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Curated OER

Noblesville Fall

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students brainstorm questions based on a given narrative about an actual fallen meteorite. In this earth science lesson, students organize their responses into different categories.
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Curated OER

Historical Temperatures

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research historical regional temperatures for their current season. In this historical weather lesson, students conduct weather station and Internet research to learn about historical regional temperatures. Students collect and...
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Curated OER

Puppets and Tolerance

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners study tolerance in a puppet activity. In this tolerance lesson plan, students watch a puppet performance to learn about tolerance, diversity, and understanding.
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Curated OER

Rover Races

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students simulate driving a rover on the surface of Mars. In this space science lesson, students identify the challenges experienced by astronauts in operating a vehicle. They recommend some changes to make their 'rover' better.
Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Follow Curiosity's Descent to Mars

For Students 9th - 10th
The Curiosity rover set out to answer the question: Did Mars ever have the right environmental conditions to support small life forms called microbes? The Curiosity Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) captured the rover's descent to the surface...
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: The Old Curiosity Shop (Full Text)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the full text of Dickens's novel "The Old Curiosity Shop." A brief summary is also included.
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Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenge: Build a Blooming Flower

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Can you create a blooming flower that would attract pollinators? This Curiosity Machine project challenges students to make this flower using common household items. Site includes a place for students to document their process as well as...
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Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Build a Bubble Switch

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Curiosity Machine provides a free, high-interest STEM lessons for students. This challenge asks students to create a bubble maze where bubbles move through several on and off switches. This site includes a place for students to document...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Curiosity Killed the App

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students gain experience with the software/system design process, closely related to the engineering design process, to solve a problem. First, they learn about the Mars Curiosity rover and its mission, including the difficulties that...
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Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Curiosity Machine provides a free, high-interest STEM lessons for students. In this lesson, students will construct a stegosaurus tail that is capable of breaking through a piece of paper. Site includes process and tips to solve design...
Website
NASA

Nasa: Mars Science Laboratory: Curiosity Rover

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Follow the Curiosity with this website that allows you see what is new, recent images and video, and ask questions to the mission control team.
Activity
Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Curiosity Machine provides free, high-interest STEM activities for students. This home page provides links to categories of STEM activities.
Article
Scholastic

Scholastic: Curiosity: The Fuel of Development

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
When we are curious about something new, we want to explore it. This article provides fundamental information how to fuel curiosity development and nurture discovery.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Curiosity Got Us to Mars

For Students 9th - 10th
In August 2012, the Curiosity rover landed on Mars. The landing itself was a huge achievement and required a lot of forethought and planning by a very smart team. Bobak Ferdowsi, the mohawked member of that team, outlines various aspects...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Using Curiosity for Descriptive Writing

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Lesson plan which allows kindergartners to combine their experiences and curiosity into developing beginning descriptions. Students use memories and illustrations in writing.
Article
California State University

California State University: Curiosity and Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
California State University student research into the psychological theories of curiosity and what motivates people to do what they do.
Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Curiosity Mars Rover to Try and 'Jump' Sand Dune

For Students 1st - 5th
Article describes how the Curiosity rover on Mars will soon attempt to drive over a sand dune, which may be risky for the vehicle.
Activity
NASA

Nasa : Five Things About Nasa's Mars Curiosity Rover

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Mars Curiosity Rover, a movable robotic laboratory designed to explore the surface of Mars.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Little Curiosity: Story of a German Christmas by j.m. Callwell

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Curiosity: The Story of a German Christmas by J.M. Callwell (c1884), a children's novel.
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NASA

Nasa: Follow Your Curiosity: How Do I Land?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Understand each step as the Curiosity landed with this animation. The animation shows the entry, descent, and landing of the robot on Mars.
Primary
California State University

Curiosity and Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
This student research paper looks into the concept of curiosity. This paper focuses on how a curious mind is formed, the effects of exploration, and theories of exploration.
Article
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Tidal Curiosities

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated essay from the NOVA Web site answers questions about irregularities in the tides.
Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Curiosity's Watery Find

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about Curiosity rover's watery find on Mars. This article describes the formation of water that once flowed across Mars billions of years ago.
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Technovation

Curiosity Machine: Challenges: Make a Signal Horn

For Students 9th - 10th
Build a signal horn to make low-frequency sounds that can be heard from far away in this STEM lesson. Use this interactive site to document your design process. Included on the site is a video explaining a possible solution to the problem.

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