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Gusty: The Gut Microbiome Card Game

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Build up your gut. Groups up to four play a card game to learn more about the microbiome in the gut. Learners try to build a healthy gut with their cards. The player acquiring six microbes without any pathogens wins the game. 
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Foods and Languages of the World

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars compare and contrast the German flag to the American flag. In this diversity lesson plan, students view an example of the German flag and American flag. Young scholars list the differences and similarities between both...
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Naturral Born Robots: Robots Have Feelings Too

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore robotics. They design a simple device that simulates a human arm lifting a mass. Students test the strength of their arm. Students discuss artificial intelligence.
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Healthy Relations

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students draw on their own experiences with health care to create educational skits to better doctor-patient relationships. For homework, they create guidelines and write recommendations for an appropriate government role.
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Wilderness Survival: A Field Practicum

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are provided with hands-on-field testing of authentic applications from principles pertaining to: Psychology A. Develop a positive, can-do attitude with a high degree of self-reliance that is transferable to human interactions...
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Wilderness Survival: A Field Practicum

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use hands-on field-testing of authentic application from principles pertaining to: Psychology- A. Develop a positive, can-do attitude with a high degree of self-reliance that is transferable to human interactions outside of the...
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The Nervous System

For Students 8th - 10th
In this nervous system worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle given 15 clues about the structures of the nervous system such as the brain and spinal cord and the functions of the nervous system.
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Do It Write

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate types of communities. For this communities lesson, students read the book The Country Mouse and City Mouse and identify the characteristics of the city and country. Students participate in a pen-pal program with a...
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Playing Dirty

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners consider the effects of video games on students. In this current events lesson plan, learners visit selected websites to study video game ratings, their effects on children, and the violence in the games.
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Getting to Know Yourself: Developing and Accessing Intrapersonal Intelligence Among Early Adolescents

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners improve understanding of the concept of self-awareness by differentiating the internal from the external world. They develop a vocabulary to describe feelings and to understand the uniqueness and variations of people's inner...
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What Really Happened?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders recreate scenes from the theories about the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. In this history and theatre lesson plan, 6th graders review the story of Earhart using a flip chart. Students work on one act plays to depict one...
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Teen Health: Talking with Your Doctor

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils discuss common health care issues they're facing today. In this health science lesson, students explain the benefit of seeking professional help. They write a journal to keep track of their own health issues.
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Breaking News English: Working Mothers Pass on Stress to Kids

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Working Mothers Pass on Stress to Kids," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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The Window

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read a story entitled, "The Window," and discover how some cultures are rejected by others. Students write a letter expressing feelings of rejection and keep a journal of significant events in the story. Using a graphic...