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How do plant & animal cells make and use energy?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students show the relationship between the need for plants to undergo photosynthesis in order to generate oxygen. They see the flaws associated with this thinking because of the lack of CO2 and H2O and lack of sufficient gravity in order...
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Groundwater Flow Demonstration Model

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of groundwater that includes aquifers, groundwater flow, and the water table. They participate in activities using a flow demonstration model. Its use engages all types of learners because of its hands on...
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Exponential Form

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this logarithmic and exponential form worksheet, students solve 10 different problems that includes converting each from one form to the other. First, they determine what the base needs to be in each problem. Then, students determine...
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Adobe

For Students 5th - 8th
In this adobe worksheet, students read about adobe soil and how it was used for building because of its insulating properties. Students complete 3 short answer questions.
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Super Square

For Students K - 1st
In this grammar activity, students examine a 25 space grid which contains both vowels and consonants. They color the vowels green and the consonants purple. They answer the question, "Which letter is not in a small box because it can be...
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The Science of Sleep and Daily Rhythms

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe their own daily rhythms by going to bed earlier and seeing what happens to their day afterwards. In this sleep lesson plan, students experiment with their own sleep cycles and answer questions about what happened because...
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How Can You See Which Soda Has More Sugar?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders weigh regular and diet soda to see which one is heavier and therefore which one contains more sugar. In this soda lesson plan, 6th graders discover that regular soda contains more sugar because it weighs more. 
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Reflection on the Long Term

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers write about how they should not get discouraged if they don't see results in the short term, because it will pay off in the long term. In this short and long term lesson plan, students discuss quotes and read passages...
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Thrown for a Loop

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Round and round it goes. Class members observe a current carrying loop in a magnetic field and calculate its associated torque. They then apply what they have learned to example problems to solve for the torque and to calculate the...
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Bug Mountain Cake

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
How does your class celebrate Earth Day? If you are in need of a fun cooking activity that can fit into life science curriculum, look no further. Here is a quick and easy recipe for a bug mountain cake. It can be made in class and shared...
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Writing Workshop: Writing a Compare-Contrast Essay

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Crafting a compare-contrast essay can prove to be a challenge even for experienced writers.  Eradicate the mystery with a PowerPoint that details the rationale for and the structure of this form of expository writing. The 20-slide...
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7th Grade Poetry Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Ask your pupils to explore the sounds, forms, and language of poetry by putting together a portfolio of their own work. In a binder, learners collect the poems listed on the second page of the assignment sheet. Each individual creates a...
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Prepositions After Adjectives

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Practice reading context clues with a set of ten sentences within a grammar learning exercise. As they examine each sentence, readers choose which preposition would be most appropriate after the adjective shown.
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Reverse Charades

For Students 6th - 12th
For a fun bonding time for the class or an introduction to pantomime, this game hits the mark. An individual from a team guesses at the clue that the rest of the team is acting out–without ever talking about how they will do it, making...
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Finger Paint With Sounds

For Students Pre-K - 5th
Finger painting is fun, but finger painting with sounds is really fun. Finger painting is important for many reasons, it can help children develop a sense of creativity, foster social skills and emotional skills, it helps develop large...
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Basic Cause/Effect Intro

For Students 7th - 9th
In this cause and effect activity, students answer 8 questions about cause and effect adverb clauses. They identify the cause and effect in sentences and then combine them using "because" and "now that" where appropriate.
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The Magic of Markets

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Pupils examine how exchange is trading goods and services with people for other goods and services or money. They examine how people voluntarily exchange goods and services because they expect to be better off after the exchange.
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Bicycle Pump Pressure

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students explain that air pressure applies a force. If any of students have flown in an airplane, they have felt the "popping" of their ears caused by the change in atmospheric pressure because of the altitude changes.
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Estuaries Are for the Birds!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners recognize that birds act as indicators of pollution because of their sensitivity to environmental change, and role play the manner in which marine debris can be hazardous to waterfowl.
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Civil Rights Violations In America, A Historical Review

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze an event where a person or groups of people were singled out because of their race, religion, nationality or sexuality. They interpret the song "Scarecrow" by Melissa Etheridge and apply the lyrics to the events they...
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Miniature Landscapes

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars demonstrate their knowledge of the elements of design by creating a pair of textured collages. They visually communicate the feeling of landscapes at different times of day by carefully selecting paper because of color or...
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Behind Closed Doors

For Teachers Higher Ed
Pupils (Resident assistants) enter their jobs in college and university housing environment with a variety of skill levels in problem solving. Because of the live-in nature of the position, however, most of the problem solving skills...
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Mystery of the Senses-Vision

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars view six optical illusions and explain why the visual system might interpret them the way it does. They explore how illusions distort our sense of perspective, because they deceive us into seeing what we expect to see. ...
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Railroads in Virginia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars decscribe the importance of railroads, new industries, and the growth of cities to Virginia's economic development. They locate on a map the small towns and cities that grew because of the railroads and create a flow chart...

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