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Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Amazing Birds

For Teachers K - 4th
What's so amazing about birds? Find out just how amazing birds are with a physics of animal behavior unit created by Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Have learners explore and tap into their observational skills and notice how birds fly, what...
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The New York Times

Perspective and Leonardo’s “Perspectograph”

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Filippo Brunelleschi's invention of linear perspective during the Renaissance was further developed by his apprentice, a young artist named Leonardo da Vinci. Now modern artists can give da Vinci's famous perspectograph a try...
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101 Questions

100-Hand Video Poker

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
You hit the jackpot with a fun lesson! Peak your pupils' interest with a lesson calculating the probability of poker hands. A video shows the different types of possible hands when given a specific hand and one card to draw. 
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National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

An Easy (Bake) Approach to an Edible NanoLab

For Teachers 6th - 8th
You can make it if you bake it! Young scientists model electronic chip fabrication with an easy bake oven. They create a design to embed in their brownie "chips" and compare their models to wafer production in basic nanotechnology.
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Population Connection

The Carbon Crunch

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Carbon is in the air; should we care? Teach the class why it is important to pay attention to carbon levels and how the world population and various countries across the globe affect the carbon levels in the atmosphere. High schoolers...
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Syracuse University

American Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
While the Industrial Revolution may have fueled America's rise to the top of world markets, the child laborers often faced dangerous conditions. Using primary source images and other information, scholars consider what these children...
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Curated OER

Advanced Critical Reading: Hubble

For Students 6th - 10th
In this critical reading worksheet, students read a passage about the Hubble Telescope and then answer seven questions based on the reading.
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Back to the Age of Exploration

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars explore world history by researching explorers of North America. In this famous explorers lesson, students research one specific explorer of their choice and identify his successes and failures by utilizing the Internet....
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Riding with Rosa

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars examine a photo to experience history.  For this teaching tolerance lesson, students view a photograph of Mrs. Parks sitting on the bus and place their own picture by hers.  Young scholars imagine that they were...
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Small Group Acting: Enlivening Canadian History

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders role-play events in Canadian history. In small groups they develop a script, practice their skit, and perform a skit for the class depicting various events in Canadian history.
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Birthday Moons

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students find the phase of the moon on the date of their birth.  In this science lesson plan, students chart the moon from the date of their birth till they were one month old.  Students fill out a graphic organizer after...
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Group Story

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Language Arts activity, students read the beginning of a story. Students write the next piece of the story and hand it to a group member to write the next part. This continues until the group of four has completed the story.
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Ben Franklin

For Teachers K - 8th
Students meet Ben Franklin and research his life accomplishments. In this lesson plan about the history of Benjamin Franklin, students will visit several websites in order to learn about this Founding Father. Students follow a worksheet...
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Rate-of-Work Problems

For Teachers 9th
In this rate-of-work worksheet, 9th graders read word stories and gather information. They write an equation for the story and solve the problem. There are five problems, with answers, provided on this one-page worksheet.
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Verb Tense Exercise 6

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive grammar skills instructional activity, students answer 15 fill in the blank questions regarding simple past and present perfect verbs. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Personal Poetry Books

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners work in the classroom and in the computer lab to produce a Personal Poetry Book.
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Help! I'm Trapped in the Principal's Body

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "Who was the principal of Burt Itchupt Middle School?"
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Objections to Condoms

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Be aware that this topic is intended for mature teens. This is a breif, yet poignant lesson plan about responding to an objection to the use of a condom. Completing a worksheet allows learners to have a take-home that they can reflect on...
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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 9 - Conditioning for Water Skiing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
It takes muscle strength and muscle endurance to get up on a water ski or wake board, and to stay up. Lesson 9 out of this 22 lesson unit is about conditioning. A resource link at the bottom of the page allows you to view all the...
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K12 Reader

Food Is Our Fuel

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
After studying a short article about how living things fuel their growth, readers respond to a series of comprehension questions based on the article.
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Leonardo da Vinci: Creative Genius

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss how Leonardo Da Vinci reflected the spirit of the Renaissance. They examine his achivements and explain the significance of his notebooks. They write essays on what constitutes a "rRenaissance man."
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Farming in Ancient Mesopotamia: An Ancient Civil Engineering Problem

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify the major obstacles in farming in Mesopotamia. They work together to design and build a model that solves these problems. They write a short essay that describes the problems and their possible solutions.
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What Does George W. Bush Have in Common With Past U.S. Presidents?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover what it takes to become President of the United States. Using a database, they complete a scavenger hunt to determine what George W. Bush has in common with past Presidents. They also create a spreadsheet which...
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Flying in Unusual Places

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a surrealistic composition that depicts flight.

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