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Seussville

The Lorax's Earth Day

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Add a touch of Dr. Seuss whimsy to your Earth Day celebration with six pages consisting of Earth-friendly, inspiring, and engaging activities designed to enhance the beauty of your school campus and showcase the famous story, The...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Men and Women of Space Exploration

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders research famous astronauts. In this space science instructional activity, 4th graders list famous astronauts and use reference materials and the Internet to write a report on them.
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Curated OER

Biology Biographies

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create a project about a famous Biologist in order to appreciate the humanity of the people involved in doing science. They create scientist biography "cards" roughly modeled after baseball cards or create a scrapbook of a...
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Curated OER

Diversity

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students access prior knowledge of the five senses and relate to students with disabilities. In this people with disabilities lesson, students research and use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast famous people and their...
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Curated OER

Lasers Saving Sight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review some basic biology by talking about how the eye works. They cover the concepts behind laser surgery as a treatment for saving sight. They begin to recognize the overlap of disciplines (physics and biology) required for...
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Curated OER

Earth Movers and Shakers

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore how the centuries-old invention of the lever led to today's applications in mobiles and crowbars. They watch a video on the lever, then utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan to guide their experiments.
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Curated OER

"I, Robot"

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders define vocabulary and discuss the characters in a movie.  For this solar station lesson students explore robots on the Internet. 
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Science Struck

Science Struck: 62 Famous Quotes by Neil De Grasse Tyson

For Students 9th - 10th
Find inspiration to learn everything you can about science and space in these quotes from celebrity scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Famous Scientists Who Believed in God

For Students 9th - 10th
It is sometimes assumed that scientists do not believe in God but these famous scientists actually did. Read details about their lives and beliefs, and some quotes attributed to them.
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Other

Natural Science: Dictionary of Scientific Quotations

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of engaging quotations by scientists, inventors, writers, and statesmen about science and invention. With entries from modern-day scientists, such as Francis Crick, and from notable ancients, such as Archimedes.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: John Herschel Glenn Jr Biography

For Students 1st - 8th
Interesting biographical information, fun facts, and famous quotes about John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: John Muir National Historic Site

For Students Pre-K - 1st
John Muir National Historic Site is found in Martinez, California and was the home of famed naturalist, co-founder of the Sierra Club and proclaimed "Father of Our National Park System," John Muir. Find facts and quotes about John Muir...
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Science World: Albert Einstein (1879 1955)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site about Albert Einstein examines many of his theories. It also includes a list of Einstein quotes and references.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Max Planck

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a mixture of a short biography and quotes on German physicist Max Planck.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Louis Victor Broglie

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography, which includes quotes, of French physicist Louis Victor Broglie. Details the life and works of this remarkable individual.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Marie Curie Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th
Interesting biographical information, research and discoveries, and famous quotes about Marie Curie, the most famous female scientist of all time.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Jane Goodall

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about Jane Goodall's work with chimpanzees, which makes her a hero to animals and people. This resource includes quotes, images and links to further information on Goodall, the "Earthkeeper hero."
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FT Exploring

Ft Exploring: What Is the Definition of Energy?

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this illustrated guide to understand the definition of energy. Includes some facinating quotes from famous physicists.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Thomas Edison Biography

For Students 1st - 8th
Interesting biographical information, famous inventions, and quotes of Thomas Edison, one of America's greatest inventors.

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