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Energy/Light/Heat/Sound

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the properties of heat in this series of lessons. They discuss sources of heat and experiment to determine its properties. They identify insulators and conductors by measuring temperatures, and graphing their data....
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Science In Society

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study diseases that are related to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs, both prescription and illegal. They determine illnesses that can occur as a direct result of the use of or inappropriate use of these substances....
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Ecosystems: Biotic and Abiotic Factors

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine proper journaling techniques, and record observations about at tree after listening to a read aloud of "Four Worlds: The Dine Story of Creation." They study the difference between living and non-living things, and...
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How to Handle and Dispose of Household Products Safely

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students engage in the study of household cleaning products, how to read the labels and how to use them safely and also how to properly dispose of the containers when they are empty. They read the labels and determine if the products...
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Arthropod Data Collection

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners describe the life cycle of various bugs as well as their predators and feeding habits. The class participates in a discussion of the various methods scientists use to gather data including research and experiment. After...
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Flight Direction

For Teachers K - 8th
Students are introduced to NASA's Connect Series and Flight Direction programs. They explore the world of aeronautics and their missions. Students receive a front role set to the concepts and skills involved with the various NASA programs.
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Geometric Solids

For Teachers K
Students identify and create simple geometric shapes and describe simple spatial relationships. Through discussion, hands-on activities and show and tell, they identify geometric solids in real life and create graphs of commonly found...
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Making a Brassica Model

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students apply skills they have learned to construct an accurate model of the Brassica and then work together on a group project. They analyze how the parts of a system go together, and how these parts depend on each other. Finally,...
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Chaos

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson plan, students use a applet that demonstrates chaos and probability of spread for a forest fire. Young scholars also play applets about the Game of Life and...
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Mountain Man Measurement Activity

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover the history of the Utah Mountain Men and utilize their math skills simultaneously. In this cross-curricular history and measurement lesson, 4th graders read about the Utah Mountain Men and the challenges they...
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What Secrets Are Hiding in My Schoolyard?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate germination. In this schoolyard activity, students collect soil samples and germinate seeds. Students study how seeds remain dormant until conditions are right for germination.
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Are You One of Us?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate how scientists sort and classify organisms. In this sorting and classifying lesson, students examine what systematics are as tools that scientists use. They examine images of invertebrates and sort them while stating...
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Living With the Heat: The Ring of Fire

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate the planet Earth's infamous ring of fire and the life that thrives from it.  In this ocean environment instructional activity, students investigate hydrothermal vents and how organisms thrive off their heat....
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The Chordates

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the characteristics of organisms that are a part of the phylum Chordata.  In this organisms lesson students identify mammals that are native to Saskatchewan.
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Trees In Nature And Art

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Learners study the use of trees in art.  In this investigative lesson students create art using leaf rubbings and develop a classification method for trees. 
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Making Parallel Lines

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students differentiate between parallel and perpendicular lines. In this geometry lesson, students make conjectures and apply it to solve real life situations. They collect data and make predictions based on the data.
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Incredible Edible Bridges

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students create a bridge using engineering and geometric concepts. In this geometry lesson plan, students identify the missing measures of polygons sides and angles. They work together to solve real life situation using problem solving...
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Simple Machines

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate simple machines. In this simple machines lesson, students explore how tools increase productivity and make life easier. Students experiment with simple tools and discover the parts of each tool.
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Slopey Math

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the slope of a line and use it to solve real life problems. In this algebra lesson, students write linear equations in slope intercept form and make a correlation to its relation to the real world. They use the slope an...
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How Sharp Is Your Memory?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners play a memory game as they explore reasoning. In this algebra instructional activity, students identify concepts using pictures and words. They model real life scenarios using hands on manipulatives.
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How a Seed Grows: And Who Grows It

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore botany by viewing video clips in class. In this seed growth lesson, 2nd graders identify the types of seeds that grow specific plants and what the optimal conditions are for growing seeds. Students view a video...
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Climate Change

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore environmental care by researching the impact of human beings on our planet. In this climate change lesson, students utilize the Internet to read informational text about climate change and the effect it will have on our...
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Bake, Boil, or Fry

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write a journal entry about where there food comes from. In this Civil War lesson, students discuss journals, the crops grown within the U.S., the import/export process and what food preparation must have been like on a...
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Now You See It, Now You Don't

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers determine their eye's blind spot. In this biology instructional activity, students explain what causes this visual deficiency. They give real life applications of this concept.

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