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The Martian Chronicles: Response Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Follow the format of Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles with a journal-writing activity. Readers choose a character and examine the character's life and circumstances through brainstorming, research, and discussion before...
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American Psychological Association

A Career in Psychology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Could you have a future therapist in your high school Psychology classroom? Find out by assigning the class to complete an activity where they discover more information about what a career in psychology looks like. Resources they view...
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Curated OER

Stream Consciousness

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Actual stream water is analyzed in this environmental science activity. Participants measure water temperature and pH, and then survey the macroinvertebrates living in their samples. The data worksheet, troubleshooting tips, and...
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Foundation for Water & Energy Education

How Can Work Be Done with Water Power? Activity C

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Third in a set of lessons regarding reservoirs, dams, and hydropower, this involves a two-day hydropower plant simulation. Collaborative groups build, maintain, and finance the plant. The transparency of the reservoir setup can be...
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Royal Society of Chemistry

pH 2: Activity

For Students 6th - 12th
Pupils puzzled over pH? Incorporate an interactive resource that teaches through games! Chemistry scholars use reasoning to solve puzzles that focus on determining the pH based upon hydrogen ion concentration.
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Curated OER

Science Crossword Puzzles: The Ear

For Students 5th - 8th
Employ this crossword puzzle as a review activity for ear anatomy. Pupils use 8 clues about the anatomy of an ear to solve the puzzle. Answers are not included with this worksheet; however, since there are only 8 words, it should be...
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Curated OER

Brain-Controlled Robotic Arms: Cloze activity with Article

For Students 5th - 9th
Fascinating content about current medical research on brain-controlled prosthetics comes in cloze activity form with a link to the original article. Useful for listening and reading comprehension skills development, and for any science...
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Curated OER

Measuring Quantities of Gases Activity

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners use a pipette to mix small amounts of food coloring into water. They visualize the small quantities of parts per million and parts per billion. Contrary to the title, the lesson is about liquid amounts rather than gas amounts....
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Curated OER

Earthquake Alphabet Activity

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this earthquake activity learning exercise, students examine 10 earthquake-related terms and then put those terms into alphabetical order.
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Curated OER

Science: Microcosms in the Biosphere

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In a series of lessons, examine the impact on humans by microcosms in the biosphere. Among the plans structured for students with different abilities and learning styles, are activities describing the symbiotic relationship, drawing the...
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Curated OER

Science Crossword Puzzles: Constellations

For Students 4th - 7th
If your class is studying constellations, you might consider this crossword puzzle as a light activity to go along with your lesson. Learners solve the puzzle using 9 given clues. You could have your pupils look up the constellations and...
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Curated OER

Science Crossword Puzzle: The Metric System

For Students 7th - 10th
If you are teaching your class the metric system, and want to test their understanding, then you might consider this crossword puzzle. Learners solve the puzzle using 6 clues about the metric system. Answers not present with worksheet....
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Curated OER

Torralba Site Activity

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the Pleistocene era. In this geology lesson students complete a site activity.
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Curated OER

Weather Alphabet Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this weather activity worksheet, students examine 25 weather-related terms and then put those terms into alphabetical order.
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Curated OER

Ray Multiple Choice Activity

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this ray worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice activity pertaining to sea rays. Prior knowledge is assumed.
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Curated OER

Ray Alphabet Activity

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this sting ray vocabulary activity worksheet, students examine 9 ray-related terms and then put those terms into alphabetical order.
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Curated OER

Dolphin Alphabet Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this dolphin activity learning exercise, students examine 9 dolphin-related terms and then put those terms into alphabetical order.
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Curated OER

Crab Multiple Choice Activity

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this crab worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice activity pertaining to crabs. Prior knowledge of crabs is assumed.
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Baylor College

Pre-Assessment Activity: What Do You Know About Microbes?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
In an introductory lesson, youngsters take a pre-assessment quiz, get a grasp of a gram of mass, and then estimate the mass of microorganisms that live within a human body. Using Glo Germ™, a material that allows you to simulate the...
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SRI International

Nanofiltration

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How can everyone in the world have access to clean drinking water? Throughout the instructional activity, learners read about and listen to how water is filtered, what the filtration process removes, and  the best ways to filter....
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Science 4 Inquiry

Trick or Science: Catching the Light

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Your class might be surprised to learn that mirrors have been around since the first century AD! Young scientists explore reflection and refraction of light through a series of challenges. They use this knowledge to design their own...
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Curated OER

Transportation Systems: Two Liter Boat Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design and build full-size boats made out of two-liter plastic bottles, chicken wire, and plywood. Then they race the boats, with the boat's designers "manning the hull", in the school's swimming pool.
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Space Awareness

Navigating with the Kamal

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
Historians have proven that as early as 1497 skilled navigators were using a kamal to sail across oceans. Scholars learn about navigation tools and astronomy before building their own kamals. They then learn how to use it to determine...
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Curated OER

Volcano Contour Models Activity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners experiment with water levels and plastic topographic volcano models to determine the contour lines that would be used to create a topograpohic map of a volcano. They use the traced lines to actually develop the map.

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