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Drafting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars use transitions to connect the beginning, middle and end of their writing. In this lesson on drafting a story, students use a graphic organizer sandwich to put pictures back together and recognize a specific order.
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The Story of Art

For Teachers K
Students canvass the important elements of art in the seven lessons of this unit. Story structure and in particular, color is perceived as essential to the development of the idea of a picture.
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All About Me!

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars write about themselves. In this descriptive writing instructional activity, students view a PowerPoint for examples of descriptive writing and then write sentences describing themselves. Young scholars use a computer...
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Brown Bear Phonics

For Teachers K
Students listen to Brown Bear, Brown Bear and imitate the style of Eric Carle in writing a sentence.  For this writing lesson, students use the beginning and ending sounds of words to write an Eric Carle type sentence. ...
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Layers Upon Layers - Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study rock layers and the sequence of events that occur when a canyon forms.  In this sedimentary lesson students  complete a lab while in groups and discuss what happens. 
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Inside the DNA

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Get your class to take a closer look at DNA. Pupils conduct research to determine the methods used by scientists to analyze the molecular structure of DNA. The class members investigate different types of molecular imaging along with gel...
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Natural Selection.... a Cumulative Process... it's in the cards!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students working in pairs attempt to produce a full sequence of 13 cards of one suit (ace - to king). This must be done by shuffling the suit of cards for each round, then checking the cards.
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SDO: Measuring the Speed of an Eruptive Prominence

For Students 9th - 12th
For this eruptive prominence worksheet, high schoolers read about a plasma ejection from the sun measured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Students solve 3 problems using the given diagrams of the ejection. They determine the scale of...
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Identifying Disease Genes using BLAST

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students navigate the National Center for Biological Information (NCBI) website and BLAST program to conduct a variety of biological assignments.
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Dolphins

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore sea life. In this cross curriculum fine arts, science, and P.E. "dolphins" lesson, students sing songs and play games about dolphins, perform water experiments, create mosaics, and use their five senses to explore sand...
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Find a Pattern problem solving 6.6

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this finding a pattern using a table worksheet, students write what they know and need to find out, make a table to show a pattern, and solve the pattern sequence. Students write nine answers.
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Geologic History PowerPoint Follow Sheet-The Rules of the Game

For Students 8th - 10th
In this geologic history worksheet, students answer questions about the earth's history, about dating fossils, about layers of rocks and about unconformity.
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Butterfly Adventure

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students in second grade are paired with fifth grade computer research buddies. They observe the characteristics of caterpillars, and identify the four stages of the caterpillar to butterfly life cycle. They graph the number of...
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Equivalent Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete a worksheet.  In this fractions activity, students review their knowledge of fractions, define equivalent fractions, see examples of equivalent fractions and practice making equivalent fractions.
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If You Give a Mouse A Cookie

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students are read the book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" and develop their own story. They use a literature wheel to determine what the mouse will want next. They share their wheels with a friend.
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Word a Day

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Students create a word bank of sight words. Each student creates his/her own personal word bank, and creates pictures to illustrate the word.
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Johnny Appleseed

For Teachers K
Students meet and delve into the life of the American Folk Hero, Johnny Appleseed through the activities of the eight lessons of this unit. Math and language activities offering whole and small group encounters.
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Stratigraphy and Cross-Dating

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners interpret archaeological strata using the law of superposition. They apply cross-dating to determine the age of other artifacts.
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What is the Function of Each Seed Part in the Growth of a Plant

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the parts of a seed by using a digital camera.  In this botany lesson plan, 6th graders plant their own seeds in class and demonstrate the necessary attributes for growing a plant.  Students utilize a...
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Secret Codes

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice writing and decoding secret messages before discussing DNA and its role as a code for making proteins. They translate DNA into RNA and identify the sequence of amino acids to find a secret message. An interactive...
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Who Was Here First? Relative Dating

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students read about and complete question activities for the topic of relative dating. In this relative dating lesson, students read information for the topic and then complete two activities to further their understanding of geologic...
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Relative Dating in Archaeology

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students create a timeline that explains how ancient cultures used artifacts. In this Relative Dating in Archaeology lesson, students examine artifacts and draw conclusions about their origins. Then students analyze antiquated objects or...
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Secret Codes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine Morse code and how it is used.  In this secret codes lesson students decode messages, make their own codes and have other students crack the code.    
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Pop-up Books - BIM

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders draw and color unique scenes from their own versions of fairy tales, and create pop-up books.