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Heart Disease & Stroke

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students study heart disease and how to prevent it.  In this investigative lesson students list heart disease and stroke risk factors. 
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Hello, Sunshine!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate how the sun travels across the sky at different latitudes using Solar Motion Demonstrator. In this earth science lesson, students explain why seasons change. They study how the tilt of the Earth's axis affects...
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Earthquake Drill

For Students 7th - 10th
In this earthquake drill worksheet, students answer questions about the procedures for dealing with an earthquake. They identify hazards in the classroom and explain their plan for safety in the event an earthquake occurs.
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Learning Lesson: The Shadow Knows I

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the elevation of the sun to discover the changes in seasons. They observe and measure the length of their shadow. They compare this measurement to one taken four months later.
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Comparatives and Superlatives

For Students Higher Ed
In this English grammar worksheet, students focus on the usage of comparatives and superlatives. Students complete 50 fill in the blank questions using the interactive drop down menu for each.
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Bearly There

For Teachers 1st
First graders read "How Long Is A Foot?" together and use paper clips, teddy bears, crayons and other non-standard units to measure items. They compare the items measured and order them from longest to shortest.
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Paper Chromatography

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students participate in an experiment determining how to separate a mixture of dyes in water-soluble ink.
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Nonstandard Units

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this units of measurement learning exercise, students learn to use nonstandard units of measurement to measure the items in each problem.
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Strong Fingers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover strength resistance of arms in different positions by practicing personal defense positions.
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Straights and Curves

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners stride the straights and walk the curves on a track in order to improve physical fitness. They work on varied lengths for the strides and walks.
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Water Prism

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students using a glass prism filled with water are able to see all of the visible colors found the sunlight.
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From Genomes of Species

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate genomic research being done and its potential for understanding, treating, and possibly curing human genetic conditions. The potential of proteomic research as a companion to the work being done with genomics is...
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Lumping vs. Splitting

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students transform ordinary long-scrolling page into a logically connected web of information.
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The 35mm Camera Lesson

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the 35mm camera. They discuss and identify the various parts and characteristics of the 35 mm camera. Students examine the two aspects of a 35 mm camera that control the light.
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Census Report

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers write and or present a report contrasting geographic and demographic features (e.g., average annual income, population density, mortality rate, literacy rate) of countries where the target languages is spoken to the U.S. ...
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How far is a km?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the size of a kilometer and the time it takes to cover this distance. They develop a concept of a km. They measure a distance of 1 km and the time taken to cover it.
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Questions, Questions (Environment)

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils explore features of the environment. They answer questions and discuss the local and global environment. Students write environmental questions for another school.
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Track's Slippery Slope

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers graph data of sports figure running time using x-axis y-axis to find slope of trend line, mathematically find the interpolated and extrapolated values for data points. Using the information they make predictions.
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Use Measurement

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this measurements worksheet, students read the word problems and use the measurements within the problem to solve the six word problems.
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Archaeology

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students read archaeology books, define it and discover how math and science help us learn about the past.  In this investigative lesson students give a description of archaeology and two facts that they learned. 
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Short Stories: The Puzzle Pieces of Life

For Teachers 9th
Students distinguish the elements of fiction in a short story. In this fiction elements lesson, students complete nine lessons of activities to learn about the elements of fiction in short stories.
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Illustrative Mathematics: Longer and Shorter

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will use their shoe as a measuring item to learn about length. Students will compare classroom items by holding their shoe against the item and deciding if it is longer or shorter than their shoe. Students will record their...
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Illustrative Mathematics: Which Is Longer?

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students are introduced to the concept of length with this hands-on activity. Each student will choose two objects to compare by laying them next to each other and comparing which is longer. Students will record and discuss their findings.
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Better Lesson: Chrysanthemum: Shorter and Longer Names

For Teachers 1st Standards
To introduce these terms, 1st graders get to learn a little mouse with a LONG name! After reading Chrysanthemum, students look at how long all of their names are and use the terms, "shorter, equal to and longer than" to compare the lengths.

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