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Curated OER

Shining the Light on Skin

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the relationships between certain environmental factors and levels of exposure to sunlight. The variables of location, time of year, and day, and the weather which affect the intensity of the sun are explored in this...
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Curated OER

The Nitty Gritty-The Source and What To Do

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this environmental contaminants worksheet, students read about a scenario where children were exposed to lead from an old painted bench at a park. Students answer 5 questions about the investigation and what should be done to protect...
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Curated OER

Health Education: An Integrated Approach

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders advocate to others the dangers associated with excessive sun exposure. In this health lesson plan, 2nd graders participate in an experiment in order to identify methods for protecting themselves from the sun.
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Curated OER

Banquet Menu Assessment: Exposure Investigation Exercise

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify sources of Food Borne illness and their prevention. They formulate hypotheses based on collected information. Pupils become aware of Nutrintional value of food. Students collected data are synthesized to formulate...
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Curated OER

The Effects of Over Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation on the Growth of Plants and Bacteria

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the effects of UV light and ozone on plant and bacteria growth. In this ultraviolet light and ozone lesson plan, students grow bean and mustard greens to study the effects of UV light and ozone on the plant growth....
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Curated OER

Background Radiation and Lifestyles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this radiation and lifestyles worksheet, students are given 5 problems about a person which indicate her exposure to radiation. Students calculate her total dosage to radiation in each problem based on her exposure.
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Curated OER

Discussing How Plants Grow

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Study how plants grow with your English language learners with a cross-curricular instructional activity revolving around pumpkins. These activities provide opportunities to practice new scientific vocabulary while practicing skills such...
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Annenberg Foundation

Controversial Issues in Practice

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Wow! This resource provides three related lessons on the First Amendment that challenge US government students to explore their personal opinion on the separation of church and state. Each lesson can be adjusted in length, but is...
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Curated OER

Circle multiplication: 7s and 8s

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Learning tools are invaluable. Teach your Autistic or special needs pupils how to multiply by 7s and 8s. They will use the circles to match the correct answer to the correct single-digit equation. Great for reinforcing multiplication...
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Curated OER

Marvellous Mosaics

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Introduce your class to the beauty found in Muslim mosques by engaging them in a culturally inspired mosaic art project. They view and discuss the nature of the mosaics found in mosques and then they use scraps of colored paper and black...
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Pearson

Catching the Sun: Tales from Asia

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Explore the folklore of Asia and the South Pacific with this language arts lesson series. Complementing a reading of Catching the Sun: Tales from Asia by Jan M. Mike, this resource supports learners with understanding cause and...
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LABScI

Photosynthesis: How Do Plants Get Energy?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Examine the mechanism of photosynthesis through different light scenarios. Pupils vary the amount and type of light exposure on plant leaves in the fifth lesson plan in a 12-part series. Through observation, they determine the rate of...
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Nuffield Foundation

Investigating the Effect of Concentration of Blackcurrant Squash on Osmosis in Chipped Potatoes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Model and explore osmosis using squash and potatoes. Young scientists expose chunks of potatoes to different concentrations of a squash solution. They compare the weights of the chunks before and after exposure to the solution and use...
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Serendip

Understanding the Biology of Cancer

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
After initial exposure to a carcinogen, a cancer diagnosis often takes more than a decade due to the slow buildup of mutated cells in the body. Scholars learn about the biology of cancer with a worksheet and discussion questions. They...
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CCSS Math Activities

Smarter Balanced Sample Items: 7th Grade Math – Target C

For Teachers 7th Standards
Pupils may be able to simplify expressions, but do they understand how to simplify an expression? A PowerPoint presentation gives several examples of Smarter Balanced Assessment items that test learners' understanding of the concept....
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University of Waikato

Ocean Acidification and Eggshells

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Eggshells and seashells have a lot in common. Learners use the similarities to conduct an experiment that models the effect of ocean acidification on marine animals. Using varying levels of acidic liquids, pupils make observations on the...
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EngageNY

Grade 12 ELA Module 1: Unit 1, Lesson 13

For Teachers 12th Standards
Readers of The Autobiography of Malcolm X continue their analysis of the methods Haley uses to show how Malcolm X is changing due to his exposure to the teachings of Elijah Muhammad.
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Curated OER

A Poem to Share

For Students K - 1st Standards
This festive winter poem incorporates rhyming using the oa sound. Readers examine the words to find examples that use that sound. This is good phonics exposure to words that have the same sound but are spelled differently....
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Poets.org

Love as a Two-way Street

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Create an abundance of understanding, as your high school learners learn to analyze multiple love poems. Part one of this resource has learners define what love is, examine art that reflects the love between Robert and Elizabeth...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Identifying Graphs of Functions

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
Match the graph with its function in an exercise that focuses on variations of the graph of y = e^x. Learners are given four graphs on the same set of axes and four functions, all involving e^x. The task is to match each...
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Polar Trec

Bioaccumulation of Toxins

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
In 2015, Peter Cook found that sea lions with high levels of exposure to toxins suffered permanent brain damage if they survived at all. Scholars learn about the accumulation of toxins at various levels of the food chain. Using...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Stem-and-Leaf Plots and Histograms: Digital Photography

For Students 8th - 10th Standards
Cameras use histograms to communicate the exposure of a photograph. An interesting lesson uses this idea to help learners deepen their understanding of histograms. It highlights the skew of the graphs by showing under- and overexposed...
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National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

Can Small Pollutants Harm Aquatic Organisms?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Nanoparticles have toxic effects on plant and animal life—even though you can't see them. The second instructional activity of a two-part series has young scientists conduct an experiment that exposes plant and animals to nanoparticle...
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Nemours KidsHealth

Skin Cancer: Grades 9-12

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Lather up! That's the takeaway from two activities that focus on skin cancer. To begin, class members read articles to gather information about sun exposure, tanning, and skin cancer. They use this information to design a pamphlet to...

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