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The Consequences of Our Consumer Behavior - Toys And Games

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine how consumer information can protect consumers from unsafe products. They identify popular games and toys, discuss labelling, role-play sharing and playing safely with toys, and plan and design their own safety...
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What Critters Tell Us About Water Quality: A Macroinvertebrate Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore our ecosystem by investigating the quality of our water. In this aquatic insect lesson, students examine a group of random insects collected from different streams and ponds in the area. Students record their...
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Animal Electronic I.D.

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover ways to keep the animals in our environment safe by examining electronic I.D. tags.  For this animal safety lesson, students participate in a role-playing activity in which they are monitored by an electronic I.D....
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Area, Surface Area and Volume of 3-D Shapes

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Math whizzes examine the relationship between area and volume and the relationship between a 3-D shape and its surface area. Following discussion and practice, pupils participate in a project in which they design packaging for a new...
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Keeping Our Pets Safe in an Emergency

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a service learning project to benefit the members and animals in their community. In this animal welfare lesson, students review emergency preparedness. Students discuss animal safety in an emergency. Students...
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Social Studies: Our Town

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine all the features of communities, including an examination of their histories. They draw a mural that includes their community's unique features. Students also construct a replica of the main street of their town.
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Road Safety- Alert Communications and Emergency Response

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students examine the effectiveness of road safety organizations. In this road safety instructional activity, students identify three road safety watch agencies that aid truck drivers to keep them safe. They look at the skills that truck...
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MOBILITY, Bike Rack Remix

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars examine how riding a bike can impact the environment and cut down on carbon emissions.  In this environmental lesson plan students design a bike rack that is made from recycled material.
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Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students identify the different stages in the water cycle. In this environmental science lesson, students research about different water pollutants in watershed. They describe ways to purify water.
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The Price of Beauty: What you don't know might hurt you

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars study cosmetic safety issues and concerns raised by advocacy groups. They create a cosmetic safety brochure designed for the average consumer, to create awareness about cosmetic safety concerns.
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Turning the Tide on Trash: A Learning Guide on Marine Debris

For Teachers 1st - 12th
The lessons in this learning guide are designed to increase youngsters' awareness of the impacts of marine debris and to teach them about pollution prevention techniques. This fabulous, 30-page packet is chock full of important...
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Explore Point of View Through Aerial Photography

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Read the story Amelia the Pigeon and discuss perspective. Since Amelia is a pigeon with a bird's eye view, use aerial photography to enhance your learners' understanding. Have fun connecting art and literature while talking about...
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Geography With Dr. Seuss

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read the book, The King's Stilts by Dr. Seuss and discuss the geographical information given in the book. Then they discuss and locate on a map the physical features that make up the continent of Africa. They create an original...
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Delivery Timeline

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the transportation and delivery service and complete a timeline activity. In this delivery and transportation instructional activity, students identify activities that need to be completed to make deliveries. Students...
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Electricity Danger

For Teachers K
Students determine how electricity is useful but also can be dangerous. They observe a teacher demonstration of the hazards associated with touching wires using a puppet, batteries, wire, and a light bulb. They devise a list of...
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Science Simulation: BBC Science Simulations 3

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students perform experiments on a Promethean Board and will identify and use stages of the inquiry process. Students will be in instructed in the use of a Promethean board, will practice and eventually perform experiment on their own.
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Oh Say, What Can You See?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students take a walk outside and use their sense of sight to discover things in their world. They record their observations and compare their observations with those of their classmates.
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Let's Build a Truck

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the basics of trucks and transportation vehicles. In this transportation vehicles lesson, students study pictures of basic key truck components and recognize differences between various product transportation vehicles....
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Learning Birthdays With Chinese Calendar

For Teachers K
Students participate in a visual arts lesson that focuses on patterns used in a macaroni necklace that represents the students' birthdays in the Chinese calendar. They compare the Chinese calendar to the one used in America and look at...