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Combining Elements to Form a Compound

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore elements and compounds. In this lesson about elements and compounds, students will do an experiment. Students work in groups of 2-3 as they complete two separate activities. Students understand how two elements combine...
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Tops: Angular Motion

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe different ways that objects spin. In this physics lesson plan, students observe several objects spinning and use the new vocabulary words "rotate" and "revolve" to describe how the objects spin. The lesson plan...
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Magnets and Springs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore magnetic attraction. In this magnets instructional activity, students participate in an interactive whiteboard activity in which objects are dragged onto a virtual table and categorized as to whether they are "repelled"...
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Water Exploration Station

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the characteristics of water. In this water exploration lesson plan, students participate in various learning centers to inquire how water drains and how to increase the flow of water. Students use estimation and...
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Making An Anemometer

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discover how to capture the speed of wind. In this science activity lesson plan, students gather materials and follow procedures to create an anemometer to measure wind speed.
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Instructions for How to Make a Slice of Buttered Toast

For Teachers 1st - 4th
In this toast instructional worksheet, students gather the listed materials and follow the 9 steps listed in order to make a slice of buttered toast.
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3-D Magnetic Field

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers create a magnetic field.  In this investigative lesson students design their own magnetic field so that they can see how magnetism and electricity work.
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Snakes: Illusions in Locomotion

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn how snakes move. In this locomotion lesson, students learn the four main methods of locomotion that snakes use. Students visually create one locomotive movement.
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Explorit's Fruit Salad Quiz

For Students 5th - 8th
In this online interactive plant quiz worksheet, students respond to 6 multiple choice questions that require them to identify the Latin names of plants.
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ESL: Modal Verbs Exercise 3

For Students 4th - 6th
In this modal verb worksheet, students complete a set of 15 sentences, using words listed in boxes. Students can click on a 'check" button for immediate feedback.
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Get Your Ball

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students use a ball to improve their dribbling skills, defensive and offensive strategies, cardiovascular fitness, and cooperation. In this ball handling lesson, students try to grab the ball and trap it from their partner. Partners try...
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Play Dough

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore with play dough. In this creating dough activity, students make homemade play dough and experiment with shapes, counting, and manipulation to increase dexterity.
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Social Security

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the inception of Social Security benefits provided by the Government.  In this Social Security lesson, students debate whether or not people should be entitled to receive money from the government....
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Build a battery holder

For Students 4th - 8th
In this battery holder worksheet, students follow directions on how to use a toilet paper tube, foil, wires, and more to build a battery holder. Students follow 8 sets of directions.
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Series Circuit

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this series circuit worksheet, students observe what happens when they make a simple circuit light more than one light bulb. Students follow 3 directions and answer 3 questions.
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Parallel circuit

For Students 4th - 6th
In this parallel circuit learning exercise, students use batteries, a breadboard, light bulbs and more to make a parallel circuit and answer short answer questions. Students answer 2 questions.
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Electromagnet

For Students 5th - 8th
In this scientific investigation worksheet, students follow the provided procedures to examine how electricity and magnetism are related and then respond to 4 short answer questions.
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Paper Modeling: Volcanoes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars build volcanoes. In this visual arts lesson, students use various materials to create paper model volcanoes.
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Health Education: Safety First

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students analyze situations to determine whether or not they are safe. In this personal health lesson, students collaborate to discuss the safety risks in 6 described game situations.
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Safety First - Danger in the Schoolyard?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students check for safety hazards in the schoolyard. In this safety lesson, students become safety wardens and they check the dangers of the playground. They write six safety rules and display them on the playground. 
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Spring Break Bubbles

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students blow bubbles. In this bubble lesson, students use a bubble solution and straw to blow bubbles. They attempt to blow bubbles inside of one another and create a bubble frame. 
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Yellow Days: Studying Vincent van Gogh's Painting

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students revisit the color yellow and are introduced to van Gogh, the painter. In this visual arts lesson, students study Vincent van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers" and identify the color yellow. Students create their own interpretation of...
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Incredible Iceboats

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the concept of floating objects (ice).  In this floating lesson, students conduct an investigation in which they hypothesize about the time that an ice boat will last floating in water.  Students record their...
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Intermediate Sentence Completion: 10

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this sentence completion worksheet, students fill in the blank for the correct word for each sentence. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions. Click on "show all" to see the rest of the worksheet.