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Habitat Happenings

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the characteristics of the Prairie Creek Habitat in Illinois. In groups, they travel between various stations writing haikus and reading brochures. They identify what occurs in each habitat and identify the animals...
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Worksheet 6: Reading: Recipe for Beignets

For Students 3rd - 4th
Travel to New Orleans for their warm, sweet beignets, or bring a piece of New Orleans to your classroom by baking the delicious treats with your third and fourth graders! If baking them isn't possible, at least review the recipe for a...
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Who Says Plants Can't Move?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover how plants spread their seeds using other plants and animals. In this plant lesson, students role play different plants and how their seeds travel. Students then have a class discussion to ensure their understanding.
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Iditarod Math Challenge

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this Iditarod worksheet, learners complete word problems about the money, booties, time, and more about the Iditarod. Students complete fifteen problems.
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Sound Waves

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Using a karaoke machine, a guitar, and other devices, learners explore the way sound waves travel. Using this hands on approach, learners can get a better understanding of wavelength, frequency, and more.
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Bad Fish, Bad Bird

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In an advanced biology lesson, learners see a PowerPoint about biologist Dr. Westwood, a two-time victim of poisoning. Designed to be used with clickers in the classroom, you could modify the lesson by creating a worksheet from the...
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Stars, Galaxies and the Universe

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
It takes 225 million years for our sun to travel around the galaxy. The presentation covers astronomical units, light years, telescopes, types of stars, the life cycle of a star, and types of galaxies. This is the last lesson in a...
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How to Write an Essay: Secondary ed.

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Whether introducing the structure of expository essays or reviewing the format with your high schoolers, take the time to check out this resource. Examples of seven common forms of introductory paragraphs and six types of conclusions, as...
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Say It in French

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Eleventh and twelfth graders research and create language-immersion Web-based presentations. They choose a particular theme (family, travel, etc.) to create a webpage on the Internet. They are given a rubric to check their grammar and...
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The Secret Garden - Proper Nouns II

For Students 4th - 7th
Useful for a warm-up or quick homework activity, this resource has learners underline and correct the proper nouns in each of 14 sentences. The sentences are plot points from Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel The Secret Garden. Class...
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Detectives of the Past: Dr. Archaeology Travels Back in Time

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students watch a video and complete a webquest to gain a better understanding of the historical significance of the first known civilization, Mesopotamia.
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Describing Motion-Speed

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students study speed and learn how to calculate it.  In this investigative lesson students participate in an activity that shows them how to calculate speed then they fill out a worksheet.
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NASA Robots

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss the needs for robots in space discovery, and take turns simulating a robot and controller to demonstrate the difficulties of programming a robot to successfully complete simple tasks.
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Mars 500: Would You Go?

For Students 7th - 12th
In this Mars worksheet, students read a 7-paragraph article and respond to 8 graphic organizer, matching, and short answer questions. Vocabulary words and definitions are included.
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Planets

For Students 7th - 10th
In this planets worksheet, students read information about Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn and then complete 21 multiple choice, 1 true or false, and 2 fill in the blank questions.
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Motion Near Earth

For Students 9th - 12th
In this motion worksheet, students will match 5 physics vocabulary words relating to motion with their definitions. Then, they will review 9 statements of different motion scenarios to determine is the statement is true or false....
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Doctor Mae C. Jemison - First African American Woman in Space

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders trace and analyze the life of Doctor Mae C. Jemison and the circumstances that enabled Dr. Jemison to achieve her goal of becoming an astronaut. They explore the role of NASA in the development of America's Space Shuttle...
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Living In Space

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short text about living in space. Students then answer 6 multiple choice questions about the story.
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Reading: Living in Space

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this living in space reading worksheet, students read a passage about life on the International Space Station written by a former astronaut. Students then answer 6 multiple choice questions.
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Plan a Mission to Recently Discovered Planet

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Pupils plan a mission to a recently discovered planet. In this science lesson, students research spacecraft design, distances in space, long-term missions in space, and life-sustaining planets. Pupils work in groups to research an...
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What is Motion?

For Students 8th - 12th
In this motion worksheet, students will write in motion vocabulary words including velocity and speed to complete 7 statements. Then students will calculate average speed and velocity in three short answer questions.
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Los Trenes de Espa¿¿a

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and read correctly the symbols of a Spanish train schedule. Using maps, they identify and locate major cities and landforms of Spain and practice using a twenty-four hour clock. Using the internet, they navigate a...
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Chrononauts Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are told that chronanauts is a fascinating, whimsical exploration of time travel, causality, and possibility covering many fascinating and significant events of the last century or so. They work in small groups to create a...
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Up, Up, and Away

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the concepts of speed and velocity and complete practice problems. In small groups, students fly airplanes and record time and distance traveled for each flight. They calculate the speed and velocity of their plane for...

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