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Show Me the Way To Go Home

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students place a pencil perpendicular to the ground and trace its shadow between 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM. They measure the length of the shadow, periodically over several hours, in either English or Metric units. Using the data, they find...
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Vanished!

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students view a video clip about the Stardust crash site. They discover how hypothesis change based on new evidence. They research unsolved plane crashes as well.
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TE Lesson: Out of Breath

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars study the parts of the human respiratory system while examining the gas exchange that takes place in the lungs. They make a model lung. They look at how the respiratory system is affected by spaceflight.
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3-2-1 Pop!

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students explore rocketry and demonstrate how rocket liftoff is an application of Newton's Laws of Motion. They construct a rocket powered by the pressure generated from an effervescing antacid tablet reacting with water.
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Coins In Space! (Creative Writing)

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars practice creative writing. They write an imaginative story in which quarters escape from the space shuttle and ends up in the hands of an alien. Students brainstorm ideas, write a draft, revise, and edit their composition.
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Plants and Animals, Partners in Pollination

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners participate in multiple hands-on activities to explore reproduction and pollination. In groups, using a cotton swab and powder, students simulate being pollinators and plants. They name the parts of the flowers and the function...
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Forces in Fluids-Science Puzzlers, Twisters, & Teasers

For Students 6th - 8th
In this physical science worksheet, learners complete 7 questions in the form of puzzles, word problems, and brain teasers about forces in fluids.
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United States Postal Service

For Students 6th - 8th
In this postal service learning exercise, students read a passage regarding the United States postal service and answer 10 multiple choice questions.
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Disc/Frisbee H-O-R-S-E

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in throwing a disc for accuracy. In this frisbee throwing lesson, students are divided into small groups and complete throwing tasks using discs or frisbees. A student is assigned a "challenger" role and completes a...
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Water to the Max

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experiment with the angle that yields the greatest distance of water at constant pressure.  In this experiment with the angle that yields the greatest distance of water at constant pressure instructional activity, students...
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Sigmund Freud

For Students 10th - 12th
In this online interactive history activity, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions about Sigmund Freud and his work. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive activity. 
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It's A Meteor

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners complete a webquest to find Earth's relationship to the sun.  In this webquest lesson, students complete tasks to understand the effect of the sun on weather and time. Learners create a multimedia presentation as an...
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Gas Laws and Alka-Seltzer Rockets

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the Ideal Gas Law. In this three states of matter instructional activity, students create Alka-Seltzer rockets using film canisters. Students record observations and data according to the scientific method and...
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Earth's Magnetic Field and Magnetosphere

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the magnitude of Earth's magnetic field using PASCO. In this physics lesson, students describe the features of the magnetosphere. They explain how atmosphere layers protect the Earth.
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Reconstructing a Fossil Pterosaur

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students reconstruct the skeleton of the fossil Scaphognathus crassirostis. In this fossil lesson plan, students discuss the Kingdoms of life, geologic history and the history of the skeletons of species. Students are given 20 minutes to...
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Observing Fall Migrants

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students keep a detailed data collection log of the different types of monarch behavior. They track the weather conditions daily and link it to the migration of the monarchs. They summarize their data using either a graph or a computer...
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Nouns 4

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this nouns activity, students select a noun from the word bank to complete each sentence. Some nouns may be used more than once.
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Maps As Models of The Earth

For Students 4th - 5th
In this social studies worksheet, students find the different locations on an imaginary map with the focus upon reading retention and application.
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Mission to Mars: The Journey Begins

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students take a trip through space. In this space science instructional activity, students travel on a simulated mission to a space station. Students write a script and perform a play based on the pretend trip.
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Sled Kites and Trigonometry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the history of kites and their fundamental properties.  In this kites lesson students divide into teams and build and fly kites. 
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Time and Rate

For Students 7th - 12th
In this rate graphing worksheet, students graph four examples of rate vs. time. Then students complete 20 short answer questions.
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Globe Skills Lesson 11The Vietnam War

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students develop their globe and map skills, In this geography instructional activity, students examine the Vietnam War as they complete an activity that requires them to plot latitude and longitude.
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Dependent Clauses

For Students 5th - 6th
In this dependent clause activity, students highlight dependent clauses, circle relative pronouns and subordinate conjunctions and add missing commas in a paragraph.
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Discovering Owls

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Pupils are introduced to different types of owls and owl pellets. They list several adaptations that benefit the owls. Students identify the various species of owl that live in Wisconsin. Pupils discuss owl pellets and identify the...