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Chandler Unified School District

Art Masterpiece—Leonardo da Vinci Inventions

For Teachers 6th
After getting to know the inventor, Leonardo da Vinci and his many inventions, scholars think up their own invention. Following a written description and a hand-drawn picture, learners use a method of mirror writing and antiquing to give...
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PBS

The Egg

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
The first stage in the butterfly's life cycle is the egg. Young entomologists discuss why different butterflies lay different eggs and what their eggs look like. Then they use the handouts to make a replica of one type of butterfly egg...
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Curated OER

Moon Phase Flip Books

For Teachers 5th - 8th
What better way to study the moon phases than to see them in action? The directions on the handout only have kids cut out and tape on the moon phases to make the flipbook, but it would be even more powerful to include the name of each...
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Curated OER

Body Decorations

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Body decoration has been practiced for years and years, and it is often associated with a culturally significant event. To celebrate Harmony Day, children discuss the Hindu custom of henna or hand painting. They brainstorm ways people...
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.9

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Guided by close-reading questions, groups examine the similarities and differences between the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. In addition, they look at how the principles are presented in these two foundational US...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Why Randomize?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your statisticians draw several samplings from the same data set, some randomized and some not, and consider the distribution of the sample means of the two different types of samplings. The exercise demonstrates that non-random samples...
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Curated OER

Blue-Prints

For Teachers K - 2nd
Blueprints are used to help architects plan out their drawings in an accurate and measurable way. Little ones create a grid with white crayon, dip the paper in blue paint, and then draw a series of buildings. However, it may be better to...
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Early Childhood Education

Christmas Lesson Plan: Gross Motor & Fine Motor Skills

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Practice gross and fine motor skills with fun Christmas- and holiday-themed activities. These holiday lessons include songs, games, and other engaging activities for both gross and fine motor skills. Kids will love pinning the nose on...
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Teach Engineering

Lighting in My Classroom Survey

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How much energy does it take to light a room? Class members calculate the total wattage it takes to light the classroom. Through calculations, responsible scientists determine the cost of energy for the year, then figure out how much...
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.8

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
It is no easy feat to wade through legal and political documents. And incorporating this type of informational text into a literature class can also be a challenge. Here’s a resource that includes suggestions for how to address this...
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Curated OER

"Slab Box"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Clay is a fun material children of any age can enjoy using. Using rolled slabs of clay, young artists create a slab box. First they design their box, then they roll slabs, score, slip, and construct a box that matches their design plan....
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Illustrative Mathematics

Puppy Weights

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Nobody can say no to puppies, so lets use them in math! Your learners will take puppy birth weights and organize them into different graphs. They can do a variety of different graphs and detail into the problem based on your classroom...
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NorthEast Ohio Geoscience Education Outreach

Hydrology and Landforms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Three days of erosion exploration await your elementary geologists. Learners begin by examining rivers via Google Earth, then they model water flow in sand, and finally, they identify resulting landforms. This lesson is written...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Speed Trap

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
In which direction is traffic moving faster, north or south?  Use box and whisker plots to organize data and interpret the results. Detailed solutions are included. This activity would be good as a warm up or quick assessment at the end...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Haircut Costs

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Who pays more for haircuts, men or women? Given quartile values, learners construct box and whiskers plots and interpret the results. They compare the mean and median, and discuss which is more appropriate under particular conditions....
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Illustrative Mathematics

Graphs of Power Functions

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
This activity consists of three exercises in which learners sketch the graphs of various power functions on the same axes. They use their sketches to make comparisons and observations which lead to generalizations about the graphs of...
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Historica-Dominion Institute

Underground Railroad - Secondary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This is a one-day activity to explore the Underground Railroad and its impact on Canadian immigration. Class members explore the government's immigration policies in the past and present. It requires viewing a short video clip and...
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Curated OER

Van Gogh Sunflowers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Add a little texture to your next art project with an activity inspired by Van Gogh's Sunflowers. The art project is collage-based and uses ripped paper and glue to create highly textural versions of Van Gogh's famous painting. A...
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Exploratorium

Bubble Tray

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Create jumbo bubbles and use them to teach about surface tension or interference, perfect for a physical science lesson on light or molecular attraction.
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Curated OER

Cell Art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Combine art and science with this cell structure assignment. Learners depict a cell diagram, including the organelles, imitating a specific artist's style. 
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Mr. Roughton

The Maya Files

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What a creative approach to studying about the ancient Mayan civilization! Learners will become investigators in the case of the "disappearance" of the Classic Maya by examining a variety of primary and secondary source material,...
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Curated OER

Flipping for a Grade

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What happens when your teachers get tired of grading tests and want to use games of chance to determine your grade? How would you decide which game they should play? Learn how to use expected value and standard notation to compare two...
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International Network on Personal Meaning

Journey of Personal Development (Part 1) – Know Yourself

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Who are you? What are you? The two guiding questions found at the heart of any journey of self-discovery provide the framework for this outline of personal development seminar.
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Curated OER

Trekking to Timbuktu: Restoring the Past

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe the environmental conditions that presently threaten Timbuktu. They explain what efforts are being made to restore the ancient mosques, describe the condition of the ancient manuscripts and tell what is being done to...

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