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Boat Safety and Water Sports - Lesson 17 - Review Starts, Introduce Cross-Overs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How do you cross that gigantic wake behind the boat? Lesson 17 covers the basic techniques of how to cross-over the wakes. Lesson 17 is part of a 22 lesson plan unit on boat safety and water sports. There are links at the bottom of...
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Habitat Lap Sit

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students examine through role play interdependence of animal and man in their search for the proper arrangement of food, water, shelter and space in the same regions. Students then discuss necessary components of suitable habitat.
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Tree Friends

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students are introduced to tree structure and use. They identify their special tree using all senses except sight. Students identify six different internal parts within a cross section of tree trunk (bark, phloem, xylem, cambium,...
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Spark Activity: Snakes and Lizards

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners are divided into 2 groups: "snakes" and "lizards." Lizards move about the room in a way designated by the teacher, while snakes remain on their "rock" holding a given object and perform a balancing movement. Lizards guess what...
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Dell House Dig

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars experience an archaeological dig exploring off the shore of Black Hawk Island and Wisconsin River. They study in the same place where the infamous Dell House once stood. Dell House and its historical significance is...
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Health Education: Body Fluids

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders take part in a germ experiment. For this personal health lesson plan, 2nd graders summarize appropriate measures to prevent contact with the body fluids of others.
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Bat Ecology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars, through hands on games and activities, discover how bats live and how bats benefit ecosystems. They play a game designed to show them how echolocation works and another to show how mother bats locate their young through...
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Easter Folklore Traditions Live on in Slovakia

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students survey an article that discusses Slovakia traditions. In this ESL instructional activity, students read an article and then complete several activities, including a class discussion on folklore traditions, a vocabulary...
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Crawl Low Under Smoke

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners participate in a lesson that is about finding an escape route when faced with an emergency fire situation. They read about the hazards of fire and smoke inhalation. The concept of crawling low under smoke is emphasized and...