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Organisms and Their Environment

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore Earth's biosphere. In this biosphere lesson, students participate in group activities regarding biotic and abiotic factors, population density, and species' habitats.
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Rainbow Fish to the Rescue

For Teachers K
Students foster space awareness and cooperation skills.
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Memory Easter Egg Hunt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice locomotor skills, space awareness and cooperation. They are encouraged to cheer on their teammates, showing social responsibility. Students are assign an Easter basket that a specific color egg to retrieve. They...
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Rockin' Robin

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners practice weight transfer skills to the song "Rockin' Robin." students warm-up with this activity during a tumbling unit.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Relating to Relative Clauses

For Students 6th - 8th
In this relative clauses practice worksheet, students add the missing words and punctuation to 6 sentences, write 6 relative clauses, and write about 5 people or things in the provided space.
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Gender Equity: Gender Role Assignment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze and compare personal and societal perception of gender roles.  In this gender roles instructional activity, students record their personal point of view on various tasks such as doing dishes or car...
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Beginning At Home

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in activities that increase awareness of environmental stewardship. In this stewardship lesson, students discuss solutions to environmental problems and apply the solutions to ways they can keep their classroom...
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Hula Hoop Hoopla!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students develop spatial awareness through "movement" using hula hoops as the personal parameter.
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Toxic River

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners explore environmental safety by participating in a class game. In this toxic chemicals lesson, students discuss the effect chemicals have on our environment and how to best protect against their dangers. Learners participate in...
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Newton's Laws and Seat Belts

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students study Newton's Laws of Motion. They review an assessment task and rubric and discuss Newton's Laws of Motion. They discuss how to test the relationships of mass and acceleration in personal situations. They write a one-page...
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Fractions, Decimals, and Gravity

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss how weight is directly related to gravitational force on a planet. Students then choose Space Traveler as companion and compute how much their guide weighs on various planets, based on each planet's relative surface...
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Mat Move Over

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students move safely in general space to practice transferring weight skills such as a log roll, cartwheel, forward roll, egg roll, leap over, walk over, etc.
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Badminton Partner Singles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars are allowed time for badminton singles play when space is limited and to keep everyone actively engaged in the game during play.
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Getting To Know You

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students call each other by name and mention something important about each person. They develop a sense of class bonding and find a partner with similar interests.
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Going on a Bear Hunt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate pantomiming by going on a fictitious bear hunt.  In this performing arts lesson, students collaborate in groups to sing songs and perform pantomimes based on a hunting trip.  Students create their own dance...
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Friendship Line Dancing

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the characteristics of being a good friend. They observe a puppet and discuss why the puppet is sad. In groups, 1st graders form two lines, facing each other. They practice talking to each person in the line,...
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Let the North Star Tell You Where You Are

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars participate in activities in which they find the Big Dipper and locate the North Star in the night sky, examine the relationship between the angle to Polaris and latitude, and determine latitude by using an astrolabe.
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Stretcher Making

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the human body by participating in a construction activity. In this health care lesson, students identify the uses and importance of having access to a stretcher when conducting emergency medical service. Students...
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Worksheet 6: Reading: Job Opening -- Assistant Tour Guide

For Students 1st - 6th
As a creative way to have students practice vocabulary and reading skills, they can participate in this job advertisement activity. Students use a fill-in-the-blank format to answer 6 questions relating to an advertisement. At the bottom...
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Size Small School

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of scale and ratio.  In this scale and ratio lesson, students work in groups to measure a given space such as a hallway, office, or gym.  Middle schoolers measure their area using a meter...
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Tree Identification

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list four ways to identify trees. In this tree identification instructional activity, students use tree identification techniques such as leafs, bark, wood grain, soil type, and climate to create tables and graphs.
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Close Reading of a Sonnet

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students practice reading sonnets line by line to find the message of the sonnet.  In this sonnet lesson, students read a sonnet one line at a time as the teacher projects it for the entire class.  As each line is shown,...
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United We Stand: One Day

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore what it means to be part of a community. In this community instructional activity, students read a story about a man who finds unity in community. They then discuss how the community affected his life. This...
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A Visit to the Vet

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students identify the differences and similarities between doctors for humans and veterinarians. Students draw a pet's visit to the veterinarian's office and a person's visit to a doctor's office. Students describe exactly what they have...