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Zoom Out

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars explore visual perception and how objects change as distance changes. In this distance and vision lesson, students practice their scientific inquiry skills. Young scholars practice drawing objects from different points of...
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Seein' Double, Seein' Double

For Teachers K - 2nd
By using the Internet, hands-on activities, video, and cooperative learning, pupils look into the conditions in which light casts shadows on objects. The lesson includes fabulous hands-on activities, art projects, worksheets, and reource...
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Ornithology and Real World Science

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing lesson! This cross-curricular Ornithology lesson incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry, Internet research, art, and...
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Classroom Archaeology

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students, in groups, receive a box of artifacts. They record their findings and discuss what the items would have been used for. They come together at the end of the lesson to share their findings.
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Fly, Fly Away

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use materials from their own environment to design a kite. In this kite design instructional activity, students research the history of kites and obtain a formal mathematical definition of a kite. Students sketch kite designs...
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Design a Better Classroom Workplace

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students design a new classroom workplace. In this architecture lesson, students use area formulas to identify the problem with the existing desks in their classroom. Students design their own solution volume formulas to solve the...
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Architecture of the Skeleton

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars experiment with skeletons. In this bone health lesson plan, students analyze, construct, and perform comparative investigations with bones. They make inferences about the structure and function of various bones. This...
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Innovations That Stand the Test of Time

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars create a class presentation that explains the value of an innovation to society. In this design innovation lesson, students discuss relationships among math, science, technology, and engineering, read a story about design...