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Classroom Aquarium

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars turn their classroom into a giant aquarium. They work together to decorate the bullentin boards, windows, desks and computers into an aquarium setting. They dress in fish costumes to go along with the theme, while...
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Myths and Legends

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders write a myth about a constellation that is seen from the night sky in South Carolina. They draw a picture of their constellation to attach to their myth. They scan their pictures and type their stories into a web page...
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Geometry in the Constellations: The ER-2

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discuss reasons to record the location of stars. They view a picture of the night sky, and discuss constellations. Students complete a worksheet of the various shapes they see in the constellations.
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Dropping-in a Line

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read any play (A Midsummer Night's Dream, for example.) They participate in a teacher-led relaxation exercise designed to help the students review specific lines from the play. They write about the experience and answer other...
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"Set Your Heart At Rest" Word Plays

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." They create a dramatic reading of Titania's monologue in Act II by randomly assigning words of the monologue that are demonstrated using sound and movement, not the actual words. ...
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A is for Autism

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students view a film that dicuss the unusual behaviour of the protagonist and narrator of the novel 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.' They discuss how Christopher has Asperger's Syndrome. Students discuss how...
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Bouncing Sunlight

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use flashlights and balls to demonstrate how the light bounces off of the sun and reflects onto the moon. They record their observations in a journal.
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Let's do dinner

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students observe the benefits of family structured activities. In this social studies instructional activity, students keep a journal of their experience in having dinner with their families every night for a week. Students research the...
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Sky High Counting

For Teachers K
Students learn the characteristics of the day and night sky, and the movement of the sun across the sky as they learn to count to ten in this unit.
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Nursery Rhymes

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students copy a memorized nursery rhyme on to writing paper. They illustrate their writing and the finished piece is posted for conferences or Back-to-School night.
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Make a Leaf Banner

For Teachers K
Students create leaf print banner for parents' night. They sort, classify, and pattern the leaves as they work.
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Luisa's Steller Evolution Lab

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine stars and constellations in the night sky. They complete a KWL chart and calculate the mass of stars. They also discuss how a star is formed.
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Twisters

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students differentiate between the terms 'tornado watch' and 'tornado warning' and simulate the conditions that produce tornadoes. They read "Night of the Twisters" by Ivy Ruckman and conduct an experiment using two-liter plastic...
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Tanabata: The Japanese "Wish Upon a Star"Festival

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research the legend of Tanabata in order to explain some of the astronomical findings in the night sky. The Japanese tell the story in order to explain the origin of celestial bodies.
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It's Still Polaris

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars observe the changing night sky over the course of an evening and chart the circumpolar stars as they traverse the sky in a progression around Polaris. They infer and discuss the cause of the changing star positions.
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Wisconsin ABC Books

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research a topic of interest about Wisconsin in order to create an ABC book. Students use both print and non print resources as well as the digital camera to collect information for their books. Students share their...
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Young Author Books: I Am a Leaf on My Family Tree

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create family tree books. They discuss culture and brainstorm interview questions for family members. They write stories, poems, and captions for family photos. They interview family members and assemble the interviews...
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Slithering Silly Snake

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice letter recognition for the /s/ sound in both lower and upper case formats. They listen as the book, "Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp," by Carol Shields is read to them and then they complete a worksheet containing...
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Star Quest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students engage in a activity of using maps in order to find constellations in the night sky. They also conduct research using three constellations. The research is used to create a project to inform others. The teacher also leads the...
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Matrix Math

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders practice adding, subtracting, and multiplying matrices. After completing and reviewing bell ringer problems they review homework from night before and discuss any questions. Students are introduced to new matrix...
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The Effects of Color on Heat Absorption And Climate

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students conduct an experiment to determine the effects of soil color on its day and night time temperatures. In small groups, they prepare dishes of black soil, brown peat moss, and white sand. They record the temperature changes when a...
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When is Your Animal Most Active?-- Class Bar Graph

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this science and math instructional activity, a group of learners participate in graphing what time of day their chosen animals are most active. Students fill out the bar graph choosing day or night.
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Activity Sheet: What Do You Do? Forest Ecologist

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ecology worksheet, students read an interview with a forest ecologist before they act as an ecologist and spot the difference between two forest scenes on a black and white worksheet. They circle the wildlife and the clues left...
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Reading At Home

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Language Arts worksheet, learners read for at least 15 minutes per night at home. Parents initial a box for each 15 minutes of reading.

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