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Kari's Earth Care

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore caring for their community. They select an area of a park to clean and collect trash. They place materials in trash bags to recycle plastic, paper, etc. They calculate the amount of items and percentages they collect...
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Water Hardness- Causes and Testing

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine what materials cause water hardness and the relative measure of water hardness in a two part lab activity. In part one, 8th graders add an assigned soap test solution to eleven different test tube solutions in...
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Trash Disposal Choices

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate the use of landfills. In this landfill use and recycling lesson, students discuss what happens to trash and junk. They review the types of trash before categorizing a list of items they throw away each day. They...
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Working Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners discuss the role of animals and how they can work with people to better the community. In this working animals lesson plan, students discuss how animals and people work together to complete different tasks in the community.
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Communicate with a Truck Driver

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students research ways truck drivers communicate. In this critical thinking lesson, students explore websites for information. Students communicate with truck drivers using Twitter and listen to transportation related podcasts.
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Communicate with a Truck Driver

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete activities to learn about the trucking industry. In this truck driving lesson, 6th graders explore websites for positive trucker images and learn about their contributions to society. Students communicate with...
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Variables That Can Affect Making Schedule

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners study the variables that affect transportation of shipments and the factors that affect deterioration of a perishable product.  For this transportation lesson students discuss the pros and cons of team driving. 
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What is Temperature and How Is It Measured?

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students complete activities to measure temperature. In this temperature lesson, students read Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather and make a KWL chart about predicting weather. Students discuss folklore about temperature and learn...
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Lithography Techniques/Making a Printed Circuit Board

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners create an electronic schematic on their PCB. In this physics lesson, students solder and assemble electronic components. They research the function of these components and share their findings in a group.
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Various words: 18

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this various words worksheet, students choose the correct answer based on number of years, prepositions, and completing sentences. Students complete 7 problems.
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: Chechen Rebels Attack Russian City

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Chechen Rebels Attack Russian City," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Alternate Energy

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders present alternate energy sources to the class. In this alternative energy activity, 9th graders research and present alternative energy resources to the class. They use Power Point and Alice software in their work.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Your Safety: Safety Smarts

For Students 3rd - 5th
Tip cards suitable for printing teach how kids can stay safe in different contexts, such as at home, on the Internet, and when doing sports. There is even a quiz kids can take on safety concepts. Submitting the completed quiz gives kids...
Website
A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher stuff.com: Fire Safety

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site provides links to elementary information about fire safety. Find lesson plans, craft ideas, songs, games, poems and more when you explore this resource.
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Other

Government of Alberta: Welcome to the Alberta Farm Safety Program

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Alberta Farm Safety Program website contains an abundance of resources to promote agricultural safety and rural health. Included are articles, fact sheets and educational resources.
Handout
Other

Ontario Office of the Fire Marshal: Farm Fire Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
Ontario's Office of the Fire Marshal provides farmers with this fire safety checklist to help them in preventing fires on their properties.
Website
University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma: Fire Safety

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about fire safety and how to practice it with your students. This site features video clips covering what to do in case of a fire, what to do if you are on fire, and other fire emergencies.
Professional Doc
Other

Manitoba Department of Education: Science Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic manual on how to handle and dispose of laboratory materials safely. Includes a lesson plan on how to read a materials safety data sheet.
Handout
Other

National Crime Prevention Council: At Home Alone: A Parent's Guide [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource provides information for parents wondering if it is time to leave their children home alone. Also provides safety information, and what parents can do to prepare their kids to stay home alone.
Professional Doc
Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: Educators Pack for Online Safety Awareness

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The internet provides educators with a great tool for teaching young people, communicating with others, and sharing successes with the wider community. In order to make the most out social media, technology and the internet, we have put...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Safety Tips With Fizzy

For Students Pre-K - K
Follow these safety tips when cooking in the kitchen!
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Other

Partnership for Food Safety Education: Fight Bac!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Provides guidelines for safe food handling, as well as information on foodborne illnesses, including causes, symptoms, and impact on society, and downloadable materials through which teachers can teach and promote food safety in homes,...
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US Food and Drug Administration

Fda Kids Home Page

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about food safety and keeping healthy on the FDA Kids' Home Page. This site includes colorful graphics, great information, and it is easy to navigate.
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Other

U.s. Fire Administraton: Home Fire Prevention

For Students 9th - 10th
Menu of topics link to illustrated explanations of all kinds of fire safety and fire prevention tips and action plans.

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