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Tractor Construction

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students working in small groups will build tractors. They must design a tractor that is able to pull various weights.
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How Far Will It Roll?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students construct a car with the longest roll using a ramp. They construct Lego cars, modify the wheel sizes and car configurations to evaluate which car design rolls the longest distance, develop a graph, and complete a worksheet.
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I Spy a Pattern-Kindergarten

For Teachers K
Students copy, create, describe, and extend patterns with objects. They explore a variety of patterns through the use of manipulatives, sound, rhythms, songs and movement. Cooperative processes are used to encourage partner discussion.
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Simple Machines In Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners name and recognize six types of simple machines. They use their research to design an amusement park ride that features different types of simple machines. Students create a brochure about their ride and how it works. Simple...
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Making Ice Cream

For Teachers K
Student examine the physical changes of matter and are able to describe them. They make ice cream in plastic bags to observe the changes in matter. They describe and record the changes in the ice cream mixture as it freezes.
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Kindergarten Social Studies Lesson 4

For Teachers K
Students examine the lives of children in other places. They listen to a read aloud of Eve Bunting's, Dandelions, and retell the story of the family living in the West. They talk about the sod houses and compare them to the types of...
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Creating a Website on Explorers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars identify and research famous European explorers using a variety of sources. They compare and contrast the explorers drawing conlusions about the importance of each explorer. They design a web page on one explorer of...
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Greek Theatre Styles

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are introduced to the different styles of Greek theatres. As a class they discuss the level of sophistication in different areas and the purpose of the theater. To end the lesson, they practice the techniques of the...
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Simple Machines In Complex Machines

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils brainstorm the concept of a machine. They make lists of the characteristics that all machines share. The teacher uses questioning in order to get students to think more deeply about the subject. They create a lab to demonstrate...
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Transformation of Energy: Heat

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate how heat is transferred and the concepts of conduction, convection, and radiation. They define key vocabulary terms, and observe teacher-led demonstrations of conduction, convection, and radiation.
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Choo, Choo!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ digraph. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and write the letters Ch. Students listen to word pairs and identify which word in each pair contains the /ch/ sound, and...
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Color Me Hot

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use the scientific method, to observe, record and analyze the data they gathered. They make observations using their five senses. Students compare, contrast and draw conclusions based on the observations and data...
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Cooling With Sunshades

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners conduct research in order to find the effects of properties exposed to heat and how they change temperature. They consider the effect of sunlight upon objects that are placed outside with the help of an experiment. They also...
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Archery

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students are shown proper stance, nocking, targeting, and release techniques of archery. They follow basic safety procedures involved in handling and using archery equipment. Students practice shooting aluminum or fiberglass shaft arrows.
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The Electron Microscope

For Students 9th - 12th
In this microscope learning exercise, students read about how the electron microscope was created and how it works. Based on the reading, students complete 2 short answer questions.
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Sky Watching

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners examine telescopes and understand how they have helped us better understand the sky.  For this astronomy lesson students complete a worksheet and a lab activity.
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Discovery Science Library: The Basics Physical Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine  friction and gravity. affect four sports. In this scientific discovery lesson plan, students examine how friction and gravity affect sports. They discuss, write, and illustrate the effect of different forces on...
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Latent Heat and Clouds

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners explore latent heat and how it relates to clouds in the atmosphere.  In this earth science lesson students investigate how clouds are formed. Learners examine clouds and the water cycle.
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Animal Movements

For Teachers Pre-K
Students become familiar with the movement of various animals.  In this animal movement lesson, students relate their knowledge of animal movements to the music they are moving to.
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Sky and Cloud Windows

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars monitor the weather, clouds, and sky. In this weather lesson, students create a sky and cloud window to focus their sky observations. They write observations in a notebook and include the date, time, cloud cover, types of...
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Models of Succession

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars create a model city in order to understand the effects human habitats have on the environment.  For this environment lesson, students examine the effects human habitats have on the environment.  Young scholars...
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Wave Action

For Students 10th - 12th
For this waves worksheet, students compare the characteristics of sound and light waves and determine the wavelength, amplitude, and speed of a wave. This worksheet has 9 problems to solve.
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Keep It Cool

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students complete a science experiment to study insulation, heat transfer, and permafrost. In this permafrost study lesson, students design and test a soda insulator. Students graph their class data and discuss the results. Students...
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Measuring Wind Speed

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars study wind speed and collect wind speed data. In this wind speed lesson, students visit a website to learn about the local wind speed forecast for their week. Young scholars discuss wind and wind speed. Students collect...

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