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Memorial Day

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore the history and origin of Memorial Day. They conduct research on various websites, view videos, send an e-card to someone in honor of Memorial Day, and complete Memorial Day crafts.
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Flex Those Muscles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the muscular system to examine the different types of muscles in our bodies and how they work with other body systems. They discover how muscles help us chew food and laugh. Videos are used as part of this lesson.
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Job-Related Skills, Tools, and Values

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars explore careers by interviewing their parents, playing games and identify jobs people do and the skills and tools they need to do their job.
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The Japanese Way

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a two-week introductory unit on Japan and Japanese culture. They compare/contrast Japanese and American lifestyles, watch videos, design an original kimono, eat Japanese food using chopsticks, fold Origami shapes,...
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Upgrading Hubble

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students investigate the Hubble telescope's role in astrophysics research. They complete a Webquest, watch a video, view Hubble photographs, play online games, answer discussion questions, and evaluate newspaper articles about optics.
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Zoo Welcomes Baby Animals

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students engage in activities to gain a better understanding of endangered animals. In these animal lessons, students use vocabulary and comprehension skills to gain a better understanding of endangered animals. They also watch video...
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Let's Create! Pottery HD

For Students 6th - 12th
Using a potter’s wheel to make functional art is an experience not common to most people. Provide your learners with a chance to see what pottery making is all about with an app that allows them to create pots, fire them, decorate them,...
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One, Two Jumping Fish

For Teachers K
Students watch video segments of counting fish. They participate in counting fish in an activity.
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Bar Me In

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders watch a video about constructing bar graphs. They create their own graph and interpret it.
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Imagination Travel

For Teachers K
Students watch video segments on shapes and patterns. They create their own pattern within shapes.
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Looking for Lincoln During the Civil War

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the presidency of Lincoln.  In this American History activity, 11th graders watch various videos on Lincoln and the Civil War.  Students read and answer questions. 
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Basketball Passing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice dribbling and passing a basketball. They also learn the correct finger position for dribbling and how to place their feet when passing.
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Kicking for Accuracy

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students practice kicking with their instep to improve accuracy. They are to knock down bowling pins while their score is being charted.
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Database Detectives Solve a Mystery ~ Part 2

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars work together to solve a classroom mystery. They collect and organize their information into databases. They educate the school on how databases benefit life in a democracy.
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Cracking the Code

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore patterns with colors, shapes, and numbers by completing a fun quiz, watching a video, creating their own secret patterns/codes and completing an online patterning game.
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Water And EcoFluxx

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the environmental concepts covered while playing the game of Eco Fluxx. They focus upon the supply of water found in aquifers and define how they are connected to the environment. Students discuss the playing...
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Mussel Movements

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners consider the impact of invasive species on local environments. In this ecology lesson, watch the video, Arizona Wildlife Views, which focuses on invasive species. Students develop vocabulary, relate to meaningful comprehension...
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Sea Turtles

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate eight different species of sea turtles while being involved in classroom lecture and video presentation. The characteristics used to identify sea turtles is taught to help students identify unknown species.
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Advertisements

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students access a variety of resources on the Internet regarding advertising and identifying intended messages conveyed through the media. They play interactive games, view video clips, read guidelines, and explore a student-created...
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News-2 You Weekly Activities

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars complete activities from a special education newspaper.  In this News-2 instructional activity, students read the paper, play games, and complete worksheets. Subscription to newspaper is required.
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Represent Rational Numbers

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars identify expanded notation and scientific notation. In this rational numbers lesson plan, students use a calculator to discover the powers of 10. Young scholars practice writing numbers in expanded notation using powers of...
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The Road to Proportional Reasoning

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Just how big would it really be? Young mathematicians determine if different toys are proportional and if their scale is accurate. They solve problems relating scale along with volume and surface area using manipulatives. The...
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Take a Ride in Honor of National Bike Month

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Tap into the joy of bicycling with these suggestions to make a celebration of National Bike Month a blast.
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The Electric Hearth

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine popular media. In this media awareness lesson, students keep logs of their interactions with media and then write an essay regarding the data.