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Take a Dip: The Water in Our Lives

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students explore the function of storm drains and the importance of keeping them clean of debris. They obtain permission from local authorities and perform community service painting stenciled messages near existing storm drains.
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STS Biology - Teaching Controversial Topics

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Each of the three activities submitted presents difficult science topics in the context of the human experience. The activities focus on real-world problems, which have science components, from the students' perspectives.
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Guesstimate

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students estimate large quantities. They first practice estimating beans in a tub. They solve a large scale problem using one method of estimating they learned while watching the video, "Eddie Files".
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Waste, Then and Now

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss and compare the waste disposal habits of today with those of Native Americans of long ago.
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Rainsticks

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create a rainstick decorated with repeated patterns of shape and color, out of paper towel tubes.
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Clues to the Past

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners analyze how arhaeologists study the past. They define basic archaeological terms, make general inferences from observations, and explain the importance of context.
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Materials Engineering: Designing Walls

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students discover how the matierals in the earth can be used to make walls and buildings. They examine the Great Wall of China and its engineering. They complete the unit by creating their own wall from a design they drew.
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Sort It Out and Match It Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify objects that are the same shape and size. They compare and contrast attributes of two-and three-dimensional objects using appropriate vocabulary. Pupils justify an extension of a geometric pattern to explain what was...
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Basic Electric Circuits

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students calculate the resistance across a bank of resistors in a series, parallel and combined circuit. Using new vocabulary words, they define and describe them in a scientific manner. After stating Ohm's Law, they solve electrical...
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Toxicology 2: Finding the Toxic Dose

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm with group partners to decide upon a chemical they would like to test, and outline a procedure for their investigation. They then present in groups their ideas to the rest of the class as well as the chemical they...
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News-2 You Weekly Activities

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners complete activities from a special education newspaper.  In this News-2 instructional activity, students read the paper, play games, and complete worksheets. Subscription to newspaper is required.
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Breaking News English: Dog-Washer Cleans Pets and Saves Cash

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL reading comprehension worksheet, learners read or listen to the passage, then complete a wide variety of warm-up, before listening/reading, while listening/reading, after listening/reading, discussion, writing and homework...

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