements. They study scientific and technological advancements emphasizing how these achievements affect modern day.
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Picture This

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, techniques, tools, and processes to communicate an idea or concept based on research, environment, personal experience, observation, or imagination.
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Art in the Sky

For Teachers 1st
First graders become familiar with four types of clouds by experimenting with cameras and exploring the web. They observe illustrators' renderings of clouds and draw their own representation of clouds.
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Can You See It, Touch It, Hear It?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students develop and practice observational skills through lab activity.
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What's Your Function?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils draw parts and functions of an animal cell.
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The Acid Rain Test

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders engage in a research project to increase their ability to conduct experiments, interpret data and discuss results in a scientific paper. After doing a lab which simulates effects of acid rain, pairs of students write a...
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Mixing Colors

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to a story about mixing colors. They explore color using cups of water, color and coffee filters. They use sight word vocabulary to describe the colors.
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Frogz

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students perform jumps and leaps from one lily pad to another to add to a study of frogs.
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Gargoyles

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a P.E. game to demonstrate using quick changes of direction while running away from a tagger. The class is divided into mover or gargoyle groups, while students change directions and pathways quickly away from...
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Let's Create a Sculpture!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine pictures to unearth the objects that were connected together to make the sculptures. Information about the artists and the history of the pieces created are discussed.
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Michigan's Early History

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students use maps and lecture notes to discover the diverse history of the state of Michigan. After gathering their information, students develop interview questions that might be used to interview an elderly person in their community.