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Scooter Signal

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice the use of hand signals to designate right or left turns. In this safety lesson, students ride a scooter following paths set up to look like sidewalks and roads. Students practice forming the proper signals prior to...
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Fossil Facts and Finds- Using the Magic Bag

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners investigate fossils. In this geology lesson, students study various types of fossils in rocks and identify the characteristics of the fossil. Learners write a research paper on their fossil.
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Land Art

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use natural materials outside to create a work of art. In this land art lesson plan, students plan their sculpture inside in one day and create it outside over a period of 2 days.
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Sink The Ship

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners throw balls using correct overhand technique in a dynamic setting.
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Sliding Pennies

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars demonstrate a proper low level slide. In this sliding lesson, students play a game using polyspots and pennies. The young scholars practice sliding in order to pick up one penny.
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Acoustical Ceiling

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Pupils investigate acoustical ceilings.  In this acoustical ceilings lesson, students construct a blueprint for an acoustical ceiling.  Pupils use area and perimeter of rectangles to construct their blueprint.  Students...
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Building Straw Towers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students apply their knowledge of technology to help them build. For this science and technology lesson, students build straw towers and investigate the strength and form of the structure. They analyze the best design the make the...
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Ocean Exploration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore a simulated ocean floor. In this environmental lesson plan, students take on roles of an ocean dive team exploring the ocean floor. Dive logs will be created and the high schoolers will explore their sections of...
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Scooterville

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice safe driving on a scooter, following the "rules of the road", to develop fitness.
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science: Light Up the Ocean

For Teachers K - 12th
learners investigate light levels under the ocean by conducting several simulations. After creating solutions representing seawater, they shine a light sensor on it to discover how light diffuses and is absorbed by the impurities in the...
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Jumping Rules

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice identifying number patterns. In this basic patterns lesson, 1st graders use a large number line and jump to certain numbers to create, identify or extend a pattern. This lesson includes a script to guide the teacher.
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Cling On's

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students define the term static electricity and how to it.  In this electricity instructional activity students design and implement an experiment to show how static electricity affects their daily lives. 
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Robotics Reading Hour - Robot Dog

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create a robotic dog for story time. In this story lesson, high school students bring a robotic dog to an elementary school. They read the story Robot Dog by Mark Oliver and then show their robotic dog. 
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FREE STANDING STRUCTURE

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students demonstrate basic construction skills by building a free standing structure. They compute the cost of the structure.
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Grammar Quest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in an activity that helps them to explain parts of speech and distinguish between them. They also use different locomotor skills in a variety of ways.
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Letter and Word Scramble

For Teachers K - 4th
Students engage in a instructional activity designed to encourage the identification of letters and their characteristics, as well as moving them using a variety of locomotor skills. This done using the instructional strategy of playing...
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Mini-labs on Newton's Laws

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are divided into 6 groups with each group rotating to a different lab. The labs can be run over the course of a few days; or spread out for a longer period of time.
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Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore area and perimeter. In this math lesson plan, students differentiate between area and perimeter and compute the area and perimeter of an object.
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Ridgerunner

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students jog at the beginning of the class while learning about the Appalachian Trail. They integrate math into the lesson by adding up how many miles they have run, and comparing it to distances on a real trail map.
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The Bus

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students must work cooperatively in teams to move a large mat around the gymnasium. This lesson focuses on working well together as a group to complete a task.
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Rollerblade Scarf Tag

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students particpate in a rollerblading activity to increase their aerobic capacity. They who are comfortable on rollerblades participate in the game while others practice basic skills.
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Locomotor Hello's

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils play a musical movement game in order to explore self space and general space using a variety of locomotor movements.
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Beat the Grinch

For Teachers K - 5th
Students move safely about the entire gym on scooters, picking up bean bags one at a time, placing them in a basket. This is a good warm up activity to be used for the first 5-10 minutes of class.
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Coin Hunt and It's Variations

For Teachers K
Students play a game designed to give them practice identifying coin names and values. They form two lines with coins spread out in between the teams and when the teacher calls out a coin, the two in front scramble to find the specified...