Lesson Plan
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Strange States of Matter

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore objects that do not fit into the categories given by three states of matter. They explore why an object doesn't fit perfectly into one of the three categories. Students observe the properties of Oobleck. They...
Worksheet
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Giant Jellyfish Invasion

For Students 4th - 6th
For this reading comprehension skills worksheet, students read a 1 page selection entitled "Giant Jellyfish Invasion" and then respond to 5 multiple choice questions.
Lesson Plan
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Slimy cells

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the parts of a cell.  In this chemistry lesson students complete an activity in which they make as much slime as they want. 
Lesson Plan
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Icky Sticky

For Teachers 1st
First graders the /i/ sound by practicing the way the mouth moves while making the sound while saying "icky, sticky." They write the letter "i" using both upper and lower case letters, make words using letterboxes, and write about a...
Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Glued into Science—Classifying Polymers

For Students 6th - 12th
Explore the unique characteristics of polymers. A complete lesson begins with a presentation introducing polymers. Following the presentation, young scientists develop a laboratory plan for creating substances using polymers. They...
Lesson Plan
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A Speeding Rocket, a Shooting Star... It's a Racing Reader!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Prepare a gameboard and die-cut race cars to play a fun fluency game. Also create several flash cards to review the long /i/ sound. Then, model reading smoothly and with expression, emphasizing the importance of re-reading...
Lesson Plan
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Polymers all Over the Place

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars investigate properties of common molecules. In this chemistry lesson, students construct polymer models to gain a better understanding of the properties of polymers.
Lesson Plan
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Retelling Information

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This scripted lesson suggests using the journalist’s five W’s (who, what, when, where, why) to teach readers how to summarize a story and to how to distinguish between significant and supporting details. A template and rubric are...
PPT
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Protists

For Teachers 9th - 12th
With this collection of slides, future biologists get to view photographs of protozoans from different phyla. Interspersed with the photos are bullet-style notes listing characteristics of each group. Unfortunately, most of the pictures...
Worksheet
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"A Sound of Thunder" Vocabulary in Context

For Students 8th - 10th
Ray Bradbury does it again, providing a story full of symbolism and interest. After your class reads "A Sound of Thunder" and studies the difficult vocabulary, quiz them with this sheet. Example words include aurora, expendable, and...
Worksheet
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Controls and Variables

For Students 8th - 12th
In this scientific methods worksheet, students identify the control group, independent variables, and dependent variables in 4 different experiment descriptions.
Worksheet
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Adjectives: Hairy Apes and Green Cupcakes

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this adjective completion worksheet, students create sentences with descriptive words of their own. Students fill in a missing adjective in ten sentences. A good, solid worksheet for young readers.
Worksheet
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Right Angles

For Students 11th
In this algebra worksheet,students solve word problems as they create different angles. They decipher letters to create words that form 90 degree angles. There is an answer key.
Activity
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Retell And Summarize Text

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a text and summarize what they have read to others. In this summarization worksheet, students also cross out unimportant details.
Lesson Plan
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Author's Purpose

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders determine the meaning of author's purpose. In this author's purpose lesson, 5th graders apply the PIE (persuade, inform, entertain) strategy to determine why an author wrote a piece of writing. They examine passages and...
Lesson Plan
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Ghostbusters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students tag classmate with balls.
Worksheet
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Protists

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this protists worksheet, students will use idea maps about plantlike protist and funguslike protist characteristics to complete 4 short answer questions.
Worksheet
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BEAMS Spelling Search

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science and spelling instructional activity, students circle the misspelled word in each of 12 sentences. They write the correct spelling on the blank line at the end of each sentence.
Worksheet
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Scientific Method

For Students 6th - 7th
For this Scientific Method worksheet, learners identify controls and variables given hypothetical situations taking place in Bikini Bottom. Students draw conclusions form the information they gathered in the experiments.
Lesson Plan
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How Creepy!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe and measure a model of slow down slope movement.  In this graphing instructional activity students collect, record, and organize data that apply to models.   
Lesson Plan
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Sneaky Snake Emergent Literacy

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to letters of the alphabet, specifically the letter S. Students recognize the letter S and its phoneme /s/ and receive practice in recognizing the letter S, hearing and saying the phoneme /s/, and in writing the...
Lesson Plan
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Icky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to digraphs so they can match letters to their phonemes. They recognize the short vowel i=/i/ in both spoken and written words by practicing reading and spelling words containing /i/. Elkonin Letter Boxes are...
Activity
Museum of Science

Museum of Science and Industry: Online Science: Activities: Make Slime

For Students 3rd - 8th
Step-by-step instructions, with photos, of how to create slime made of polymer chains using Borax and white glue.
Activity
Science Bob Pflugfelder

Science Bob: Make Slime With Glue and Borax

For Students 4th - 8th
Detailed instructions for making this silly putty-like slime at home.