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Invertebrate Research Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students keep a scientific research notebook on an invertebrate detailing its behavior and responses.
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National Parks Tour

For Students 8th - 10th
In this national parks tour worksheet, students explore possible routes to reach a designated location.  Students determine the trip with the shortest driving time.  This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem.  Answers are...
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Sustainable Agriculture

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore examples of methods utilized in traditional agricultural practices. They state examples ot methods used in sustainable agricultural practices. They draw conclusions from information presented to them.
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Engineering

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students examine how Shell uses engineering.  In this engineering principles lesson students visit a web-pages, answer questions, and examine the ways that engineers go about exploring different ideas. 
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Where's My Bot?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers estimate geographic position based on speed and air travel.  In GPS lesson students use GPS to estimate the set and drift of currents. 
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Endangered Animals Bookmarks

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students conduct research on various endangered animals. They conduct Internet research, create a bookmark with information about their selected animal, and sell the bookmarks to raise money for an organization dedicated to endangered...
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Ammonium Nitrate - Is it worth the Risk?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students consider that ammonium nitrate is used as a fertilizer and an explosive. They study the chemistry of ammonium nitrate and consider the advantages and disadvantages of this compound. The dual nature of Ammonium Nitrate was...
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The Milky Way and Beyond

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners consider the scale of the Milky Way Galaxy. In this Milky Way lesson, students hypothesize the length of time necessary to cross the Milky Way.
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Andersonville Prison: A Civil War Economic Microcosm

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students develop the concept of economic systems. For this economic system lesson, students create command and market economic systems.
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Which Way to Roots Grow?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore roots and how they grow. They observe as seeds planted in various directions grow and record their observations. Students discuss the direction in which the roots are growing.
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Magnetic Bookmarks

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars design magnetic bookmarks with healthy living messages. They decide on the shape, length, color, and type of material to use for creating their bookmark. Students write in an "inventor's journal" about their design and...
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Pooling Around

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Learners complete a unit of lessons on computing area and volume. They play a Jeopardy game of basic area formulas, calculate surface area of shapes, develop a Powerpoint presentation, and conduct a simulation of finding the surface area...
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Following Specs.

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars utilyze a set number of DUPLO blocks to build a free-form construction project.
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Airline Carry-On Luggage

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students pretend they are taking trip to tropical rainforest of South America, and design and build luggage that fits within standard size requirements for most airlines. After researching requirements, design and build pieces of soft...
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Developing Soundproofing Materials

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the acoustic properties of materials in order to develop soundproofing products.  In this soundproofing lesson students research different resources, design and perform experiments and fabricate, test and...
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"Three Cool Kids"

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss literary elements: characters, setting, problem and solution, after reading Three Cool Kids by Rebecca Emberley. The teacher records what students say using Inspiration, making a web that shows the different...
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Inventors of New England

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine recent inventions and discuss the steps the inventor had to go through to develop this product. They share their ideas with the class.
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13 Scheduling

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this critical path analysis worksheet, students find the optimal path to determine the best schedule or packing option. There are 5 activities with many notes and helps in between each.
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Data Representation

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students solve real life scenarios using math. In this geometry instructional activity, students collect, predict and interpret data. They measure a chair using different measurements and choose what would make the chair the best design.
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Break It Down!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the everyday implications of system failure. They are challenged to identify the causes of system failure.
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Estimation Investigation

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students view an interactive video to explore the concepts of estimation. They work cooperatively to measure, make comparisons, make predictions, and verify results.
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Concrete Canoes

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore and analyze the relationship of buoyancy and displacement needed to make an object float. They examine various boat designs, then design and build clay and aluminum boats that hold a cargo of marbles.
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Nautical Navigation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to discover the importance of charts while navigating. They complete a worksheet and practice reading maps. They create their own nautical chart to complete the lesson.
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Snow Day

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders work in small groups to design and build a snow remover while looking at a snow design brief. They combine 2 or more simple machines to form a compound machine following the design brief in order to meet the required...