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Ribbit! Ribbit!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students research a frog's life cycle and habitat using books, the Internet and lecture. Students make origami frogs, write letters to Toad from Arnold Lobel's "Frog and Toad" and participate in a simulated camouflage activity.
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What Are Our Risks From Radon?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the risks from radon. They examine a graph of what a low dose of radon will do to a human body and then discuss. They answer questions to complete the lesson.
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Coma

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the diving reflex response which allows a person to stay underwater for an extended period of time. They complete an experiment to compare resting pulse rate and pulse rate when their face is submerged in water.
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Physical Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students compare sedentary lifestyles to active lifestyles. In this health lesson, students discuss the implications of different kinds of lifestyles, complete a worksheet, then participate in a physical activity.
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Animal Classification

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students classify animals. In this animal classification instructional activity, students identify characteristics from each of the 5 categories of vertebrates. Students group animals by categories.
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Running/Wiffle Ball

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students explain the basic rules for wiffle ball. In this physical education lesson, students record the steps they took during their 4 mile run. Additionally, students participate in a game of wiffle ball. 
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Whales

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils compare and contrast the two types of whales. In this biology lesson, students research the characteristics of their assigned whale. They compile their findings in a folder.
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Breaking News English: Pig Organ Transplants Within 5 Years

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English learning exercise, students read "Pig Organ Transplants Within 5 Years," 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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Plant and Animal Adaptations

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify behavioral and structural adaptations to plant and animal life. In this unit overview, 4th graders discuss the importance of variation and adaptation in a species survival. This is a unit overview and does not...
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Air can do work.

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students replicate the teacher demonstrations by changing the variables and predicting the outcomes.
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Whale or Fish?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explain the difference between a whale and a fish. After working through this themselves, they process the differences in a more meaningful pattern that overflows into long-term memory.
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Aerobic Frisbee Golf

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars work cooperatively to accurately throw a Frisbee in order to learn about fitness components and different systems of the human body.
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Anatomy

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the major organs of the body and their primary function, identify major systems of the body, and describe behaviors that protect the body structure and organs.
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Anatomy

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the basic structures and functions of the human body and how they relate to personal health.
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Brain and Nervous System

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the physical characteristics of the brain and identify its parts through this series of lessons.
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It Won't Budge: Balloon

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use the scientific method to discover why a balloon is not inflated.
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Pokemon Tag

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students play Pokemon Tag to promote the improvement of chasing and fleeing skills.
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No Fears

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders imagine themselves living in a different world and attempt to see themselves in the world differently.
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Dragons Of China And Japan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create drawings of dragons that could be found in the art of Japan or China. The lesson involves two-days of instruction and leads to student examples of dragons four-times larger than the originals.
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Colored H2 Balloon Explosions

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students perform an experiment in which they put different types of salts in a balloon, fill it with hydrogen gas, and ignite it. The electrons in the salt molecules are excited by the heat and release energy in the form of light. ...
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Force of Air - Does Air do Work ?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners use a balloon, cardboard support, and wooden ping pong channel to complet an experiment to answer the question "Does Air do Work?" They complete a worksheet to demonstrate knowledge of the concept after the lab.
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Aerobic Activities

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss what aerobic exercise is, and the origin of its meaning. They view a list of activiities and and discuss why they are considered aerobic while other activities such as baseball is not considered aerobic exercise....
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Open Wide and Meet Your Tonsils

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students research their tonsils in this lesson plan. They research and discover what tonsils are, what they do, and where they are located. Students also identify other parts of the mouth, what they do, and where they're located. They...
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Olympic Flyers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students watch videos, conduct research, and apply their previous knowledge of respiration, breathing, drugs, alcohol and diet to prepare a presentation (pamphlet, poster, PowerPoint) to give advice to athletes going into the Olympics.

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