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Mathematics Within: Algebraic Patterns

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students comprehend that ratios and fractions are interchangeable. They compare ratios using common denominators, cross multiplication, and intuition. Students find equivalent fractions. They comprehend that equivalent ratios do not...
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Mixing Colors

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students understand why we see various colors. In this mixing colors lesson, students experiment with different food coloring to explore how colors are made. Students record on a data sheet the colors they see.
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Monoprints With Markers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make prints without a printing press. In this printmaking lesson, students make a monoprint by drawing a picture with washable markers, briefly submerging the paper under water, and pressing it onto a new sheet.
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The Country of Kenya

For Students 4th - 6th
In this map completion worksheet, learners observe a map and map scale of Kenya to find and label bodies of water, cities, countries, and the equator. Students answer 11 questions.
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Mix It Up : Colors

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders make predictions of the resulting colors when colors are mixed.  In this colors lesson, 5th graders discuss vocabulary related to mixing colors.  Students are asked to paint a picture of five colors from two...
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Diffusion

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners investigate diffusion using different solutions of chemicals placed in agar dishes. In this diffusion lesson plan, students observe 3 demonstrations of diffusion using perfume, food coloring in water and sugar cubes in water....
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Periodic Table

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the structure and development of the periodic table. In this periodic table lesson plan, students are given colored strips of paper that represent different atoms. They classify the atoms based on the paper's...
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Mystical Membrane

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate osmosis, diffusion and a semi-permeable membrane. In this cell membrane lesson plan, students observe the movement of molecules out of a bag filled with sugar and starch into a beaker of water. They test the beaker...
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Soil is a Filter

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Students examine how to take the impurities out of eater.  In this exploratory lesson students complete an experiment on how to filter drinking water. 
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Rooster's Night Out

For Teachers Pre-K
Students explore folktales. For this folktale lesson, students listen to a story from another country and discuss the characters. Students retell the story using puppets and do coloring sheets. Students do a sequencing cut and paste...
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Kindergarten Observing, Comparing and Contrasting

For Teachers K Standards
Although this is a science lesson, it can be adapted to help meet Common Core standards in math as well. Starting scientists describe physical properties of objects and explore three forms of water. To address the Common Core, they can...
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Disposable Diaper Comparison and Mystery Powder Identification

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate which diaper is the most absorbent. In this chemistry lesson, students calculate how much water is absorbed by diapers. They identify an unknown powder based on physical and chemical properties.
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Erosion: Natural or Unnatural

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore how water has the power to erode, how developing the land (building roads, buildings and parking lots) increases the amount of water reaching our rivers, and how this greater quantity of water increases erosion. They...
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Make Acid Rain

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students create models of the earth's atmosphere to explore how gases that are dissolved in water can eventually create acid rain. After conducting a series of experiments within their models of the earth's atmosphere, students analyze...
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Watch Me Grow

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students observe that plants need air, food, light, and water to survive.  In this plant biology lesson, students observe the growth and development of two plants, one is the control plant and the other is denied either air, water,...
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Can You See the Light?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the transmission of light energy. In this light energy lesson, students observe bubbles using different colored filters and record their observations. They also look at a light source through various materials and...
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Combating Corrosion

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Study corrosion on bronze statues with a hands-on activity. 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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Irish Potato Products

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners investigate the effects of low and high temperatures on potato products. In this potato products lesson plan, students demonstrate the effects of storage conditions on Irish potatoes. They investigate the effects of frying, they...
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Mapping Spain

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this map labeling worksheet, students follow directions to label 10 items on a map of Spain. They label the capital city of Madrid, the Pyrenees Mountains, surrounding water bodies and countries. They trace the flow of the Duero River.
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Tracking a Virus

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students simulate the spread of a virus such as HIV through a population by "sharing" (but not drinking) the water in a plastic cup with several classmates. Although invisible, the water in a few of the cups will already be tainted with...
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Plant Needs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the needs of plants.  In this plants biology lesson, students work in groups to perform an experiment with tomato plants.  Each group records observations in a journal, takes pictures, and interprets the...
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Plate Tectonics

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners participate in a series of experiments to learn about plate tectonics and the different materials of the Earth. In this plate tectonics lesson plan, students use eggs, water, beakers, paper, and more materials to learn about the...
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Properties of Salt

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss certain properties of salt and how it is used every day as well as harmful uses. They experiment with salt to see it conduct electricity, form crystals and water freezing temperature. They complete a worksheet to record...
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LEAGUE: Into the Desert: Lesson 1

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners discover the human and physical characteristics of desert regions. In this regions lesson, students describe deserts around the world, discuss animals, vegetation, water conservation, and how humans can care for the land.

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