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Creating Coasters

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Students discuss ways to care for the environment by creating a product from recyclable materials.  In this arts and crafts project, students utilize yarn scarps and plastic lids from a drink to create a coaster for drinks....
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DNA Detectives

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders define dominant and recessive genes and that they have DNA from their mother and father.  In this inherited traits lesson, 5th graders complete a punnet square based on their parents traits.  Students decorate...
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Newton's First Law of Motion with a Glider

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine, analyze, study and memorize Newton's First Law of Motion utilizing a glider to demonstrate the process. They state, sing, draw or enact an example/illustration of Newton's First Law of Motion in front of their...
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Newton's First Law of Motion with a Yo-Yo

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to, summarize, analyze and memorize Newton's First Law of Motion and experiment demonstrating the theory with a yo-yo. They state, sing, draw, or enact Newton's First Law of Motion several times and with...
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Origin of The Species

For Teachers 9th - 12th
After viewing information about different types of isolation, students will see that reproduction among a group will cause the frequency of a specific trait to increase. The history of prominent scientists such as Charles Darwin are and...
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Glacier Bay Pacific Halibut

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
The National Park Service has produced a high-quality presentation on the halibut population of Glacier Bay, Alaska. It takes the viewpoint of the marine biologists or rather, ichthyologists, who have been studying the adaptations,...
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How Animals Bond

For Teachers K - 2nd
In this animals lesson plan, students students write a description about a pet or animal that they know. They include details that would help someone who has never met their animal feel like they know it already. Artwork about their...
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Introduction to Materials Science

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars locate, identify and describe the purpose and proper use of all safety equipment in the classroom. They describe the processes involved in following the scientific method, and classify matter according to natural or...
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Benjamin Franklin - Master of Electricity The Kite Experiment and the Invention of the Lightning Rod

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study Benjamin Franklin including who he was, what he invented and his experiment.  In this inventive lesson students follow the steps of Ben Franklin and build a Leyden jar.
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Blood Typing Subunit

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils play the role of science detectives in an activity used to introduce the scientific method and the concept that blood is not identical and is identified by surface markers. Students must identify an unknown sample of "blood" by...
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Animals in Danger

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this animals in danger worksheet, students read about animals in danger, choose the correct environment, answer multiple choice questions, match what the animals do, and more. Students complete 6 activities total.
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Curious? Two Of You?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this, "Curious?  Two of You?" worksheet, students answer three multiple choice  questions, interactively, about cloning, then check answers online.
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A Guided Journey Into the Past

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use guided imagery to discover and judge an alternative way to enjoy artifacts without removing them from archaeological sites.
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Web Research Helps Students Choose Classroom Pets

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students interview different teachers in their school. They decide which pet would fit best in each classroom. They share the information they gathered with the class.
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Wanted: The Infamous Five

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students name the five most common types of foodborne pathogens. They comprehend how bacteria can grow and spread. Students are taught healthy hygiene and food-safety habits. They discuss the crimes of the five most wanted foodborne...
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Who's Who? Integrated Core

For Teachers K
Student discuss names and nicknames for human and animal families and complete a worksheet, matching pictures of father, baby and mother animals.
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Which Dog for Me? Trivia Quiz

For Students 4th - 7th
For this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of trivia questions about dog breeds. Page has a link to submit answers for review.
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Beacon Learning Center: Sunrise Sunset

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Reading a story about a trip taken by a girl and her dad, this interactive resource teaches kids about the motion of the sun during the day. Occasional questions probe their understanding of this process. They are asked to predict where...

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