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State Symbols of Michigan

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study the symbols of the state of Michigan and create a slide show using KidPix. They discuss the diversity of creation within the state of Michigan. Students also discuss how God is in control of the "kings of our earth."
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"Leaf" It in Your Yard

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students research about the process of composting. Students apply their research by creating a compost pile at school that will be maintained once or twice a month for the remainder of the school year.
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Exploring Great Salt Lake Ecosystem

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders determine the Great Salt Lake is a unique, thriving, and diverse ecosystem. They engage in an actual or a virtual field trip. They record field trip, whether actual or virtual, in science lab book or journal and...
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The Shapes of Flight

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore interaction between mathematics, science, and technology as they look at process of researching, developing, testing, and evaluating airplane design. They calculate glide ratio for model paper airplane by using data...
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What is Weather?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify different types of weather and explore the weather for each season of the year. They complete a class seasonal weather chart, listen to the book "Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today?," and create a magazine...
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Seaside Science

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students research sea life using laptop computers. In this sea life lesson, students participate in a field trip to the beach and enter observations into their laptop computers. Students classify shells and sea life.
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Mountains: A Drama Exploration

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students dramatize the formation of mountains. In this earth formation dramatization lesson, students read Anne Issacs', Swamp Angel, and research the how the layers of the Earth move to form landforms. They work in groups to dramatize...
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People for Successful Corean Reunification (PSCORE)

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Young scholars explore the concept of human rights. In this social justice lesson plan, students explore vocabulary regarding human rights and human rights violations in North Korea.
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Fifth Grade Photoshop: Change That Background

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the Photoshop program. In this technology lesson, students use cropping tools to crop photos out of the background on a Photoshop file. Students edit and paste a picture onto a new background.
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Step-up, Step-down, and Isolation Transformers

For Students 9th - 12th
In this circuits and transformers worksheet, students answer 34 questions about loads, voltage, currents and waves associated with circuits.
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A Frog's Life Story

For Teachers K - 8th
Students investigate the lives of frogs by completing several worksheets.  In this biology lesson, students discover the life cycle of a frog from tadpole to death.  Students complete frog life cycle puzzle as well as create a...
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Food Contributions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders make an alphabet book. In this food contributions lesson students identify foods first harvested by indigenous people. Students use the different foods that are still eaten today that were first harvested by indigenous...
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A Way with Words or Say What?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine Shakespearean language. In this word study instructional activity, students investigate the meaning of words that Shakespeare invented. Students draw and pantomime with the words prior to writing short stories that...
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Chinese Instruments

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars explore Chinese instruments. In this Chinese instrument music lesson, students listen to a performance by Liu Fang and describe the sounds they hear. Young scholars classify western and Chinese instruments according to...
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Oceans: A Sensory Haiku

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars create an ocean haiku. In this haiku lesson plan, students use their five senses to write a haiku. Young scholars watch videos about the ocean, make a sensory portrait, and create a class haiku.
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That's Dope - Part 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate drugs in sports. In this performance enhancing drugs lesson, students discuss the uses for steroids in medicine and sports. Students utilize the web to play a steroid related game, view media clips of their favorite...