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Kenan Fellows

Unit 1: Introduction to Biotechnology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Biotechnology is big! Introduce the uses of biotechnology to science scholars with a fascinating, fact-filled unit. The first installment in a series of four biotechnology units covers the role biotechnology plays in human and...
Unit Plan
Michigan State University

4-H Teen Leadership

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Take your 4-H teens to the next level! Help them learn how to be an active part of their communities with a teen leadership development unit. Individuals, together with school and community partners, create and execute a service-driven...
Lesson Plan
NASA

Planning Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Ever feel there's just not enough hours in the day? Young adults explore an important part of personal development using a group of activities. After comparing how they actually spend their time with how they would like to, scholars...
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Little Kids Rock

The Influence of Latin Music in Postwar New York City

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Music has often been called the international language that transcends cultures and regions. Scholars analyze the impact of Latin American music on New York City culture in the years following World War II. They research music, video,...
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Population Connection

A Demographically Divided World

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Did you know that birth and life rates vary across the world? The resource, the second in a six-part series, discusses just how demographics differ across countries and why it might be the case. Scholars complete worksheets, watch...
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California Academy of Science

Sustainable Water Solutions: Weighing the Pros and Cons

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Switching indoor water fixtures to low flow reduces water usage by more than 45 percent. This and other solutions to reduce water usage have both pros and cons. Scholars view videos of different solutions, discuss them in small groups,...
Study Guide
Reed Novel Studies

Little House On The Prairie: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Laura Ingalls Wilder memorialized life in the American West with her Little House on the Prairie series. Readers explore the first book in the series using a novel study guide. Along with standard text-based questions, scholars...
Study Guide
Reed Novel Studies

Old Yeller: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Fred Gipson's Old Yeller tells of a stray yellow dog who becomes the best friend a boy could ever have. While reading the novel, learners complete sentences with new vocabulary words, answer comprehension questions, and create...
Interactive
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Evolution Begins with the Inheritance of Gene Variations

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Connect Mendelian genetics with Darwinian theories. An interactive lesson lets pupils explore how George Shull used research from other scientists to explore genetic variation. The resource outlines the statistical analysis of genetic...
Interactive
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Describing Egypt

Ptah-Hotep and Akhet-Hotep Mastaba

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Did you know that mastaba means bench in Arabic? Learn why a mastaba was so important to ancient Egyptian architecture. Middle and high schoolers alike stay entertained while reading a passage that describes the virtual tour of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Connect the Dots

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this dot to dot worksheet, students follow the numbers 1 to 60, connecting the dots. Students can then color the picture of the bike rider.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where it Grows

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the commodities of Oregon and produce a map of the different commodities in different regions.
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Curated OER

El Salvador: How Can My Breakfast Harm the Birds?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore how their food choices can have an impact on the rain forests. They examine coffee farming and how their techniques can harm birds in the rain forest. Students design two farms with sustainability of bird habits in...
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Curated OER

Prairie Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here is a simple lesson for young learners on the plants, animals, and flowers found in the prairie environment. There are worksheets embedded in the plan that pupils use once a teacher-led discussion and demonstration has taken place....
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Curated OER

Prairie Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students search for a variety of items while visiting a Listening to the Prarie exhibition.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Good Food Explorers

For Teachers Pre-K
Students use different food items in order to practice the mathematical concept of shape recognition. At the same time the teacher explains how crops are a source of physical health. They use all five senses to describe each food item...

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