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Hurricanes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students state and directly experience two laws of Physics (Law of Gravity, Law of Centrifugal Force) that affect weather. They explain the observations made when using the "hurricane machine" and relate them to other events and phenomenon.
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Facts of Matter

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make group decisions about matter as they explore and interpret many types.
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Oliver/Kenyon

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars, through two pieces of writing, identify poetic/language devices through the speakers, personification , imagery, metaphor, etc. They assess the patterns those devices are used in and analyze the theme of each. Each...
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Odd Is In

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils play a game with coins and then use reasoning skills to develop a strategy for winning the game.
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Why Is An Apple Like A Suitcase?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine a variety of fruit to discover that each has seeds. Through experimentation, they discover the role that fruit and seeds play in a plant's life cycle.
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Designing Animal Masks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore cultural traditions. For this lesson, about culture, students understand beliefs and traditions of different civilizations. Students analyze the meaning of animals to represent meaning to a culture. Students create a...
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Angles: Angles, Angles, Everywhere

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students estimate and accurately measure the size of angles communicate with the appropriate geometric terms and symbols to describe and name angles, lines, line segments, rays
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Japanese Family Crests

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students create an artistic crest that represents either themselves, their group of friends, or their their family.
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Chopsticks and Chinese Food Culture

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover why food is an important part of a culture. As a class, they practice the table manners used in China and identify the underlying values. They develop the skills to properly use chopsticks to end the lesson.
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Identifying Forces

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students identify, describe and indicate direction and relative magnitude of forces.  In this motion lesson students work in groups to identify the force that is described to them. 
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Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars explain how artwork can inform about a culture and its traditions. They pretend to be archaeologists who have just opened a tomb. They interpret the past based on what they discover.
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Scarification

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine the process of scarification. They use their prior knowledge to discuss how to change the appearance of the human body. They write a summary about what they have learned.
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Art Rageous

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research and investigate the following topics: color, light, perspective, composition, and artists' styles and lives. A class discussion of the different topics follows.
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Movie Metaphors of Canadian Prime Ministers

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils research the life and public service record of various prime ministers and assign a movie title to each prime minister. Groups must agree on the movie assigned to each PM, and explain their reasoning for choice.
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Comedia dell' Arte Paper Masks

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create masks from the Italian Renaisance theatre and use them in one-act plays they write. they analyze the role and development of theatre in world cultures.
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Space Trader and Economics

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars use handheld computer with the appropriate software to explore economic skills. They purchase and sell items, travel to planets, and earn enough money to purchase a moon by playing a computer based game.
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Introduction to Plates, Axles, and Gears

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students are introduced to the function and design of the following Lego pieces: beams, bricks, plates, axles, tires, hubs and bushings. They then work with a partner to build something using only these pieces.
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Graphical Determination of Density

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students determine the density of metal shot by a graphical method using significant digits in making measurements and calculations. Students graph a seris of laboratory measurements and determine density from a mass verses volume graph.
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Measurement

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to a read aloud of Linda Williams, The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" before discussing Halloween. They measure pumpkins using chains of paper clips to find their length and width. Once they open the...
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Speed Trap

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students conceptually explore motion graphing by producing motion at different speeds and directions. They experience the lab and then graph the motion of the truck at various speeds and directions. The procedures of velocity are...
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Newton’s Laws of Motion

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the three laws of motion. In this physics lesson, 8th graders observe teacher demonstration and explain what happened in terms of Newton's Laws. They complete worksheet at the end of the lesson.
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How to Weigh a Car with a Tire Gauge

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students calculate the weight of a motor vehicle using only a sheet of graph paper and a tire gauge. Extensions provided offer additional challenges.
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Up, Up and Away

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are presented with the problem of: Do all liquids evaporate at the same rate? The lesson contains adequate background information for the teacher. They participate in a lab experiment in order to test the scientific...
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Current Currencies

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore the nature of money and how foreign exchange rates work. They write reports based on their research.