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Discovery Education: The War of the Worlds
Contains a lesson plan that incorporates audio and video resources to help teach the book "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells. Also includes a number of discussion questions and links to additional information.
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Discovery Education: All Quiet on the Western Front
Teaching wartime literature through "All Quiet on the Western Front" is made easy with a 2-day online lesson plan that covers: procedure, writing, discussion questions, extension activities, strong links, vocabulary, and Colorado state...
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Discovery Education: Cities
This lesson plan shows that by studying the population of the U.S. through census figures, students can learn about interesting cultural and economic trends.
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Discovery Education: The Big Wet
This lesson plan surveys the climate of Australia and compares it to the climate of other regions around the world.
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Discovery Education: Brothers Grimm
Start with "The Fisherman and His Wife" and then expand criticism skills to include other Grimm's Fairy Tales. Here you'll get an art project and discussion questions and then further instruction for teaching young learners literary...
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Discovery Education: Path to Mars
Learners use websites and other resource materials to compare and contrast features of Mars and Earth.
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Discovery Education: Web Math: Convert Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Converts an improper fraction to a mixed number that you enter. Explains in detail the process of converting the improper fraction to the mixed number.
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Discovery Education: Grade 3 5 Module: Designed for Efficiency [Pdf]
For this 3-5 teaching module, young scholars conduct experiments, explore with online interactives, and watch videos that help them understand how vehicles work. Then, students demonstrate their understanding by designing energy...
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Cushion It! [Pdf]
Students investigate the best way to cushion wrap a sugar cube to protect it from a collision in this lesson plan. During their investigation, students learn about collisions and variables that affect collisions.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: It's Getting Hot in Here [Pdf]
Young scholars explore solar energy in this lesson plan by collecting and analyzing actual temperature data from a simple model house.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Drive It Green [Pdf]
In this lesson, plan learners design greener transportation solutions for their community. Lesson contains three parts that ask students to look at their impact on the environment.
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Discovery Education:nanotechnology,biological Engineering and Biosensors [Pdf]
A lesson plan where students use their innovative thinking skills to design biosensors for a future use. During the instructional activity, students will learn about nanotechnology and biosensors.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Don't Slip! [Pdf]
In this lesson plan students experience friction by sliding a block of wood over sandpaper. Students will experiment with frictional forces by measuring with spring scales or rubberbands.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Interaction at a Distance [Pdf]
An experiment where students investigate the strength of magnets. This site includes a lesson plan with both teacher and student information for completing the experiment.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Oil Spill Clean Up [Pdf]
In this lesson plan young scholars experiment with cleaning up an oil spill. This lesson begins with students learning about the effects of oil spills on the natural environment. Then young scholars will explore the most effective way to...
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: In the Mix [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, students use different types of filters to separate the mixture. This lab requires the students to use engineering skills to solve a real-world problem of filtering water.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Light and Shadow [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, students experience how light interacts with the environment by investigating relationships between shadows and light. Students will experiment with light by observing how light travels through materials and distances.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: It's Too Loud! [Pdf]
In this lesson plan middle schoolers will experiment with ear protectors to investigate sound reduction. This lab has students collecting, analyzing, and organizing sound level data. Lesson plan includes instructions for teachers and...
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Discovery Education: The Everyday Science of Your Brain [Pdf]
Help your students understand the function of the brain in both short-term and long-term memory. This lesson plan allows students to test different strategies for improving memory.
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Discovery Education: Traveling to Mars? What Your Body Needs to Know [Pdf]
A unit lesson plan around the central question: "How does space flight affect the human body, including weightlessness, and how can humans protect themselves for such long-distance travel?" During this lesson, students will design a...
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Everyday Science of Sound [Pdf]
In this lesson plan students experience a series of demonstrations that show how sound is made and heard. Students will experiment with sound traveling through different mediums and sound that has different pitches.
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Discovery Education: Recycling: Old Made New [Pdf]
Students will observe the physical properties of items through an activity where they sort objects for recycling. This lesson plan also includes a recycle papermaking process.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: How Strong Is It? [Pdf]
In this lesson plan students will learn how strong a Post-it notes adhesion really is! Students will experiment pulling a Post-It note to collect quantitative data to explore the adhesive properties of the note.
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Discovery Education: Science of Everyday Life: Strong as Newspaper [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, students use their engineering knowledge to construct a structure made of newspaper. Students test the strength of their structure with weights! Lesson plan includes teacher and student instructions.