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An Introduction To Status

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of status and its use in theater. Using a scene from Shakespeare's play King Richard II, students work in pairs to perform the scene. After the performance, the pairs discuss their use of physical status in...
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Clay Boats

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are given the opportunity to use model-building as a way to help comprehend the forces and phenomena at work in the world around them. They use both successful and unsuccessful models to make inferences, refine...
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Introduction to Hardware

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars are introduced to the process of building a tankbot. They create a tankbot using a minimun number of parts. Students identify the Lego parts needed to create the tankbot.
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THE FLIGHT PLATFORM

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Students examine forces that effect flight.  In this flight lesson students answer questions that are asked of them and the ones that they ask themselves. 
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Milky Way Galaxy

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students simulate stars in the Milky Way Galaxy using newspaper prints. In this space science lesson, students compare the number of 'stars' on their page to familiar things. They calculate how many pages they need to have the same...
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Newton's Law Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Isaac Newton worksheet, students analyze ten words in a word box that pertain to Newton's Law. Students match these words to their definitions.
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IS MASS THE SAME AS WEIGHT?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners see the difference between weight and mass when they examine the method of measuring each of them.
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In-Line Inertia

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Young scholars practice calculating the moment of inertia when discussing a skater and the position in which it is best to spin. After class discussion, students practice calculating inertia on their own.
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Special Segments is a Triangle

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders examine the special segments that occur in a triangle.  The three page worksheet contains twenty-five problems.  Answers are not included. 
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How Fast Is that Rocket?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders calculate the speed of a falling object using measurements from a falling rocket. They report data from their data sheet to the teacher to record on the board or on the overhead transparency and discuss the results with...
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Metric 1 Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this math instructional activity, students look for the words in the puzzle that are related to the theme of the word search. The vocabulary and spelling are emphasized.
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Water Quality Monitoring

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
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Wright Flight

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explain and explain the interactive relationships between forces of lift and gravity, thrust and drag, as they apply to airplanes in motion. They know that Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the first airplane based on these...
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Simple Harmonic Motion

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explain the theory of simple harmonic motion (SHM) by performing hands-on, practical application experiments.
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Doing More In Less

For Teachers K - 8th
Students watch segments of a NASA program called "Doing More In Less". In groups, they examine the concept of human exploration and how NASA has contributed to specific research. They are introduced to new vocabulary and answer...
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Simple Harmonic Motion

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners study harmonic motion and its oscillation.  In this simple harmonic motion lesson plan students demonstrate a series of regular oscillations and explain the theory behind the experiment. 
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How Can a Spacecraft Always Face the Sun?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine the correct orbital path for a satellite that collects data about the sun so that its view of the sun never be obstructed by the Earth.
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Enslaved and Running

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Learners use runaway slave advertisements to discover how the language varies from the 18th to 21st century. Using primary source documents, they research the brutality of slavery and the desire of those in slavery to be free. They...
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Timing An X-ray Pulsar

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars use X-ray data to identify an object as a rotating neutron star, and determine its period of rotation. They use XTE observations of the Crab Pulsar to determine the period of the light intensity, interpret this period as...
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Open Your Eyes Wide-Shut!

For Teachers K
Students, using the book, Good Night, Gorilla, show how a speech pathologist uses children�s literature during whole class time to teach articulation, receptive, expressive, and written language skills.
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Circuit Diagrams: Switching Circuits

For Students 4th - 6th
Use a lab sheet on circuit diagrams in your electricity unit. Fifth graders draw two series circuits with diagrams, based on two examples. A science experiment prompts learners to use 3x5 cards to illustrate the way a series circuit works.
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5th grade science review

For Students 5th
For this science review worksheet, 5th graders answer questions about molecules, force, elements, nature, and more. Students complete 25 multiple choice questions.
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Lesson 4 Activity 1: Mapping the Third Dimension

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students work in pairs to construct a simple stereoscope.
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We Tumble Together

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders follow a rubric to create a gymnastic tumbling routine set to music. They videotape and review their performances.

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