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Exploring New York City

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Your class members will get up close and personal with the Big Apple in this fantastic lesson, which introduces learners to not only the concept of a city, but also provides a thorough overview of New York City itself and its...
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Alliteration

For Students 3rd - 7th
Calliope calls kids to craft clever creations in this, the second in a series of ten poetry sessions.
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Out of the Dust: Narrative Essay

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
To conclude their study of Out of the Dust, the 1998 Newbery Medal winning verse novel, individuals craft a narrative essay based on one of the themes in Karen Hesse's novel.
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Chapter 1: The Science of Biology

For Students 9th - 12th
Provide young biologists with everything they need to excel in the study of lymphatics, the nervous system, hormones, cellular division, and more! Pupils utilize the workbook, complete with end-of-chapter assessment worksheets, to...
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Blind Spot

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your eyes each work independently, so how do we only see one image? The quick hands-on experiment encourages young scientists to test their blind spots on each eye individually. After learning where the blind spot is and why it exists,...
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Tick-Tock Goes The Clock

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the letter 't'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how to make the sound with their mouths, how the letter is written, etc. They say tongue twisters with the /t/ sound in them. They...
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"Tick, Tock," Says the Clock!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the letter 't' and the /t/ sound. Through instruction and modeling they practice writing uppercase and lowercase T's. They say 't' tongue twisters. They identify 't' words on a worksheet and as they are read aloud from a...
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Cups and Cubes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the use of cups and counters as a model to analyze the effects of operations. They create and use a rule to create a sequential pattern and use cups and cubes to model the relationship.
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Tim the Turtle Takes Two Turns Today

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the way their mouths move when making the /t/ sound at the beginning and middle of a word. Next, they recite a tongue twister and write the letter. They listen to "A Cat Nap," discuss the story, and write a message...
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Angle Measurement and the AD-1 Aircraft

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students represent and solve problems using geometric models and apply geometric properties and relationships. They also practice constructing and measuring angles. By constructing, drawing, visualizing, and comparing geometric figures...
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Mensa For Kids: The Moon

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore space science by completing an arts and crafts activity. In this moon lesson, 1st graders explore the geography of the moon and discuss the importance it has for people living on Earth. Students create a replica...
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Clipper Creations

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
Students create their own model of a nail clipper. They practice using engineering design and model building. They also identify different kinds of small levers.
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Different Minerals

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this minerals worksheet, learners read about the relationship between elements, rocks and minerals. They experiment using 6 different colored gumdrops to represent 6 common elements. Students construct gumdrop and toothpick models of...
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Using a "Natural Function" not a equation to discuss derivatives

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this derivative worksheet, learners relate the concept of the derivative to the "real world" model of seasons.  Students are then asked to discuss zeros, increasing values, decreasing values, and critical values of this...
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Two Button Buzzer Circuit

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners explore circuit structure, draw a schematic for it, and construct a two button buzzer model out of wires, a battery, buttons (switches), and a buzzer.
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Putting Our Solar System in Order

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create models of the solar system.
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The Spread of Disease with Differential Equations

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders solve problems using differential equations.  In this Calculus lesson, 12th graders analyze data regarding the spread of a flu virus.  Students use the symbolic capacity of the TI-89 to develop a model and...
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Get a Half-Life!: Student Worksheet

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this math/science worksheet, learners will work in pairs to conduct an experiment based on a decay function which is often used to model radioactive decay. Students will shake M & M's in a cup to rub off the M and then record...
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If Peter Pan Can Fly, Why Can't I?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students redesign a human, using data in research, so that s/he can fly. In this flying lesson, students examine the characteristics and adaptations of groups of animals that can fly.  Using this research, students work...
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The Nutrient Cycles

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars investigate the circle of sea life by creating nitrogen compound models.  In this oceanography lesson, students discuss sea creatures and where their waste goes.  Young scholars identify nitrogen cycles in the...
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What is Gyotaku

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make a T-shirt. In this fish printing lesson, 3rd graders learn about Gyotaku and the history of fish printing. The teacher demonstrates how to do a fish printing for a T-shirt and then students make their own T-shirts and...
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Adding Polynomials with Algebra Tiles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners practice adding polynomials using algebra tiles. Students view a PowerPoint presentation in which they are introduced to the concept of modeling polynomials using a scaled down version of algebra tiles. Learners walk through...
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Water: A Necessity for Life

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine types of aquifers and make a model landfill. In this water usage lesson, students determine the difference between confined and unconfined aquifers. They build a model landfill, observe it for two weeks, and analyze what...
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A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of exponential growth.  In this exponential growth lesson, students manipulate power models with base 2.  Students discuss what would happen if you doubled a penny over the course of 20 days. ...

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