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Earthquake!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study causes, probability and location of earthquakes. They complete a number of activities and look at web pages to examine the characteristics of earthquakes.
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Locate-a-quake

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Student, use seismic readings of the same earthquake from three recording stations and locate the epicenter of an earthquake on a map.
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How to tell when mealworms are out of breath

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the respiration rate of a mealworm. Through experimental means, they determine the average volume of oxygen used and discuss factors that affect the respiration rate of an organism.
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European Explorers in France, England, Portugal, and Spain

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students, in groups, research either France, Spain, Portugal, or England. They create a poster describing various aspects of their country and how their country participated in the exploration of America. They present their project to...
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Line and Pattern Design Paper Sculpture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The students create patterns and repeat colors for unity. They explore organic shapes and demonstrate awareness of design principles and art elements. They then create 3-D paper relief from a 2-D surface and demonstrate the difference...
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Brussel Sprout Bunny

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create miniature "brussel sprout" bunnies using clay pots, brussel sprouts, mini poms, Easter grass, and fake silk flowers. This lesson is intended for the upper-elementary classroom during the Spring season (March or earl April...
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Biocomplexity Lab Activity: Density and Buoyancy of

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars investigate how the density of water changes the buoyancy of water. Students create a hypothesis about what will happen when placing the egg into the water.Young scholars can research online different bodies of water (The...
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Mama, Do You Love Me?

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars complete a variety of activities related to the /m/ letter sound. They participate in a class "I Spy" game and identify objects in the room that contain the "m" sound, then as a class recite a tongue twister. Students...
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Immigration For Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students engage in a activity that is concerned with the concept of immigration. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students create a KWL chart to organize the information. The activity also includes a resource link for...
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Mental Strategies For Multiplication And Division

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the use of mental strategies for multiplication and division. They develop the cognitive skills through repetition exercises that include mental exercises like "Mad...
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Magnetism

For Students 9th - 10th
In this physics instructional activity, students complete each of the statements with the correct word or phrase. Then they match each of the words listed on the left with their correct descriptions on the right.
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Make a Bouncy Custard Ball

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science experiment activity, students mix borax, custard powder (pudding mix?), glue and water to make a bouncy ball. Students carry out bouncing and stretching investigations.
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Renu's First Day

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a story about Renu's first day at her new school. They then answer 5 questions about what they just read. The answers are on the last page of the worksheet.
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"Ramon Makes Stew" Reading Comprehension- Short Stories

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students first read a passage about a boy who cooks dinner for his family. Students answer 5 comprehension questions and 5 multiple choice vocabulary questions.
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Challenge Courses

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students engage in and invent a variety of organized outdoor play activities to encourage cooperation and motor development. In this outdoor activities lesson, students are divided into three groups and organized in lines. Students play...
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Momentum and Conservation of Momentum

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this momentum worksheet, students review the equation to solve for momentum and the Law of Conservation of Momentum. Students complete 8 matching, 6 fill in the blank, and 8 problems to solve.
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Paint a butterfly

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this butterfly worksheet, students paint a picture of a butterfly by painting 1/2 of the butterfly and then folding it in half. Students unfold the painting and the other 1/2 should look symmetrical.
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Magnetic Discovery Bottle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine how to conduct simple investigations and use simple equipment to gather data.  In this magnet lesson students decide what types of objects are attracted to magnets. 
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Experiments with Levers

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate levers. In this simple machine instructional activity, students study levers and  the mechanical advantage of using levers. They will collect data and illustrate their systems for eight different tests.
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ABC Safari

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars study the animals and their alphabet letter. In this animal alphabet lesson, students associate the animals with their letter and learn facts about the animals. Young scholars may use the cards to classify animals by...
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Circulatory System

For Students 5th - 10th
In this circulatory system learning exercise, students use an internet program to observe the circulatory system and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 21 short answer questions.
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Student Exploration: Force and Fan Carts

For Students 5th - 8th
In this force and fan carts worksheet, students use the internet program Gizmo to explore force and fan carts. Students answer 28 questions.
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Cranes, Crosswalks, and Big Gulps

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students watch a video and answer questions based on wildlife jobs. In this wildlife lesson plan, students learn that biologists don't just play with animals but that there is a lot of study involved.
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Text for Dictation: Transport

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this dictation text worksheet, students take dictation on a selection using vocabulary associated with driving.  The text is geared towards those who are learning to drive and learning English.