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The Westward Movement

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Students study the westward movement through examining stamps. In this westward movement lesson plan, students draw conclusions, determine cause and effect relationships and examine the westward movement of the United States by...
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How Size Shapes Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students investigate how size affects large and small animals differently. In this animal lesson plan, students determine how size affects different animals by constructing their own animal out of marshmallows. Once students create...
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Fossils Footprints Across Time

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars examine fossils to understand how they are formed and how they give information about geological history. In this fossil lesson plan, students research and write about fossils and make models of different fossil types.The...
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Going...going...gone? Tropical Rainforests-How They Work, What They Do for Us, What's Being Done to Them...

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the Tropical Rainforest and come to understand what it is and how it affects the ecosystem. In this rainforests lesson, 6th graders write about the Tropical Rainforest, imagine they are in the Tropical Rainforest,...
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Simple Machines

For Students 9th - 12th
For this simple machines worksheet, students identify the 6 simple machines. They answer 21 questions about the types of simple machines, the output force of simple machines, the input force and the work involved in using a simple machine.
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Horsing around with Verbs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify verbs in complete sentences. In this grammar and locomotor skill lesson, students rotate between ten stations, each with a designated sentence to be read. Students identify the action verb in the sentence and perform or...
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Solid Rocket Boosters-II

For Students 9th - 12th
In this solid rocket boosters activity, students solve 2 problems using a grid showing a cross section of a proposed solid rocket booster. Students complete the grid and shade the rings of combustion in 15-second step intervals. They...
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How Probable is It?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore probability. For this probability lesson, students look at videos and websites where they discover probability facts that can be used in situations. They determine the probability of different events. 
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Varying Motion

For Students 9th - 12th
For this secondary mathematics learning exercise, high schoolers collect data based on a person’s motion. From this data, students create graphs comparing displacement, velocity, and acceleration to time. The five-page learning exercise...
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Calculating Rates

For Students 9th - 11th
For this Algebra I/Algebra II worksheet, students determine the rate or time using the appropriate units.    The one page worksheet contains a combination of six multiple choice and free response questions.  Answers...
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Doing More In Less

For Teachers K - 8th
Students watch segments of a NASA program called "Doing More In Less". In groups, they examine the concept of human exploration and how NASA has contributed to specific research. They are introduced to new vocabulary and answer...
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Time That Period!

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students analyze data received from high-energy satellites of various binary star systems' orbital periods or stellar rotation periods.
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How Far... How Powerful

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars review some basic physics concepts about light, explore redshifted spectra and Hubble's Law, and use them to find out how far away, and how powerful, gamma ray bursts truly are.
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Scale Model of the Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work together to create a model of the Earth. They label and identify each layer and describing its properties. They discover how engineers use models to test different concepts.
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Criteria and Constraints in Aircraft Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate criteria and constraints for designing any aircraft. They define these terms and categorize a series of examples of both. Using the constraints and criteria set before them, they design and construct...
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757 Glider Kit

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students work together to complete a 757 Glider kit. They use a GPS to discover how it operates in all weather landings. They complete different obstacles with the glider as well.
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Time and Rate

For Students 7th - 12th
In this rate graphing worksheet, students graph four examples of rate vs. time. Then students complete 20 short answer questions.
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Hoop Trip To The Planets

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice locomotor patterns already introduced while reinforcing facts about each planet.
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Hot Air Balloon

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students view a video and discuss the mechanics of a hot air balloon. They, in groups, construct a functioning hot air balloon.
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Catch a Dream

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students apply the concepts of air pressure, the Bernoulli Effect, and angle of attack to build their own model planes out of paper, plastic, wooden rods, and drinking straws.
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10 Great Places to Savor the Wild Blue Yonder

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students discuss developments in aviation.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read an article that discusses ten aviation museums and developments in civil and military aviation.  Students find relationships...
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Using Infinitives In Context

For Students 7th - 8th
In this using infinitives in context worksheet, students read an article containing infinitives, then interactively complete 8 sentences with immediate online feedback.
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Phrasal Verbs With "Look"

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL phrasal verbs worksheet, students read 10 sentences that have missing verbs. Students use the verb "look" with one of the prepositions from the word bank.
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Worksheet 2. Future Time with Will

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary skills learning exercise, students examine 9 verbs in the word bank and use them to fill in the blanks in 9 sentences that express future time with "will."

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