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Investigating Light

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners study concepts associated with light. In this light lesson, students observe an demonstration by the teacher. They examine reflection and refraction of light and name things that reflect light and those that refract it. They...
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Off the Grid

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars examine the advantages and disadvantages of renewable and non renewable energy sources.  In this engineering lesson students explain what it means for a house to be "off the grid".
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Our Amazing, Powerful Sun

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine where energy comes from and how it can be used.  In this solar energy lesson plan students explore different aspects of the sun. 
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Solenoids

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Metal slinkies, coils of wire, magnetic fields, and MRIs. To determine the safety hazards of MRI machines, class members use the provided formula to calculate the magnetic field along the axis of the solenoid.
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Space Travel

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study the International Space Station and space exploration.  In this space travel lesson students describe the different types of engineers that contribute to space travel.
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Asteroids

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study asteroids and how their size relates to a possible danger of one colliding with Earth.  In this asteroids lesson students see how big an asteroid has to be to cause destruction to Earth. 
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Breathe In, Breathe Out

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students study the respiratory system, the lungs and air.  In this respiratory lesson students describe technologies that engineers have found that improve the health of the respiratory system. 
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Clean Energy: Hydro-power

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read about and discuss renewable and non renewable energy and identify how a dam produced energy using hydro-power. In this water energy lesson plan, students look at diagrams and pictures of water energy technology.
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Fantastic Fossils

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about the kinds of fossils and what scientists can learn from them.  In this earth science lesson plan, students are told how engineers and paleontologists work together.  Then students create a "fossil fondue"...
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Breaking News English: Apple Suing Samsung

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Why is Apple suing Samsung? Give your English language learners a bit of reading comprehension practice. First, they read the short passage provided, and then they complete 10 activities. There are true or false questions, matching...
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Shoplifting

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students demonstrate knowledge that shoplifting is a crime and choose a socially positive course of action.
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Shingle Application

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Pupils study shingles and the process of shingling a roof. They demonstrate how to lay shingles and determine the amount of materials needed to shingle a roof of a given size.
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Tissue Paper Dye Painting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Use tissue paper squares to create collage art. Young artists discuss colors as they place and glue each piece of tissue on the paper. Tip: Cut out large basic shapes instead. Have the class create images using the tissue...
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Athletic rules: Break them and who should suffer?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write an article that presents the student's view in the situation of a high school football team forfeiting all of its victories because of a paperwork glitch. Students research the rules of the state athletic association.
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A look at our larger population

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Student team together to tell the story of the U.S.'s rapid population growth. Young scholars research census changes, focusing on changes in the size of the community and the school. Students tell the story by writing articles and...
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How green is your school?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read about Sidwell Friends School and the Green School concept and develop coverage for their student media. They employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to...
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How green is your school?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read about Sidwell Friends School and the Green School concept. They develop coverage for their student media. Students interview administrators, janitors, teachers and learners. They present findings to the class.
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Measure Twice, Cut Once

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary schoolers learn about metric units and how they are used by engineers. They learn how engineers use the units to measure mass, distance, and volume. Then, they estimate measurements of units, and compare them to actual...
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The Advantage of Machines

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Show your students how to make their work easier. The first lesson in a series of 10 introduces the class to work and the way simple machines can be make work easier. The simple machines scholars can find in everyday items are...
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Audio Engineers: Sound Weavers

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore audio engineering. In this career education and "sound" science lesson, students define related vocabulary and make connections between the music they listen to and the job an audio engineer does after listening to...
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Chemical Wonders

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read about and discuss how chemical engineers use different states of matter to create substances. In this chemical engineering lesson plan, students also give examples of the 3 kinds of matter.
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The Crash Scene

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore geography by participating in a mapping activity. In this engineering lesson, 5th graders identify the differences between latitude and longitude and practice locating precise points on a globe or map. Students...
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Basically Acids

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Base your lesson plan on acids and bases on an informative resource. The first installment of a five-part module on the science behind Harry Potter has individuals investigate acid/base chemistry with the use of invisible inks. They also...
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Bone Density Challenge Introduction

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Can you use X-rays to measure bone mineral density? This is the essential question that learners must answer in the first installment of a seven-part series. They brainstorm ideas about necessary background information and what they...

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