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Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students will discuss the benefits of eating healthy. In this healthy diet lesson, students will discuss the importance of eating fresh fruit and vegetables when pregnant or breastfeeding and how to identify healthy fruits and...
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The Magic School Bus Goes to Mussel Beach

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Young scholars investigate tides and create a model of an intertidal zone. In this hands-on marine science lesson based on a Magic School Bus book, the teacher leads students in a discussion about tides, then helps young scholars model...
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Camouflage: A Study of Stealth and Survival

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students study insect camouflage. In this organisms lesson, students design and create their own 3D insect models to blend into a habitat. Students write a paragraph about the camouflage their insect has and explain how their insect is...
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Equity and Diversity Awareness Quiz

For Students 8th - 12th
Here is a multiple choice assessment in which students respond to 15 questions relating to social justice, equity, and diversity issues in the United States.
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Build A Body

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the concept of body composition through a hands on activity. Working in groups, they create a body model using objects found in gym class. Students calculate the percentage of elements in the body they have composed.
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Probability: Ratios and Percents

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate ratios and percents. In this algebra lesson, students explore the probability of an event occurring. They convert between ratios and percents as they solve the odds.
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Yummy Bar Graph

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars sort Valentine candy and create a bar graph with it.
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Quake Clues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study earthquakes and how sediment accumulations are used for past information on earthquakes.  In this earthquake lesson students interpret sediment cores and describe turbidites. 
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It's Not Trivial!

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in a trivia game about the environment. They focus on recycling and how to protect the environment. The team with the most correct answers wins.
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Corrugated Cardboard Relief Print Project

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use corrugated cardboard to create a printed relief project. Using the cardboard, they review geometric designs, shapes and discover how to use vertical and horizontal lines. They practice relief printing with different materials.
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Venn Diagrams- Help Page

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this Venn diagrams worksheet, students analyze an information sheet that features whimsical animals explaining how to use Venn diagrams. There are no problems to solve.
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Linear Programming

For Students 11th
In this linear programming learning exercise, 11th graders solve and complete 4 different word problems that include various applications of linear programming. First, they find the maximum earning of a situation given the time worked....
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Orienteering 2

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students are shown the basics of map and compass work. They name the parts of a compass and comprehend the function of each part. Students define paces and tallies and use them in a real world situation. They use a map and compass to...
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Baby Boomer TV

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this social studies worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle by identifying the television programs or stars from 15 clues. Answers are provided.
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Baby Boomer TV Worksheets

For Students Pre-K
In this crossword puzzle worksheet, students complete a 22 clue crossword puzzle about television shows that were popular in the 1950's and 1960's.
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Breathe In, Breath Out

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students discover how plants breathe. In this biology lesson plan, students learn that plants take in carbon dioxide and find that plants need sunlight to absorb the carbon dioxide.
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Glyph: The Year of the Snake

For Students 5th - 6th
In this glyph coloring learning exercise, students read about the attributes of people born in the Year of the Snake. Students follow the 12 directions for coloring the snake according to personal character traits.
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North American Birds of the Meadow Crossword Puzzle

For Students 5th - 10th
In this North American birds instructional activity, students complete a crossword puzzle about the North American birds of the meadow. Students complete 22 blanks in the crossword puzzle.
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Voyage to the New World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the history of North America by creating a map.  In this world geography lesson, 3rd graders analyze the voyage Christopher Columbus took to arrive at the new world by creating a map of his...
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Global Literature: Nectar In A Sieve

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write a persuasive essay explaining how religion and/or spirituality serves as both a guide and a source of conflict for both an individual and their culture. They develop a definition for the terms spiritual and religious...
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Feudalism

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students have tournaments in teams after learning information about The Middle Ages. In this Middle Ages lesson plan, students learn that tournaments are mock battles, but that they will have these battles by answering questions in teams...
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Hover Above the Earth

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders build a balloon hovercraft, take direct measurements, answer critical questions, and make calculations using the data gathered in order to see the concept of acceleration as a change in velocity. They use a worksheet...
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Sand Painting

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners design and create Navajo Sand Paintings using sand, powdered tempera paints, and basic art supplies in this Art lesson for elementary classrooms. The history behind sand paintings can be included with this lesson for a complete...
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Acid-Base Titrations without Burets

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the level of acid and base in a titration. In this chemistry lesson, students investigate the amount of acid and base required to create certain household chemicals. They perform this activity without the use of burets.