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California Academy of Science

Dry My Laundry!

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Meant to be a pre-field trip lesson, this can also serve as a cute and simple activity to use when your little ones are learning about evaporation or surface area. The children cut tiny t-shirts out of paper towel material, wet them, and...
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Scouts

The Deadly Picnic: A Lab on Deductive Reasoning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Whodunnit? Find out who killed Mr. Brooks through a logical examination of evidence. Class members fill out a couple of data tables to help them pin down the suspect. After they've figured out just who the culprit is, pupils compose...
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BW Walch

Creating and Graphing Exponential Equations

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Frequently found in biology and economic application problems, exponential equations show up as stars in this introductory presentation. Taking no background or knowledge of exponentials for granted, the slides walk learners...
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Teach Engineering

What Makes Our Bones Strong?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
So is that what you meant by rubber legs? The activity has pairs subject a chicken bone to vinegar and observe what happens over a period of days. Individuals then write up a lab report and document their observations and findings. 
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Henry Ford Museum

You Can Be an Innovator ... Like Henry Ford

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Why did Henry Ford want to invent a car for the masses? Why did Henry Ford locate his factory in Detroit? Why did Henry Ford encourage the idea of a 5-day work week? Young innovators find the answers to these and other question in a unit...
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American Psychological Association

Facebook Activity

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Imagine if Sigmund Freud or Charles Darwin had a Facebook page. As part of a study of major historical figures in the field of psychology, class members are assigned a psychologist and design a mock Facebook page that includes...
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Kenan Fellows

Unit 2: Chemistry Review

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What exactly goes into the medications people take every day? Scholars learn about the chemistry of medications in the second of a four-part series on Pharmacology. Over the course of two weeks, class members complete seven experiments,...
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West Virginia Department of Education

A State of Convenience: The Creation of West Virginia

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Ever wondered why there is a West Virginia but not an East Virginia? The resource answers questions like this one and more as it takes an in-depth and detailed look at the history of West Virginia and how it became a state. Several...
PPT
Biology Junction

Classification of Life

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Did you know scientists identify more than 13 billion species of organisms, and they discover more almost every day? An interesting presentation demonstrates how scientists keep track of so many species. It also shows how they...
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Judicial Learning Center

The Power of Judicial Review

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Marbury v. Madison is arguably the most important landmark case in the history of the Supreme Court. A fact-filled lesson provides background information about the case and two others related to the concept of judicial review. Scholars...
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Judicial Learning Center

The U.S. Supreme Court

For Students 6th - 12th
How do Supreme Court justices determine which cases to consider? What happens when the Supreme Court decides not to take a case?  The lesson explores important questions and others in the field of criminology. It focuses on the...
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ProCon

Gold Standard

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
If all the mined gold in the world was melted across a football field, it would rise 5.4 feet. That's just one interesting fact pupils learn when using the debate topics website to determine if the United States should return to a gold...
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Scholastic

Pilgrim and Wampanoag Daily Life for Grades 6–8

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Two slide shows, viewed side-by-side, permit middle schoolers to compare and contrast the lives of the Pilgrims of the Plimoth colony and the Wampanoags. Four videos take learners on virtual field trips to the Plymouth plantation. And an...
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Curated OER

Trees of our Forests

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars use a field guide in order to identify trees. In this trees lesson plan, students classify the trees that they identify based on their relationships. Young scholars take a trip outdoors to look at trees.
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Curated OER

High School Marine Science at its Best: Research Collaboration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students formulate a more accurate understanding of the true nature of scientific research and the challenges and rewards of field investigations.
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Curated OER

Arthropods At "Home"

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discover what an arthropod is and how they survive in our world.  For this insect lesson, students read the book, A House Is A House For Me, and compare a home for a person with the type of habitat an arthropod lives in....
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Curated OER

Dirt Life

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars select and collect soil samples from a variety of locations (schoolyard, home, etc.). They do this lab after an interest-generating discussion about "dirt" and microbes. Students make a dilution in sterile water, plate...
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Curated OER

Plan Grocery List & Field Trip To Store

For Teachers 3rd
Student write a list of groceries to purchase at the store given a certain amount of money. They check to make sure they have not spent more money than what they have. Then the students get with a partner and compare their two...
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Curated OER

Children in the Fields

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research Hispanic child labor in California's agricultural period. They create dioramas reflecting the lives of migrant farm workers and political cartoons as produce crate labels, They illustrate farm scenes and hold a...
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Curated OER

Contraception, Day 3: What's the Best Method

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students describe emotional and ethical factors that influence decisions regarding contraception. They read and discuss case studies, and complete a worksheet.
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Curated OER

Studying Birds in the Field

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This is a well-designed science activity which helps students learn the behavior of different species of birds. Working with partners and in small team, students learn to scientifically observe birds.
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Curated OER

Beach Life: Spanish Banks Field Trip

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover beach life. In this beach life instructional activity, students visit a beach to find plant and animal species that live there. They discuss the life cycle and needs of some of these animals through a variety of...
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Curated OER

Internet Field Trip: Simple Machines

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students research simple machines. In this physics lesson, students participate in a WebQuest to gain knowledge about simple machines. WebQuest activities and worksheets are included in this lesson.
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Curated OER

Cloudy Days are for Reading and Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research weather proverbs and determine the scientific validity of 3 weather proverbs. They write an essay presenting their reasoning. They interview elderly people to graph the most frequently heard proverbs and theorize...

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