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What Do You Know!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment using a compass for navigation and consider how various instruments affect how we travel.
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The Microscope

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the parts and functions of a compound microscope. They explore various websites, label the parts of a microscope on a worksheet, view prepared slides, and create drawings of the prepared slides.
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Life Science Observations: Living vs. Non Living Things

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the difference between living and non-living things.  For this life science lesson, students discover the different characteristics of living things and the natural or human created non-living things.  Students...
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Stop, Look, and Listen

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a class discussion and view a traffic safety video dealing with crossing the street safely. They discuss the steps taken in order to cross the street safely and then analyze the benefits of walking and...
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Where The Wild Things Are

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders brainstorm where they think wild things exist. Then using the same strategy they discuss natural surroundings from using prior life experience. This part of the lesson can also be done with using a nature hike. Students...
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Outrageous Ooze

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine states of matter. In this solids and liquids lesson, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to make ooze and record their observations pertaining to it.
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Growth of a Bean Documented by Child and Camera

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders photograph the growth of a bean plant and keep a daily written journal of observations. They drew, graphed and took notes on the plant growth which they compared to the photographic journal.
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All About Me Unit

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students engage in an "All About Me," series of activities in the beginning of the year. All sorts of ideas are in this lesson plan to help students express themselves and get to know their classmates.
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Reading in the Dark

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the possible link between nearsightedness and reading in low light.
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Let's Learn About Energy Sources

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify at least four energy sources through sensory experiences.
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Intellectual Development (Piaget)

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students study an overview of intellectual development and Piaget's stages of development.
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Sharks Taxonomy

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners, in groups, establish a classification system for the world of your classroom. They draw a chart to explain their categories and system to the rest of the class.
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Agreeing on Terms

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars observe and describe the wind, analyze their descriptions for clarity, and compare them both with Jonas Ramoth's descriptions and with the Beaufort Wind Scale. observations.
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The Power of One

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read biographies of individuals who have impacted the world for good. They look for patterns in these people's lives, imagine themselves in different careers and create a profile of a person who leads for social change.
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What is the Anatomy of the Visual System?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the structures and functions of the eye. In small groups they dissect a model of the human eye, identify structures of the eye, and describe the functions of the photoreceptors.
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Extending Human Ability Through Technology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore how technology has been used to enhance human abilities. Using the internet, they watch a short video about prosthetics. They compare and contrast how prosthetics have changed over the years as technology has become...
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Fiction and Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore fictional text and poetry. They explore the story structures used in the types of texts and examine the language patterns used. Students practice tracking text in the correct manner.
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Cloze Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars brainstorm possible replacements for blanks in a cloze activity. They work in groups to decide which of their possible replacements are prefered for each blank. They then prepare to present their ideas of the text to the...
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Minerals and Rocks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify and interpret various minerals and discover how to identify and classify them. They identify and discuss how people describe objects and how scientists describe objects. From there, students look at a set of common...
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social studies: Life in Colonial America

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the trials and tribulations early colonial life and note its successes. Through literature, Internet research, and interactive software, they engage in various activities to evaluate early social and cultural development.
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Improvisation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are introduced to the concept of improvisation. In groups, they practice improvising a different scenario given to them and explore the various ways people communicate with each other. To end the lesson, they reflect on the...
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The Night Before Christmas Crossword

For Students 5th - 6th
In this literature crossword worksheet, students complete a puzzle based on a classic piece of Christmas literature, The Night Before Christmas. Students read 36 clues and solve the puzzle without a word bank.
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Recognizing Right Angles

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this right angles worksheet, students analyze 9 geometric or irregular shapes. In the box below each picture, students put a "tick" if there is a right angle or a "cross" if there is not.
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Introducing Sharks

For Students 4th - 5th
In this shark instructional activity, students read and discussion a selection about sharks. Students complete 10 fill in the missing words and complete a crossword puzzle.

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