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Where In the World Am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners identify their location in the world after studying latitude, longitude, relative location, and absolute location. They use assigned web site to find information to make a flipbook that answers questions about their location in...
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Combating Corrosion

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Study corrosion on bronze statues with a hands-on lesson. As pupils place a penny in water with salt, they observe the changes in the penny throughout a period of a week. They then analyze the pre-conservation and the...
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The Living Book

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders select appropriate measurement tools by choosing appropriate tools to measure objects in the classroom They create a page of a class book by writing, editing, and revising one page of a book and use technology in the...
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Let's Build a Trucking Story

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study the occupation of truck driving and transportation. In this transportation lesson, students identify an item that was transported to the classroom. Students identify key elements in the transportation process and listen to...
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Beginning Sound Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced to the sounds the letter b makes. Using the document camera, they view the letter b and take a picture of something in the classroom that begins with the letter. They share the item they found with the class.
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Max's Math Adventures

For Students 4th - 5th
In these measurement worksheets, students measure objects in their classroom but don't use a ruler to measure. Students write what they measured and the length of the object. Students then measure the given objects in the classroom and...
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Exhibiting Memory

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the challenges in creating commemorative museum exhibits of September 11, 2001. Then, using personal objects connected with their own experiences, students create a commemorative exhibit in their classroom.
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Rectangles and Squares

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils identify two dimensional shapes in the school environment. In this basic shapes lesson, students watch a video about rectangles and squares. Pupils find examples shapes in their classroom and draw them. Students present their...
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Personal Memories

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create an artistic classroom memory place for objects that represent an important moment in their lives.
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What Is Industrial Design?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the processes used by industrial designers to design useful, safe, and appealing mass-produced objects. They select an object from their home or classroom and redesign it to improve its function, feel, and/or appearance.
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Mapping My World

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to simple maps and view a map of a classroom and compare distances of items shown.
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Exploring Area

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the concept of area using the geometry of selected objects. The laboratory for this experience is the classroom. The lesson plan focuses upon the objects that have four sides like squares and rectangles.
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If I Were An Ant - Creative Writing

For Teachers 1st
The teacher reads the story "If I Were An Ant" by Amy Moses. The students then each create a page in a classroom book about what a small object would look like if he/she was an ant. The student writes about their chosen object and then...
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Cool to Rule: A Game of Prediction and Measurement

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students demonstrate measurement and estimation skills. In small groups, they are given a measurement, predict what object in the classroom is equal to that specific measurement, and record their data in a table that includes the...
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North Carolina Pottery

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine the process of evaporation. They observe how when clay dries, the water evaporates and how the weight of the object decreases. They complete a worksheet to complete the lesson.
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Using Circumference

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners participate in a lesson that covers the concept of finding the circumference of a circle. The teacher covers relevant vocabulary with the students. They work in groups to measure objects and calculate the formula to find the...
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The Inanimate Speaks: An Exercise In Metaphor

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the poem "Second-Hand Coat" and then discuss objects as a metaphor.
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Color Recognition

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students envision how space observatories make use of monochromatic filters to collect data on the color of objects in space. They see the actual colors of objects when they are in monochromatic light.
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Simple Machines/Technology

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the concept of work as the movement of an object through a distance. They define gravity and determine what type of work is caused by gravity. They measure how far an object is moved by a force. They make a...
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Looking For Newton

For Teachers 8th
The lesson has sufficient background information for the teacher to implement the lesson. Students are asked to summarize the three laws of motion. They also conduct classroom activities to role play the Laws of Newton.
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Patterns All Around (Centers)

For Teachers K
Students identify, extend, and create patterns of sounds, physical movements, and concrete objects. They brainstorm patterns found in the classroom. Students use mathematical attributes to identify patterns and predict what comes next.
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Touching Traits

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students describe objects using only their sense of touch. In this lesson plan on describing characteristics, students use only their sense of touch to describe an unseen object in a box. This lesson plan can be used an an introduction...
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Attract or Repel?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explain why some objects attract and some do not. In this physics instructional activity, students investigate the magnetic properties of objects using CEENBoT. They give some important applications of magnets.
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Straws and Shapes

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate the concepts related to observing two dimensional objects. They also build three dimensional objects using the two dimensional objects. The students give an oral or written explanation for how the pieces fit together...

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