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Activity
Exploratorium

Diffraction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Kindle knowledge of how light travels by using this activity in your physical science curriculum. By setting up a candle flame or flashlight bulb and viewing it through a slit, observers of light see evidence of its wave characteristic....
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Activity
Exploratorium

Blind Spot

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A small card with a dot and an X is held at arm's length and used to show youngsters where their blind spot is. This illuminating little activity is a compact addition to your lesson on the structure of the eye as it explains the part of...
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Lesson Plan
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American Chemical Society

Changing State: Evaporation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Why do experiments require a control? Guide scholars through designing an experiment to see what they can do to evaporate water faster with a lesson that stresses the importance of controlling all variables. The second activity...
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Exploratorium

Blue Sky

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Use a container full of water as a prism and show that as light is bent, the individual colors from different wavelengths become visible. This explains why the sky appears to be blue midday, and why as the sun nears the horizon, it looks...
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Brown University

Culture Connect: Experience the Culture of the World

For Teachers 5th - 9th Standards
A rich series of activities introduces learners to the concept of culture by closely examining the behaviors, practices, and art of three distinct peoples: the Highland Maya of Guatemala, the Hmong of China and Southeast...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Total English - Leisure Activities

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ELL grammar activity, students match verbs that describe leisure activities. They write 6 sentences using each activity and an adverb of frequency or a day of the week. They describe each of the leisure activities using 6...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anchoring Activities - Various Subjects (K-5)

For Teachers Higher Ed
Teachers create different activities and differentiate them to meet the students' needs. In this differentiation lesson, teachers do activities such as accelerated reader, sunshine math, problem of the day, around the world or vocabulary...
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Guam Community College

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Spruce up a class reading of the children's book Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback with this fun series of activities. Starting with a list of reading comprehension questions and key vocabulary to address during a teacher...
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Michigan State University

Wanted Dead or Alive

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Wanted! Pests are on the loose! Here, class members create a wanted poster highlighting one pest. Posters includes a picture, description, and signs of pest activity. 
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Curated OER

Applying the Activity Series

For Students 9th - 12th
In this activity series worksheet, high schoolers read about single replacement reactions and are given a table with the activity series of metals and nonmetals. Students use the activity series to predict if reactions will occur and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing About Outdoor Activities

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discuss what they like about parks and make a list of different things they like to do there such as swing, run, play ball, ride a bike, or go on a hike. They discover the locations of some examples of National Parks and that...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Family Activity: Bar Graphs and Line Graphs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, learners work at home with a family member on a graphing activity. Students count the number of cans, glass jars, boxes and bags in the pantry. Learners make a bar and a line graph to represent the data.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Frankenstein Activity Worksheet and Progress Test

For Students 7th - 12th
In this Frankenstein activity and progress test worksheet, students respond to a total of 19 short answer, multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank questions pertaining to Frankenstein.
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Curated OER

Columbus Day-Activity Center

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in various Columbus Day activities. In this holiday lesson, students construct paper boats and read various books about Columbus. Students are shown an educational video about Columbus to reinforce factual information.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Scheduled Events: indicating planned activities and events

For Students 4th - 6th
In this activities and events instructional activity, students choose the correct words to complete the sentences about planned activities and events. Students complete 12 sentences total.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

"Getting to Know You" Activities for First Meetings

For Students 2nd - 8th
In this getting to know you learning exercise, students participate in activities such as fact or fib, dictionary conversations, and more to get to know each other. Students are given 6 activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

"The Three Little Javelinas" Activity Card

For Students K - 1st
In this literature based activity card worksheet, students listen to a family member read, The Three Little Javelinas. They cut out the cards on the activity sheet which include pictures of events from the book. They sequence the story...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Four Weddings and a Funeral Activity Worksheet and Progress Test

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Four Weddings and a Funeral activity and progress test worksheet, students respond to a total of 17 multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank questions pertaining to Four Weddings and a Funeral.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Beatles Activity Worksheet and Progress Test

For Students 6th - 10th
In this The Beatles activity and progress test learning exercise, students respond to a total of 24 short answer, multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank questions pertaining to The Beatles.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Audrey Hepburn Activity Worksheet and Progress Test

For Students 6th - 10th
In this Audrey Hepburn activity and progress test instructional activity, students respond to a total of 23 true/false, multiple choice, matching, and fill in the blank questions pertaining to Audrey Hepburn.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Ring Activity Worksheet and Progress Test

For Students 7th - 12th
In this The Ring activity and progress test worksheet, students respond to a total of 19 short answer, multiple choice, matching, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions pertaining to The Ring.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Social Studies Activity Sheets

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this social studies activity, students complete social studies activity sheets including changing the world, historical women, travel, and more. Students complete 52 sheets.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Revision Activities

For Students 9th - 10th
In this revision activities worksheet, students plot the development of tension throughout the book, answer seven questions about plot, analyze characters and theme, and discuss the writing style of the author. Students answer ten short...
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Curated OER

Math Calendar Activity

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this calendar activity, learners use a calendar shown to answer a set of 5 questions. An answer key is included on page 2. A reference web site for additional activities is given.