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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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Sorting

For Teachers K
Students sort a variety of manipulatives and use a software program that provides more sorting practice.
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Seeing Eye "Buddies"

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe a variety of sights within their schoolyard habitat and sitting quietly back-to-back with a partner describe what they see. The partner sketches the observations, 3rd graders compare drawings with the object described.
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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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Teaching Science with a Smile

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study science concepts as they are presented in poetic form. They write and present their own science poems to parents during Open House.
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POP! Goes the Popcorn!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners complete a variety of activities based on examining corn and popcorn as one of the major crops of Kansas. They journal the results of the multidisciplinary activities in this unit.
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Observations & Chemical Reactions

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students conduct a series of experiments in which they explore chemical reactions. They detect chemical changes by observing how physical properties change when two different chemicals are combined. They list and describe the reactants...
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Can I Tell You Where I am?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students participate in a lesson that is concerned with the factors of describing a neighborhood. They follow a set of target questions in order to obtain information about individual neighborhoods. The information is used The write...
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Cooking Super Star Meals with Kids

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the benefits of allowing and providing specifically designed age-appropriate cooking experiences for young children. They "cook" a variety of creative, healthy dishes designed for 3-5 year-olds to make and to help them...
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Guided Reading With Juicy Peach

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discuss eating and picking peaches and participate in other pre-reading activities before reading the book, Juicy Peach. They read the book independently, but are guided by directive questions from their teacher. A discussion...
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Physical and Chemical Properties

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the difference between physical and chemical properties. They also discuss changes in matter, known as physical and chemical changes. They observe and discuss several demonstrations of both physical and chemical changes
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Lesson Plan for Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the music of Russian composer, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. They compare the sounds individual instruments make. They listen to and study the story of "Scheherazade" and compare it to other pieces that also portray a story or...
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Improvisation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers 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...
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The Ant Attack

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe the daily activity of an ant farm. Through observations and journal writing, they gather data concerning the daily activities of the ants. Students use their observations to predict the effect of environmental...
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Writing Bug- Let it Snow- Writing Prompt Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students write an essay that describes what it is like to be in an area of the world where it snows in the winter. They write the essay from the point of view of educating someone who has never seen snow before.
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL vocabulary building worksheet, students read 10 sentences that have a word missing. Students select the correct word from 4 similar choices.
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Interactive
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The Nervous System

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this online interactive nervous system worksheet, learners respond to 11 multiple choice and fill in the blank questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.
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Organizer
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Medicine in the Middle Ages 1100- 1400

For Students 7th - 12th
In this history of medicine worksheet, students explore details about doctors, illnesses, hospitals, and treatments during the Middle Ages.
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Features of An Effective Advertisement

For Students 7th - 9th
In this advertisement worksheet, students read the features of an effective advertisement before noting whether these feature are include in an ad the are looking at. They look at an advertisement and tell whether it is effective or not...
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Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 4th
In this vocabulary worksheet, 4th graders identify the definitions of words. Students are given fifteen vocabulary words which they match to the correct definition.
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Planting Phil's Garden

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore gardening. For this agriculture lesson, students plan and plant seeds according to the procedure modeled by a "master gardener." Flowers are distributed at a local retirement home.
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Our Poetic Planet : Writing Poems about the Earth

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students share their thoughts regarding nature. In this poetry lesson, students compose poems in different formats that feature weather and clouds.
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Paintings of food

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners study and discuss the paintings of different foods. In this food lesson plan, students read about paintings that are of treats, banquets, feasts, arrangements, and more, and then make cookies.
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Imagination Express

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create an artistic response to the book, The Polar Express. In this creative writing lesson, students read the book and visualize an imaginary journey they would like to go on. Students create a train car from construction paper...