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States of Matter
Students explore the states of matter. They discuss the different phrases of matter and categorize everyday substances as solids, liquids, or gases. Students explore the relationship between the phases on an atomic level and the role of...
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The Human Memory
This is a well-designed, creative lesson to help learners learn more about the human memory. Working in pairs, students complete tasks and gather data. Excellent websites for resources are also provided.
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Science Hits Activity
Students listen to a song that teaches the elements of the periodic table and write their own song to be used as an aid in remembering scientific information.
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Pulleys and Gears
Learners analyze an engineering problem. They contrast paper and pencil mastery of concepts with hands-on mastery. They present their design and rationale behind it, whether it works or not.
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Comparing the Impact of Multiple Uses
Learners study multiple land uses and their effects on one another. They assess multiple land uses in National Forests and Grasslands and evaluate the effects of each use on all other uses. They develop a comprehensive list of human...
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As You Like It Word Plays
Students explore and analyze the sounds and shapes of the words used in Shakespeare's works They participate in a charades-like memorization exercise in which they create "word plays" for each of the words in the monologue.
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Soil is a Filter
Students examine how to take the impurities out of eater. In this exploratory lesson students complete an experiment on how to filter drinking water.
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A Doll's House Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Ibsen's A Doll's House. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Shape Hunt
Students explore two-dimensional and solid shapes. For this shapes and patterns geometry lesson, students work with a partner to create identifiable objects using tangrams. Students describe the attributes of their shape and their...
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Adopt Good Personal Health Habits
Students, through teacher lecture and instruction, review the personal wellness habits that can prevent illness and maintain good health. Hopefully, if students adopt these habits they will decrease their chance of getting sick.
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Smart Snacking Ideas
Educate parents on obesity prevention using these discussion points, specifically geared toward families of preschoolers. You will need to add to this, as it is mostly an outline of topics and objectives. Concepts include healthy...
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Skipping Through Numbers
Students practice rote counting through movement activities. While practicing various locomotor movements, they identify numbers from 1-10. Students practice placing the numbers in the order while doing various movements.
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Graphing Data from the Chemistry Laboratory
Students graph and analyze data using a spreadsheet.
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Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
Students research the exploration of Antarctica by the explorer Sir Ernest Shackelton. For this Antarctic exploration lesson, students watch a movie about Sir Ernest Shackelton and his ship the Endurance. Students study a map of...
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Courts of Measure
Students practice their area and perimeter measurement. In this measurement lesson, students watch a video about perimeter and area. Students measure a gym for perimeter and area. Students write number sentences for the area and...
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Animal Research Project
First graders are introduced to the topic of researching by the librarian. Using a worksheet, they use various sources in the library to choose one animal from various groups. They complete a fact sheet on each animal and report their...
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Kids & Computing Don't Crash Your Body With Your Computer
Learners listen to two lectures about being healthy and including movement in their day. Students are encouraged to get away from the computers and move their bodies. Careful adjusting of the computer workstation is emphasized to prevent...
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Hot Hands
Students claim a hand when they are recognized for "Hot Hand Behavior" by writing their name anywhere on a blank hand.
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What is ergonomics and why is it important?
Students come up with ideas to help friendly, superintelligent space aliens adapt to this environment.
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Exercise: The Right Stuff
First graders explore how regular exercise keeps the body strong and healthy.
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Dinnertime On The Reef
Students identify the main parts of a coral reef. They describe a coral reef food chain.
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Mapping and Personifying Nations
Eleventh graders analyze the geography, actions, and relationships of countries involved in World War II. They create a map of Europe, Northern Africa, and the Pacific, and analyze and evaluate their self-made map of Europe and the...
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Beyond Science?: New Energy Age
Young scholars explore, examine, experiment and study the energy believed to exist in the vacuum of space called zero-point energy. They design and build a machine and then place their machines to test zero-pointed energy into a...
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Condiment Diver: The World's Simplest Cartesian Diver
Learners examine buoyancy. In this density lesson students form a hypothesis, collect data and draw a conclusion using the data.