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Is that Tree Safe?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the parts of the tree and examine the health of trees in the vicinity.  In this tree safety lesson students work in groups to complete a stated goal. 
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Solar System: Let's Take a Trip

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders consider outer space. In this introductory solar system lesson, 3rd graders complete a KWL chart and listen to the story The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, by Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen. They will contribute...
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What Is A Map?

For Teachers K
Students become familiar with a map and what it is used for and become familiar with school and home surroundings. With the familiarity of their surroundings they discover that maps can be created to help them with directions and how to...
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Walking in Line Properly

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss what would happen if there were no driving safety laws, orally state four behaviors for walking properly in line, identify why walking in hall properly is important to promote positive learning environment, and perform...
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Mystery Paint

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use the scientific method to determine the properties of various kinds of paints, use collected data to identify paint samples that are not properly labeled and use proper science safety techniques while working with chemical...
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Kitchen Equip and Lab Procedures - Level I

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars, in groups, record at least four pieces of equipment that fit a specified category as well as a safety tip to observe when using the equipment.
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Our View of the Sun

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to safety rules for observing the Sun, how the distance of the Sun is measured using Kepler's Laws and identify the visible layers of the Sun. They discuss solar eclipses and view images of eclipses using the...
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Responsibility

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the concept of responsibility and the rights and responsibilities of citizens in their school and community. They brainstorm about the word responsibility, develop a list of how people make friends, and make a...
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People Who Work

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars chart volunteers they are familiar with in school, church or in the community. In this nonprofit jobs, lesson plan students understand that all members of a community need to take responsibility in that community. Young...
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Local Heroes

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students discover the importance of physical fitness. In this personal health activity, students learn messages and receive demonstrations about good physical fitness practices, health messages, and safety tips.
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Let's Create An Ecosystem

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create ecosystems in a jar which they observe over the course of the school year.
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Creative Problem Solving: Using the 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When, Why)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders assimilate the use of the 5 W's (Who, What, Where, When, Why) when solving problems that are presented in literature and in real life situations. They use common fairy tales to solve problems that might arise at home or...
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Teaching in a Time of Crisis

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students react to the current financial crisis. In this community building lesson, students are given the opportunity to voice their thoughts and feelings on the current financial crisis in the safety of a classroom meeting.
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Celebrate Black History

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students research African-American mathematicians.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students celebrate Black History by conducting Internet research on an African-American, mathematicians or scientist.  Students...
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Strategies to Overcome Gender Bias in the Machine Shop: Knurling

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners demonstrate the use of a knurling tool. In this machine shop technique lesson, students will demonstrate safety as they properly use the knurling tool to create a diamond knurl and a straight knurl on a cylindrical piece of...
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Cooperation Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students brainstorm a definition for the word cooperation. As a class, they participate in a game in which they try to avoid the taggers. In groups, they surround a tag classmate and help them get to safety. To end the lesson, they share...
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The Ocean: A Watery World

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss the proper clothing for the season. They make wind chimes to use as an indicator of movement of the air and observe and identify the various cloud formations. They determine the basic rules of storm safety and discuss...
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What About Health?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine the concepts of healthy and unhealthy drugs. They read and discuss excerpts from the book "The Human Body," develop a list of healthy and unhealthy drugs, and write sentences relating to safety about medicines and...
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Newton in Motion Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate Newton's Third Law of Motion as it exits in real world applications. They watch as the teacher makes a simple balloon powered car before explaining how the motion of the car demonstrates Newton's Third Law of Motion....
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Active Wear

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers interpret and analyze data.  For this middle school mathematics lesson, students conduct an experiment in which they investigate which solar collector, black, white, or silver, absorbs the most heat.  Middle...
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Ears Help Us

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this biology worksheet, learners draw pictures of how ears help us. They illustrate ears being use for communication, relaxation, happiness, and for safety.
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Biomass: Biogas Generator

For Teachers 6th - 8th
It's a gas. Middle schoolers build a biogas generator following the directions in this resource. After a few days of observation, they demonstrate that the gas given off by the decomposing manure is flammable. The activity concludes as...
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Jamaican Song, Dance, and Play: Experiences with Jamaican Musical Traditions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young musicians experience song, dance, and play of the Jamaican culture. Scholars listen for and recreate beats, they play tunes, make up original dances, and play a game that challenges pupils to pass stones to a specific beat.
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Dangerous Fun

For Students 6th - 7th
In this line graph worksheet, students analyze the data on a graph about toy-related injuries by year. Students solve 5 problems in which the change in injuries per year is calculated and recorded on a table.

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