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Space Awareness

The Thermal Layers of Oceans

For Teachers 7th - 11th Standards
How much does the sun heat up a lake or ocean? Scholars use a cup and a strong lamp to investigate the heat transfer and thermal layers in the ocean to come up with the answer. They collect data and graph it in order to better understand...
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Land Use

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students brainstorm lists of land uses, gather pictures of them, and create a collage. They research land uses in their communities by contacting local agencies. They make charts of the land use planning systems and their impact on...
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Women of the Revolutionary War

For Students 4th - 6th
Who were the most influential women of the Revolutionary War? Reinforce your lesson about Revolutionary women with this word search. Young readers must locate the names of nine important women that served in some capacity during this...
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Lesson Five

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study ocean habitats and create a habitat zone replica.  In this ocean habitat lesson students design and construct their own unique habitat.
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What's The Level?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the movement of the water table and saturation zones. They describe the movements of the water table and locate the saturation zones. Students identify the function of each saturation zone. They develop a model of the...
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Cavern Life

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars describe elements and conditions that effect cavern life. They explain the three cavern zones and the differences of each zone. They perform various activities based on grade level.
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Vocabulary for Dimensions of the Earth

For Students 7th - 12th
In this Earth dimensions learning exercise, students define 24 terms associated with contour maps, latitude, longitude, and time zones.
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Plate Patterns

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read about a volcano and use the latitude and longitude information to plot and describe the volcano on the map. They discuss patterns seen on the map. In addition, they color code a map according to zones, plates, etc.
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The Deadly Van Allen Belts?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Van Allen Belts worksheet, students read about the deadly affects of the high energy particle clouds located around the Earth. Students answer 4 questions about the dosages of radiation astronauts receive in the zones of the Van...
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Bedroom Floor Plan

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students identify and compare the characteristics of floor plans and zoning to family activities and needs. They draw an accurate floor plan--either existing or a work in progress to scale. Then, students roughly sketch their bedroom...
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Using Vegetation, Precipitation, and Surface Temperature to Study Climate Zones

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students begin their examination of the climate zones found around the world. Using a software program, they identify the relationship between the vegetation, climate and temperatures of the different zones. They also plot coordinates...
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Controlling Flight: Rudders, Ailerons, and Elevators

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create paper gliders and check for flight distance and time. In this flight lesson, 5th graders create a paper glider from the attached worksheet and adjust the rudder, aileron, and elevator. They see how these adjustments...
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Lesson Plans Using Calendars

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students can learn about the history of calendars and the use of time management skills with these lesson plans.
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Aquaculture

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine an experiment in which 2 types of commercial fish are fed a new type of fish feed and a commercial fish feed which costs ten times as much. They calculate in the fish grow as well with the cheaper fish feed and then...
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Adopt An Insect

For Students 2nd - 5th
This lesson plan combines a creative building activity with analyzing a butterfly photograph and using problem solving to complete the puzzle. It blends art and science very well. Students will learn and enjoy the process. The extension...
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Medieval African Kingdoms

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the geography and political history of West Africa. They role-play as applicants to a company that transports customers to any historic time period. Working in teams, they create promotional products encouraging...
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ABCya

Word BINGO

For Students Pre-K - 4th
Practicing sight words is all fun and games with this app! Users hear, read, and spell words off the Dolch Word List. But that's not all! Players also get to create their own avatar, collect BINGO bugs, view their scores, and more within...
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US Institute of Peace

Becoming a Peacebuilder

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
"Be the change you wish to see in the world!" The 15th and final lesson in a peacebuilding series uses this quote from Gandhi to prepare pupils for their own action projects. Individuals research a global issue, then brainstorm a method...
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Money Math for Teens

Debt Elimination - Power Tools for Building Wealth

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
What does it mean to be wealthy? Your learners will consider how carrying debt affects budgeting, and learn about the debt snowball strategy and how is it used in the concept of eliminating debt in order to build wealth.
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National Association for Sport & Physical Fitness

Indoor Physical Activity Ideas for Kids!

For Teachers K - 8th
Rainy day schedule doesn't mean you can't stay fit! Use a collection of indoor physical activities during periods of inclement weather, substitute teaching days, or for those afternoons when your class just wants to move around!
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Maryland Department of Education

The Concept of Diversity in World Literature Lesson 9: Debating Imperialism

For Teachers 10th - 11th Standards
To gain an understanding of Imperialism, class members read Rudyard Kipling's poem, "The White Man's Burden" and Mark Twain's essay, "To the Person Sitting in Darkness." Groups compare these perceptions of non-white cultures with the...
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101 Questions

Stopping Distances

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
In 2016, one in every four fatal car crashes listed speeding as a contributing factor. Pupils view videos of a car trying to come to a quick stop from four different rates of speed. They use context clues to measure and determine the...
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Election Day

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this election day worksheet, students watch TV reports on election day and record the electoral votes at a given time. Students then predict who the winner will be.
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Toilet Plunger Sundial

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils build a sundial to measure the local noon time. In this third grade science lesson, students build a sundial out of common materials and align to measure the local noon. This lesson is a hands-on tracking of the sun, and allows...

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