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Run-off Race

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create wetland models in pans and use them to experiment to see how plants help slow the flow of runoff water and keep our waterways clean.
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Urban Impact on Chollas Creek (California): A Field Study

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, in groups, take samples from a creek and keep a field journal on their samples. They also perform tests on their samples.
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The Right and Responsibility To Bear Arms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write a paragraph summarizing the rights and responsibilities of owning a gun, including penalties for owners of guns which injure or kill. This less is designed for students acquiring English.
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Making A Felt Pouch

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars are engaged in the making of a felt pouch. They complete the project with the aid of the teacher because the instructional activity is meant for the Special Education population. Students answer the following focus...
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Hula Hoop Dribbling

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice and improve their ability to consistently dribble a ball, using cues previously introduced.
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At The Movies

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students work systematically to find all the possible combinations. They Students write and solve problems which involve whole numbers and which require a choice of one or more of the four arithmetic operations.
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The Role of Television in Social Justice

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students will discover the direct impact television coverage had on the African American Civil Rights Movement. They will employ listening, information processing, and critical thinking skills while watching the film clips and answering...
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Out of the Box

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students brainstorm unique and unusual words associated with a given topic. They then work together in groups to check their work against lists created by the teacher. Finally, they keep score of the points they receive for matching...
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Freeze

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice recognizing and getting into proper position when playing defense.
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Freeze

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers practice recognizing and getting into proper position when playing basketball defense.
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An Attitude of Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine ways in which businesses change and what it takes to make the changes and keep ahead of the competition.
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Japanese Music

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students experience the components of Japanese dance and music through the songs, "Soran-bushi nd Hanagasa Odon." The music is presented in relation to the country's history and culture.
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Fifty Toes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars guess the subject of the given problem by reasoning. Then they discuss the ways that the problem could be solved by keeping track of their counting in 10s and showing their work.
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No-Three-In-A-Line Game

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use logic and reasoning to answer problems. Through interpreting information and results in the context to examine patterns. They examine how to solve the problems using strategy in mathematics.
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Slings

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners take three shots at the designated target using a slingshot. They strive to keep all of the shots close to the target or to improve with each shot; by getting closer each time.
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Activity #5 Soils-Permeability and Impurity Removal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers predict which types of soils would work best for keeping contaminants contained. They comprehend that in the past, landfills have been one major source of groundwater contamination. Pupils comprehend that placing and...
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Balancing Act!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in various balancing activities. In this body management lesson, students use cones, mats, ropes, and a balance beam to demonstrate balance. Students are divided into small groups and are assigned to stations.
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The Human Cheek Cell

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students list the parts of cell theory and describe and define vocabulary.  In this cell lesson students complete a handout that includes sketching a cell. 
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Tel-ing It Like It Is?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore how television has changed over the last fifty years, focusing on how world events and societal trends affect (and are affected by) television.
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Weather Journal

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write in a journal using weather observations as the focus, they develop writing techniques in addition to scientific observation skills.
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Let's Talk About Spiders And Bugs!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the differences between spiders and insects. They observe four different specimens in the classroom.
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Oh Say, What Can You See?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students take a walk outside and use their sense of sight to discover things in their world. They record their observations and compare their observations with those of their classmates.
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Rhythm and Rhyme

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students, after talking about form, create a more focused learning space with a collective purpose.
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Sodium Bentonite Swelling Index

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the effects of sodium bentonite being combined with water. They discuss the reasons why this chemical is used in landfills. They measure the swelling index of sodium bentonite clay.